CommLaw Monitor
FCC's Genachowski Proclaims a "Third Way" to Apply Net Neutrality
A month after the Court of Appeals reversed the FCC's Comcast decision, FCC Chairman Genachowski announced a "third way" to regulate broadband transmission lawfully. The Chairman released a statement describing his…
FCC Overrules USAC on USF Application to T-1s
The Wireline Competition Bureau of the FCC has overruled a USAC finding that an internet services provider should pay universal service fund assessments on T-1s that the company uses to provide internet access and…
FCC Issues Universal Service Reform Proposals
On April 21, 2010, the FCC issued a Notice regarding proposed universal service reforms . The document is 28 pages long plus some lengthy appendices. The Notice itself is divided into a Notice of Inquiry section…
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…
Reminder: FCC Filings Due May 2010
Form 499-Q Quarterly Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet Carriers required to contribute to universal service support mechanisms must report their actual and projected end user and wholesale revenues for each…