CommLaw Monitor
White House Nominates Two New Commissioners for the FCC
Last night, the White House nominated replacements for Commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker, who resigned in May, and Michael Copps, whose term has expired. The nominees are Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai. Rosenworcel…
FCC Adopts Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation Reform
Today, the FCC adopted its much-anticipated Universal Service/Intercarrier Compensation Reform Order . This order will have significant impacts for all telecommunications carriers, and also for interconnected VoIP…
Implementing Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission adopted the new Open Internet/Net Neutrality regulations on December 23, 2010, which will go into effect on November 20, 2011. These regulations place restrictions on certain…
A Practical Look at the FCC's Open Internet/Net Neutrality Regulations
On December 23, 2010, the FCC adopted new Open Internet ("network neutrality") rules that place a variety of disclosure and other obligations on certain providers of broadband Internet access. On June 30, 2011, while…
Mandatory Electronic Tariff Filing to Start November 17
In June, the FCC adopted an order requiring all carriers (not just incumbent carriers) to file FCC tariffs via an electronic portal . The FCC announced today that the new filing requirement will become effective on…