CommLaw Monitor
Windstream Second Carrier to Enter into Consent Decree Related to Rural Call Completion Performance – Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million
Although the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Call Completion rules have not yet become effective, the Enforcement Bureau recently concluded an investigation into the performance of Windstream in completing…
Trends in Enforcement: Voluntary Disclosure
For years, the FCC's Forfeiture Guidelines have provided a downward adjustment for "good faith or voluntary disclosure." That is, the FCC will lower the penalty it might otherwise assess if the licensee or telecom…
Register Today for Kelley Drye's 5th Annual USF Update Webinar on February 27th
With expenditures of nearly $9 billion annually, the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) approximates the total revenue of the entire National Football League. It is no wonder that USF continues to dominate the…
Annual CPNI Certifications Due March 3, 2014
It’s time again for carriers to submit the annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certification to the FCC. Telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers are required to certify…
FCC ENFORCEMENT BUREAU REJECTS STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ARGUMENT AND IMPOSES FORFEITURE FOR LIMITED OPERATION OF UNAUTHORIZED STATION
In an order released January 29, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau imposed a $10,000 forfeiture on Lubbock Aero for operating without a license on 123.300 MHz which is available to aviation support stations despite not…