CommLaw Monitor
Proposed 2010 FCC Regulatory Fees Released
On April 13, the FCC released its proposed schedule of FY 2010 FCC Regulatory Fees . By law, the FCC is obligated to collect $335 million in fees in FY 2010 from the entities that it regulates. This order identifies…
Calls to Current Customers are not "Telephone Solicitations" under the TCPA, FCC Says
Even though this blog covers telecom litigation and enforcement, this is the first post about a formal complaint brought before the FCC. Among the reasons are that the FCC does not handle many formal complaints these…
Enforcement Alert: Prepaid Card Marketing Investigations Opened
Late last week, the FCC sent inquiry letters to a number of prepaid calling card providers concerning their marketing practices. This action represents the first significant entry by the FCC into prepaid calling card…
Breaking News: Court vacates FCC's Comcast Decision
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit vacated the FCC's decision declaring illegal Comcast's 2007 blocking of P2P internet traffic. This decision is not surprising, given how poorly the oral argument went for the…
FCC Focuses Bully Pulpit on 911 Practices
The Genachowski FCC is enamored with the bully pulpit as an enforcement tool. In the year since the new Chairman has taken office, we've seen examples with FCC letters to Apple regarding its iPhone approval practices ;…