CommLaw Monitor
United States Government Continues to Take Steps Expanding Opportunities to Serve U.S.-Cuba Telecommunications Routes and Cuban Markets
This is an exciting time to think about deploying communications services to Cuba. The Federal Communications Commission is (“FCC”) seeking comment on a proposal to eliminate one of the few remaining restrictions on…
Interesting FCC Enforcement Actions — February 2016 Edition
It’s no secret that one of the majo r stories in the last two years has been the increased activism of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”). February 2016 was no exception in…
FCC Proposes Further Easing of Regulations on Telecommunications Service Providers on the U.S. – Cuba Route
The thawing of relations between the U.S. and Cuba continues to spark Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) action to relax regulations - and thereby further open opportunities for carriers - on the…
FCC Releases Updated 2016 Universal Service Revenue Reporting Worksheet
It’s a new year and the FCC has just released its annual update to the FCC Form 499A . Telecommunications providers must use the 2016 Form 499A to report calendar year 2015 revenues for purposes of calculating…
Annual CPNI Certifications Due March 1, 2016
It’s time again for carriers to submit the annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certification to the FCC. Telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers are required to certify annually…