Local Telephone Competition Report Shows Increase in VoIP and Mobile Services
The FCC has released its latest telephone competition report which summarizes information about telephone services as of June 30, 2013. Report data is collected...
Wireline Competition Bureau Releases Internet Access Service Report
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released a report on the status of Internet access services as of June 30, 2013. The report summarizes...
Supreme Court Protects Cellphone Privacy
Under the search-incidental-to-arrest exception to the Fourth Amendment warrant requirement, law enforcement can search anything on one’s person when one is arrested. However, the...
Data Roaming “Shot Clock” Rejected Again
The FCC has denied Blanca Telephone Company’s petition for reconsideration of the Commission’s decision not to adopt a “shot clock” for data roaming negotiations....
Comment Dates Set for Proposed Emergency Alert System Changes
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Public Notice seeking comment on several proposed changes to the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The Notice...
Commission Seeks Comment on Petitions for Reconsideration of U-NII Order
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) has released a Public Notice seeking comments on seven petitions for reconsideration of its First Report and...
FCC Extends Open Internet and Framework for Broadcast Internet Access Service Comment Periods
As the July 15, 2014 comment deadline in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Open Internet proceeding approached, an “overwhelming surge” in FCC...
NTCH Petitions Commission to Rescind Forbearance and Begin Rulemaking that Would Require Carriers to...
On July 2, 2014, NTCH, Inc. filed a petition with the FCC requesting that Section 20.15(b) of the FCC’s rules be amended by deleting...
FCC Deploys “Strike Force” to Combat USF Fraud
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced the creation of a Universal Service Fund (USF) “Strike Force,” whose mission is to combat waste, fraud, and...
FCC and NTIA to Create Model City for Spectrum Sharing
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) have issued a joint Public Notice that seeks...
