CommLaw Monitor
April 1 USF Form Released: MPLS, Conferencing Among the Changes
On February 25, the FCC released the 2009 Form 499-A and instructions . All telecommunications carriers are required to report their 2008 revenues on this form to calculate universal service and other regulatory fund…
FCC to CPNI Violators: You're fined!
On February 24, the FCC announced its first major CPNI enforcement actions since the new CPNI rules went into effect in April 2007. In an Omnibus CPNI NAL, the Enforcement Bureau proposed fines of $20,000 each against…
Card Distributors Agree to Pay $2.25 Million as Part of FTC Crackdown on Fraud in the Prepaid Calling Card Industry
Major prepaid calling card distributors have agreed to pay $2.25 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false claims to consumers about the number of minutes of talk…
Qwest Files Access Charge Lawsuit Against CLECs in Seattle
Qwest has begun following in the footsteps of SBC/AT&T by bringing collection actions against CLECs and their IXC customers for access charges which are allegedly due for terminating traffic to Qwest customers. On…