CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Telecom Law Monitor Feature: Regulatory Requirements for VoIP Services

Our post about the unique enforcement posture of interconnected VoIP quickly became the most popular post on the Telecom Law Monitor. One person asked if we could elaborate on the differences in regulatory treatment…

CPNI Settlement of the Day

As we noted, the FCC is working its way through the 600+ proposed fines included in the Omnibus CPNI NAL . Virtually every day, the Enforcement Bureau releases a handful of consent decrees resolving several proposed…

FCC Settles $100,000 Proposed Fine for Only $250

At Kelley Drye, we handle a lot of FCC investigations, so we know first hand how the Commission develops proposed forfeitures for telecom violations. In previous posts, I've commented that the FCC should reconsider the…

FTC Seeks to Bring Telecom Carriers within the Scope of New Data Security and Data Breach Legislation

This entry was drafted by Telecom Partner John Heitmann Yesterday, the FTC testified before a Senate Subcommittee and recommended that proposed data security legislation introduced by Senators Pryor (D., AR) and…

Privacy a Growing Concern for Broadband Service Providers

Online privacy concerns have been a hot topic in Washington recently. The FCC, which is charged with spurring broadband deployment, adoption and innovation, recently concluded that privacy concerns are creating an…