CommLaw Monitor
Details of Mandatory Network Outage Obligations for Submarine Cable Operators Released
As we noted in a prior post, on June 24, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted new mandatory network outage reporting requirements for submarine cable licensees. The Commission’s Submarine…
D.C. Circuit Affirms FCC's Net Neutrality Order
On June 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order, which classified broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a “telecommunications service” under…
FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling That the Federal Government and Contractors Acting Within Agency Scope Are Not Subject to the TCPA
On July 5, 2016, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling in which it determined that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) “does not apply to calls made by or on behalf of the federal government in the conduct of…
FCC Proposes Rules to Expedite Initial Stages of the Team Telecom Application Review Process
The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission" or "FCC") is looking to jump start the initial steps of the Executive Branch process of reviewing certain applications, including Section 214 and submarine…
FCC Imposes Mandatory Network Outage Reporting Requirements on Submarine Cable Licenses
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) today adopted mandatory network outage reporting requirements for submarine cable licensees less than a year after proposing to do so . This mandatory reporting…