CommLaw Monitor
Enforcement Bureau Doubles Proposed Fine For Large Company
In many ways, the America Movil Notice of Apparent Liability is a typical unauthorized transfer of control case. The company engaged in a transaction that changed its ownership without seeking prior FCC approval. As…
FCC Reforms Lifeline Program to Prevent Duplicative Subsidies
On June 17, 2011, the FCC adopted a Report and Order seeking to prevent waste and abuse by prohibiting duplicative Lifeline program subsidies for low-income consumers already receiving support. The proceeding was…
Junk Fax NAL Includes $150,000 Penalty for Multiple Offenses
Yesterday, the FCC released another Notice of Apparent Liability in a "junk fax" case. The NAL employs the Commission's standard proposed penalties for each alleged unlawful fax. What is significant, however, is that…
FCC Releases Five More CPNI Forfeiture Orders
The Commission continues to clear the decks from its 2009 Omnibus CPNI NAL. Apparently having exhausted all of the cases warranting revocation of the NAL and meriting a consent decree, the Enforcement Bureau release…
Comment Dates Set for Proposed Expansion of Outage Reporting Rules to VoIP Services
Last month, we noted that the FCC is proposing to expand outage reporting obligations to interconnected VoIP providers, broadband Internet access providers and to Internet backbone providers. The new rules propose…