CommLaw Monitor
FCC Bureau Extends Open Internet Order’s Small Provider Exemption Until December 2016; Table Set for Full Commission Review in December 2016
On December 15, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or the Bureau) issued a Report and Order extending the temporary exemption for smaller broadband…
FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Questions Commission’s Forfeiture Calculations in Recent Forfeiture Order
On December 7, 2015 the FCC released a Forfeiture Order against PTT Phone Cards, Inc. (formerly Star Pinless) (PTT or the Company), a prepaid calling card service provider that resells international telecommunications…
FCC Expands Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules to Wi-Fi Calling and VoIP and Proposes Compatibility for All Handsets
On November 19, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Fourth Report and Order (R&O) and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), expanding its hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules to…
LeBlanc Responds to Criticism of the FCC’s Enforcement Process
On November 25, FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Travis LeBlanc penned a blog post outlining the Commission’s enforcement process and touting the upward trend in recent years in collecting fines issued for violations of…
FCC Seeking Expedited Comment on Opening Service Provider Opportunities between U.S. and Cuba
With President Obama's announcement last December that the United States is charting a new course in its relations with Cuba, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") is taking expedited steps to…