CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Announces March 31 International Circuit Capacity Report Filing Deadline and Update to International Circuit Capacity Report Filing Manual

By Public Notice released February 25, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission” or “FCC”) International Bureau (“Bureau”) reminded filers that the annual Section 43.62 International Circuit Capacity Report…

United States Government Continues to Take Steps Expanding Opportunities to Serve U.S.-Cuba Telecommunications Routes and Cuban Markets

This is an exciting time to think about deploying communications services to Cuba. The Federal Communications Commission is (“FCC”) seeking comment on a proposal to eliminate one of the few remaining restrictions on…

FCC Proposes Further Easing of Regulations on Telecommunications Service Providers on the U.S. – Cuba Route

The thawing of relations between the U.S. and Cuba continues to spark Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) action to relax regulations - and thereby further open opportunities for carriers - on the…

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…

The Clock is Ticking - Comment Deadlines Set for FCC’s Submarine Cable Network Outage Reporting Rulemaking

As Kelley Drye reported in an earlier post, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering rules that would impose on submarine cable system licensees, and possibly users, network outage reporting…