CommLaw Monitor
Another VoIP-Related Access Charge Issue Makes its Way to the FCC
The Commission's long-standing refusal to classify VoIP services continues to feed litigation between telecommunications carriers. Previously, a coalition of carriers asked the courts to decide the issue and it appears…
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…
Comment Dates Set for Proposed Expansion of Outage Reporting Rules to VoIP Services
Last month, we noted that the FCC is proposing to expand outage reporting obligations to interconnected VoIP providers, broadband Internet access providers and to Internet backbone providers. The new rules propose…
VoIP Coalition Warns of Excessive Regulation
In late May, the Voice on the Net Coalition ("VON") held a series of meetings with FCC Commissioner's offices concerning VoIP regulations. The Coalition discussed topics affecting 21 pending FCC dockets, and, according…
FCC Releases Text of VoIP Outage NRPM; Latency, Jitter Proposed as Reporting Triggers
As we discussed previously, the FCC is proposing to extend outage reporting obligations to interconnected VoIP providers, broadband Internet access providers and to Internet "backbone" providers. With the release of…