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FCC Expands Emergency Alert Access Obligations for Equipment Manufacturers and MVPDs
Late last week, the FCC released a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking imposing additional emergency alert accessibility obligations on both device manufacturers and multichannel…
FCC Chairman Wheeler Plans Significant TCPA Rulings for June 18th Open Meeting
On May 27, 2015, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler released a “ fact sheet ” on his proposal to address two dozen pending petitions seeking clarification on various aspects of the Telephone…
FCC Commissioner Says “It is Time” for FCC to Act on TCPA Petitions
In remarks before the Association of National Advertisers on April 1, FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly expressed sympathy regarding the onslaught of TCPA litigation in recent years against “legitimate” businesses…
FCC International Bureau Announces Filing Window for Annual International Circuit Capacity Reports – Reports Due by April 30, 2015
As we noted in a February post on our CommLawMonitor blog , the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) new Section 43.62 international reporting requirements became effective on February 11, 2015. Now the FCC…
New Rural Call Completion Deadlines Established
We now know that the Rural Call Completion rules the Federal Communications Commission adopted in late 2013, and modified in November 2014, have taken effect, with obligations commencing as soon as April 1, 2015. The…