CommLaw Monitor
FCC Adopts Anti-Spoofing Rules Implementing Truth In Caller ID Act
Implementing the Truth in Caller ID Act passed last December, the FCC adopted rules prohibiting the fraudulent manipulation of caller ID information. These so-called anti-"spoofing" rules track the statutory language…
Enforcement Bureau Doubles Proposed Fine For Large Company
In many ways, the America Movil Notice of Apparent Liability is a typical unauthorized transfer of control case. The company engaged in a transaction that changed its ownership without seeking prior FCC approval. As…
Junk Fax NAL Includes $150,000 Penalty for Multiple Offenses
Yesterday, the FCC released another Notice of Apparent Liability in a "junk fax" case. The NAL employs the Commission's standard proposed penalties for each alleged unlawful fax. What is significant, however, is that…
FCC Releases Five More CPNI Forfeiture Orders
The Commission continues to clear the decks from its 2009 Omnibus CPNI NAL. Apparently having exhausted all of the cases warranting revocation of the NAL and meriting a consent decree, the Enforcement Bureau release…
FCC Imposes $20,000 Fine for Failure to File CPNI Certification
Still working its way through the 2009 Omnibus CPNI NAL, the FCC released a forfeiture order against prepaid card provider 88 Telecom. The Commission imposed the full $20,000 penalty proposed in the NAL, rejecting 88…