The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of telecom related regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Briefing.
FCC Inflation Adjusted Revenue Thresholds
The FCC announced the inflation adjust 2015 revenue thresholds that will be used to classify carrier categories for accounting and reporting purposes. The revenue threshold between Class A carriers and Class B carriers was increased to $155.0 million. The revenue threshold between larger Class A carriers and mid-sized carriers was increased to $9.18 billion.
New York Area Code
The PSC announced the new area code – 838 – has been assigned for eastern upstate New York. It will be overlaid on the existing 518 area code region and will be activated by the third quarter of 2017. The PSC will be conducting outreach to the public to ensure that customers are aware of the area code change and its implementation milestones. The geographic area associated with the new 838 area code is located in all or part of 17 counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington. TMI Briefing Service subscribers see Briefings dated 9/16/16 and 9/1/16 for important details.
