On Sept. 28, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that seeks to permit the assignment of toll free numbers via alternative market-based approaches, including the auctioning of numbers. Furthermore, consistent with such a market-based approach, the Commission proposed the development of a secondary market allowing subscribers to reassign their … Continue Reading
With toll free telephone numbers fast running out, FCC has decided not to delay the roll out of a new toll free code despite concerns about possible abuses.… Continue Reading
OMB has signed off on the "information collection" components of the FCC's revised rules governing the Internet Telecommunications Relay Service.… Continue Reading
A single petition for reconsideration of the iTRS rules adopted last August has been filed, and the deadlines for responding to the petition have just been announced.… Continue Reading
A couple of FCC actions from last August have made it into the Federal Register. As a result, we now have effective dates for most (but not all) of the wireless backhaul and iTRS rules adopted back then.… Continue Reading
The FCC is proposing to restrict the issuance of toll-free telephone numbers affording access to deaf and hard-of-hearing people for use with the Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service.… Continue Reading
