FCC Clarifies Parts of Rate-of-Return Reform Order
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has released an order clarifying how a number of reforms adopted in the Rate-of-Return Reform Order will be...
Court Rules in Favor of FCC in Open Internet Battle
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) denied the legal challenges of the FCC’s...
Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Govern Access to Overseas Communications
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Dean Heller (R-Nevada), and Chris Coons (D-Delaware) have introduced the International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA) to clarify the ability of...
FCC Amends Network Outage Reporting Requirements
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order on Reconsideration that are intended to...
NECA Modifies Average Schedule Formula, Comments Due June 20
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has invited comments on the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.’s (NECA) proposed modifications to the mathematical formula used to...
inContact To Pay $100,000 Penalty For Failing to Complete Calls to Rural Area
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) has entered into a Consent Decree with inContact, Inc., which resolves the Bureau’s investigation into whether inContact failed to...
FCC Testing New Network Outage Reporting System
The FCC’s Homeland Security Bureau has announced that it will test a new version of the Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) over the next...
Comments on Dormant Proceedings Due June 1
Comments on the FCC's latest public notice on dormant proceedings pending termination will be due on June 1, 2016 with reply comments due 15...
FCC Releases Density Data For Rate-of-Return Study Areas
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau has released density data for rate-of-return study areas that will be used to implement various reforms adopted in the...
Rate-of-Return USF Reform FNPRM Comments Due May 12
On March 30, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order, Order and Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed...
