CommLaw Monitor
Windstream Second Carrier to Enter into Consent Decree Related to Rural Call Completion Performance – Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million
Although the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Call Completion rules have not yet become effective, the Enforcement Bureau recently concluded an investigation into the performance of Windstream in completing…
FCC Proposes Aggressive Location Accuracy Requirements for Indoor 911 Calls Despite Concerns
At its open meeting on February 20, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to improve the accuracy of caller location information provided to public safety officials for all wireless calls to 911,…
Wheeler Seeks to Resurrect and Revamp Net Neutrality Rules in Response to Verizon v. FCC
After dropping hints for the past two weeks, FCC Chairman Wheeler announced several measures Wednesday to respond to the DC Circuit’s decision in Verizon v. Federal Communications Commission, ____ F.3d ___ (D.C. Cir.…
FCC Takes Small Step toward Making New Satellite Rules Effective
For more than six months since adopting comprehensive revisions to the Federal Communications Commission’s Part 25 rules governing licensing and operations of satellites and earth stations, uncertainty regarding when…
U.S. District Court Makes Significant Ruling Affecting CLECs’ Rights for Interconnection
Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (“District Court”) made a potentially significant pronouncement regarding the procedure affecting interpretation and enforcement of…