In December 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revised the contribution rules associated with the federal Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS or Fund). Specifically, the FCC expanded the contribution base for IP captioned telephone service (IP CTS) to include intrastate only providers.
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Topics:
TRS,
IP CTS,
IP captioned telephone service,
FCC Contribution Rules
Most of us have been to a convention, conference, or expo during our journey in the telecom industry. This year has personally been the year of shows for me with exhibits at ITExpo, FISPALIve 2017, WISPAmerica , ChannelPartners and upcoming NENA and INDATEL.
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Topics:
friday feature,
FISPALive,
Home Page,
ITExpo,
WISPAmeirca
How do you define and manage a giant telecom tariff project? For some, it might be one massive filing to address issues in a company’s tariff for a single state operation. For others, it might be facilitating the same rate / description change in multiple state filings, requiring thousands of man-hours to complete.
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Topics:
telecom tariff,
rate price list,
advantages of tariff/price list outsourcing,
Tariffs.net,
TMI Rates Database
What would your first thought be if you saw the headline above in the paper?
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Topics:
friday feature,
Technologies Management News
Golfing has been my passion since I was in 2nd grade, as my previous blog described. Moving from Southwestern New York to Orlando was one of the best changes I ever made. I was going from an area that had two seasons, last winter and next winter, with a few good days in between. But to move to Florida as a golfer meant almost 365 days of golfing - Nirvana.
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Topics:
friday feature
If you grew up celebrating Christmas, you remember that feeling you had as a kid when the big day arrived. You woke up as early as possible and tried to sneak a quick peek at the tree and what was in store for you and your family. Then, if you were like my family, you had to attend church before you were able to get back home to tear into those packages, thinking how mean your parents were to not let you just open your gifts early (especially since you had been up since 3 AM).
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friday feature
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced 14 awards in 8 states totaling $20.3 million for projects to bring broadband to unserved rural communities. In announcing the awards, Vilsack stated: "Access to broadband is one of the most important investments in rural communities today. These awards will help create jobs, and give rural residents greater access to educational, health care and social services."
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Topics:
broadband,
telecommunications regulatory consulting,
Kentucky