CommLaw Monitor
2011 Regulatory Fee Update -- Fees Due September 14
As in years, past, we're tracking the FCC Regulatory fees for you. The Regulatory Fee is an annual assessment mandated by Congress to recover most of the FCC's cost of doing business. Regulatory fees are recovered…
CompTel Asks Court to Compel Action on Special Access
Since 2002, purchasers of special access services from the incumbent local telephone companies have been asking the FCC to revise its pricing rules for the services. Last month, CompTel (the leading trade association…
Another VoIP-Related Access Charge Issue Makes its Way to the FCC
The Commission's long-standing refusal to classify VoIP services continues to feed litigation between telecommunications carriers. Previously, a coalition of carriers asked the courts to decide the issue and it appears…
'Big Three' Weigh in on Online Privacy: FTC, FCC and NTIA Testify at Privacy Hearing
On July 14, 2011, a joint House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing focused on online privacy policy and perspectives of the ‘big three’ federal agencies with potential jurisdiction over online privacy – the…
Compliance Reminders: FCC Filings Due August 2011; FCC Form 477 Compliance Webinar; FCC Annual Regulatory Fees
Form 499Q: Quarterly Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet Carriers required to contribute to federal universal service support mechanisms must report their actual and projected end user and wholesale revenues for…