CommLaw Monitor
Reminder: EPA Facility Reporting Deadline Approaching
March 1 st is the deadline for submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) of annual facility reports under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”). EPCRA requires companies…
FCC Proposes $5.2 Million Forfeiture for Cramming, Slamming and Billing Violations
For the second consecutive year, the FCC has increased the fines it proposes for slamming and related violations. On January 24, 2014, the FCC proposed to fine U.S. Telecom Long Distance, Inc. (USTLD) over $5 million…
Rane Corporation Consents to Four-Year Decree with FCC for Violations of Equipment Labeling and User Disclosure Requirements
A recent Consent Decree ending a seventeen-month investigation into the adherence of Rane Corporation to the FCC’s equipment marketing rules provides a good window into the sort of compliance plan and reporting…
The FCC Asserts a Continuing Violation Theory against Intelsat and Seeks the Maximum Forfeiture Amount for a March 2010 Application Amendment
A recently issued Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL), accompanies by a sharp dissent from Commissioner Pai, leaves no doubt that the Commission continues to find new creative and novel ways to bring alleged infractions…
Courts Continue to Strictly Interpret the Preemptive Scope of Tower Siting Rules
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 imposes limitations on a local government’s ability to deny permits to construct telecommunication towers. These include, among others, prohibitions against discrimination, a review…