Slowly but surely, the new set of rigorous requirements for 911 system service providers adopted last December in the wake of the 2012 "derecho" storm are coming on line.… Continue Reading
If you've got one or more tower structures, you may be in luck. The FCC has at long last taken a weed-whacker to Part 17 of its rules.… Continue Reading
The Wireline Competition Bureau has "reminded" carriers of the need to get prior approval for certain transfers of control . . . even though there's nothing in the rules requiring such approval.… Continue Reading
The FCC has announced an upcoming webinar as well as the availability of new resources -- all about its expanded Form 477 Data Program.… Continue Reading
To the FCC's likely chagrin, the Fifth Circuit has held that USF funds are not "federal funds" within the meaning of the False Claims Act..… Continue Reading
The FCC has answered some old questions about the next phase of the Connect America Fund, but it's also managed to raise new questions, particularly about CAF Phase II and Mobility Fund Phase II Auctions.… Continue Reading
Increasingly, telephone carriers may find themselves unexpectedly on the wrong end of lawsuits alleging violations of the telemarketing laws. Fortunately, one federal judge has recognized that such suits are off the mark.… Continue Reading
The FCC is looking for proposals to bring advanced telecommunications services to rural Americans . . . and it's planning on providing governmental cash to worthy proponents.… Continue Reading
The transition from circuit-switched telephone technology to digital-based IP telephony is a game-changing development. FHH telecom guru Paul Feldman will help explain it in an upcoming FREE webinar. Details at the link below.… 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
The federal government has performed its annual ritual of announcing the thresholds it will use for automatic federal review of mergers and acquisitions.… Continue Reading
Two well-placed members of Congress are thinking about updating the Communications Act. They'd like to hear from you . . . real soon.… Continue Reading
