CommLaw Monitor
Broad Coalition Seeks Rulemaking for MPLS-Based Services
A broad coalition of telecommunications carriers is asking the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to determine the proper treatment of MPLS-based services for regulatory and Universal Service purposes. The…
FCC Opens Spoofing Proceeding
In response to the passage of anti-spoofing legislation late last year, the FCC recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to tighten rules relating to the "spoofing" of caller ID information. The Commission is…
CPNI Certification Compliance About the Same as Last Year
Despite many high-profile forfeiture proceedings, significant outreach by the FCC and even a new app to facilitate filing, the level of CPNI certifications filed this year was on a par with 2010. Last year, we…
FCC Releases Revised 2011 USF Form 499-A
On March 1, the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau released its revised Form 499-A, the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet. This Worksheet must be used by telecommunications providers and interconnected VoIP…
FCC USF and ICC Reform NPRM Comments Due April 1
The FCC's February 9, 2011 Universal Service Fund (USF) and Intercarrier Compensation (ICC) Reform NPRM was published in this morning's Federal Register (FR). This is the triggering event for establishing the actual…