CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Inspector General Discloses Effort to Identify USF Non-Contributors

Tucked inside a semi-annual report released over the holidays, the FCC's Inspector General revealed that its most recent round of audits of the Universal Service Fund included, for the first time, an effort to identify…

Happy Holidays from Kelley Drye

Kelley Drye wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a very Happy New Year. You can see and hear our holiday greeting by clicking here .

"To Do List" for the National Broadband Plan

Although advertised as a "policy framework" for the National Broadband Plan, Wednesday's presentation to the FCC looks more like a "to do" list for Chairman Genachowski's 2010 agenda. A number of suggestions will be…

USF Contribution Factor Reaches a New High

The FCC today announced its proposed Universal Service Fund contribution factor for the upcoming quarter, 1Q 2010. The factor will rise almost two percent, to a new record high of 14.1% of end user telecommunications…

Broadband Plan is Only Item on FCC December Agenda

As we do regularly in this blog, we preview significant items to be presented at the FCC's upcoming monthly meeting. This month it is easy, because the FCC's agenda includes only one item: an update on the development…