CommLaw Monitor
Comment Dates Announced for NPRM to Streamline Equipment Authorizations
On August 6, 2015, a summary of the Federal Communications Commission's (“FCC's") Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing changes to further streamline the FCC's equipment authorizations procedures was…
Wireless Carriers and Text Messaging Providers Should Check PSAP Registry for Text-to-911 Readiness and Contact PSAPs
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released its final public notice of updates to the Commission’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Text-to-911 Readiness and Certification…
FCC Proposing to Further Streamline Equipment Authorizations
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) seeking comment on several proposals to update and modify the rules governing the procedures…
T-Mobile Agrees to Pay FCC $17.5 Million to Settle 911 Outage Investigation
On July 16th, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) reached a $17.5 million Consent Decree with T-Mobile to resolve an investigation into two separate but related 911…
Unpacking the TracFone Cellphone Unlocking Settlement
On June 30 th, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or the Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau (EB) reached a projected $3.2 million consent decree to resolve an investigation into whether TracFone, the…