Today:   FCC National Library Week, FCC Reminder on CVAA Reporting, Vermont Says VoIP is Telecom Service 

FCC National Library Week

The FCC will celebrate National Library Week with an Annual Open House to take place on Wednesday, April 11, 2018.  In partnership with the FCC Technology Experience Center, the FCC Library will showcase how local, state, federal, and academic libraries use electronic or digital content to provide 24/7 cyberspace access for a wide array of personal use devices.  (The FCC Technology Experience Center, located within the FCC Library, is a communications technology repository where FCC staff and visitors have hands-on opportunities to preview communications content and devices.)  In recognition of National Library Week, there will be library-specific experiences for accessing content, using devices, and reviewing application solutions.  In addition, there will be an electronic compilation of library websites dedicated to providing free access to local, state, and federal electronic content.  Manufacturers and vendors are invited to participate in this event.  Of particular interest are: Smart phones; e-Book readers; Tablets; Technology kiosks; and Library-specific application solutions.

FCC Reminder on CVAA Reporting

The FCC also reminded service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject to section 255, 716, and 718 of the Communications Act of their obligation to maintain records of their efforts to implement these requirements and to file an annual recordkeeping certifications and required contact information no later than April 2, 2018, in the  “Recordkeeping Compliance Certification and Contact Information Registry.”  The RCCCI Registry is a web-based system designed to facilitate compliance with these obligations.  Providers subject to the reporting obligation all providers of telecommunications service (e.g., LECs, IXCs, debit card providers, operator service providers, inmate service providers), payphone providers, wireless providers, and interconnected and non-interconnected VoIP providers. Inteserra Briefing Service subscribers see Briefings dated 1/3/12, 1/4/12, and 1/31/13.

Vermont PUC Rules VoIP is a Telecommunications Service

The Vermont Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled that interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a telecommunications service and not an information service under federal law. The PUC remanded the determination on how VoIP services should be regulated to the Hearing Officer who will convene a status conference to establish a procedural schedule.

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