CommLaw Monitor
FCC Proposes Rare Fine for Failure to File Section 43.61 International Traffic and Revenue Reports
On December 6, 2013, the FCC issued a rare Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, against Start Wireless Group, Inc. d/b/a Page Plus Cellular (“Page Plus”), for failing to file annual section 43.61 international…
FCC Launches Proceeding to Facilitate Deployment of Distributed Antenna Systems and Small Cell Solutions
On September 26, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ NPRM ”) in which it will address and update rules and policies applying to wireless infrastructure builds. The…
Failure to Maintain Tower Lighting May Cost GCI $20,000
The FCC on Wednesday found General Communications, Inc. (“GCI”) apparently liable in the amount of $20,000 as a result of an unaddressed lighting malfunction on one of the carrier’s communications towers. In the Notice…
FCC Wades Back Into Cramming Issue
In a move that appears aimed to maximize options for new Chairman Tom Wheeler when he assumes office, the FCC turned its attention again to its rules to address unauthorized charges on telephone bills, known…
What Telecom Carriers Need to Know about the EPA's Facility Compliance Enforcement
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a $1.375 million settlement with New Cingular Wireless, resolving the company's self-disclosed violations of the Emergency Planning and…