CommLaw Monitor
Press “1” for More Scrutiny: Congress Shows Keen Focus on Robocall Issues
Just over a month after the D.C. Circuit struck down large portions of the FCC’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), several developments on Capitol Hill last week suggest…
Tailor-Made: FCC Recognizes Need for Bespoke Rules for Smallsats
On April 17, 2018 the Federal Communications Commission adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (“ NPRM ”) that seeks to streamline and otherwise tailor the agency’s current one-size-fits-all satellite regulations for…
Citing National Security, FCC Begins Proceeding to Bar the Use of Universal Service Monies for Equipment from Certain Countries
Echoing concerns raised by other parts of the federal government over the past several years, the FCC, at its open meeting on April 17, 2018, adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to consider a rule which…
FCC Commissioner O’Rielly Statement Hints at Possible Long-Awaited Movement on Team Telecom Review Process Reform
In 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) initiated a rulemaking proceeding proposing changes to the process of reviewing certain Section 214 and submarine cable landing license…
FCC Moves to Further Deregulate Business Data Services
Nearly a year after it ordered sweeping deregulation of the business data services (“BDS”) market, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) proposed new rules that would allow certain small rural carriers to move…