FCC Takes Action Against Identidad for Apparently Transmitting Scam Calls
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has taken targeted, coordinated action against gateway voice service provider Identidad Advertising Development (Identidad) for apparently transmitting...
New Rules Require All Mobile Phones to be Hearing Aid Compatible
The FCC has adopted new rules requiring that all mobile handsets, such as smartphones, must be compatible with hearing aids. The new...
5th Circuit Upholds ISP Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court decision holding an internet service provider, Grande Communications Networks LLC, liable...
Q Link & CEO Plead Guilty to Defrauding Federal Programs
Q Link Wireless LLC and its CEO, Issa Asad, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud and commit offenses against the U.S....
FCC Seeks Comment on Use of Data Caps
The FCC has issued a Notice of Inquiry to explore the use of data caps (also referred to as “usages allowances” or...
Alaska, Ohio Approved for BEAD Implementation Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the full initial proposals for Alaska and Ohio for the $42.5 billion Broadband...
FCC Offers Hurricane Survivors Discounted Phone and Broadband Service
The FCC has temporarily waived Lifeline program eligibility requirements to permit households not already enrolled in Lifeline to enter the program if...
FCC Grants CaptionCall Waiver of Volume Control Reset Requirements
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau has granted CaptionCall, LLC a waiver of the volume control reset requirement in section 68.317...
FCC Activates DIRS, MDRI Obligations in Florida for Hurricane Milton
The FCC has activated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative (MDRI) obligations in certain areas of Florida...
FCC Deactivates DIRS in Georgia and South Carolina for Hurricane Helene
As the FCC has deactivated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in Georgia and South Carolina with respect to Hurricane Helene, communications...
