The Federal Communications Commission recently issued a temporary waiver of its international traffic and revenue reporting requirements while it contemplates a more permanent scaling-back of regulatory burdens associated with international telecommunications services. Long-time readers of our blog may recall that we reported on FCC “reductions” to international reporting obligations a few years ago – but … Continue Reading
A recent D.C. Circuit Court decision may significantly impact the access charges billed by over-the-top VoIP carriers. In 2015 the Commission issued a declaratory ruling (In re Connect America Fund, 30 FCC Rcd. 1587 (2015) regarding the classification of end office local switching when internet service providers (“ISPs”) collaborate with over-the-top VoIP providers to complete interexchange … Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again – time for our annual reminder to most (but not necessarily all) telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers that your CPNI certifications are due by March 1, 2016. As described by the Enforcement Bureau, CPNI – Customer Proprietary Network Information to the uninitiated – includes “some of the most … Continue Reading
Attention, all you telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers! Your annual reports certifying compliance with the CPNI rules are due by March 2, 2015.… Continue Reading
Attention, all you telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers! Your annual reports certifying compliance with the CPNI rules are due by March 3, 2014.… Continue Reading
Providers of international telecommunications services may be happy to learn that the FCC has reduced or eliminated requirements to report data on international traffic, revenue and circuits. But there's a catch (or two, or three, or four. . .).… Continue Reading
Attention, all you telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers! Your annual reports certifying compliance with the Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules are due by March 1, 2013.… Continue Reading
Heads up, all you telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers! Your annual reports certifying compliance with the Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules are due by March 1, 2012.… Continue Reading
Heads up, all you telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers! Your annual reports certifying compliance with the Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules are due by March 1, 2011.… Continue Reading
It's that time of year again - time to file annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certifications with the Commission. All you telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers should be sure to mark your calendars -- March 1 is the deadline.… Continue Reading
