CommLaw Monitor
FCC Proposes to Require Interconnected VoIP and Broadband Service Providers to File Outage Reports
As we noted earlier this week, the FCC is moving ahead to expand its reporting obligations for telecommunications outages. Touting the outage reporting rules as a 911 service protection, the FCC proposed to expand its…
VoIP Outage Reporting Makes May FCC Meeting Agenda
It has taken nearly a year since the FCC's Public Safety Bureau first started laying the groundwork, but the FCC is poised to consider expanding its outage reporting rules to cover interconnected VoIP communications…
Interconnected VoIP Providers Get One Free Bite -- Take Two
The Commission's efforts to resolve the 2009 Omnibus CPNI NAL continue to provide insights into the enforcement process generally. In the past, we've commented on surprisingly small settlements and odd provisions, but…
FCC Regulatory Fee Proposal May Resolve Long Pending VoIP Petition Too
According to the FCC's weekly list of pending items on circulation, the Commission appears ready to resolve a longstanding petition by an interconnected VoIP provider to cancel its 2007 FCC regulatory fee. The ruling…
Department of Justice Continues to Push to Apply Spoofing Rules to VoIP
As we've noted previously, the U.S. Department of Justice has urged the FCC to take an expansive interpretation of the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009. In comments filed last week, the Department continued its effort…