USAC is now enforcing penalties for invoice payments received after the due date. Accounts are being placed in FCC Red Light status when payments are not received on time (this sounds bad, and it is!).
USAC is now enforcing penalties for invoice payments received after the due date. Accounts are being placed in FCC Red Light status when payments are not received on time (this sounds bad, and it is!).
Topics: FCC, Compliance Reporting, USAC
Topics: telecom regulation, Compliance Reporting, USAC
Topics: friday feature, Compliance Reporting
Posted by Kimberly Geuder
Topics: friday feature, telecommunications regulatory consulting, Compliance Reporting
Last year, the Nevada PUC embarked on a "zero tolerance" policy for telecom carriers and other regulated utilities who filed late or incomplete annual reports, annual assessments, TDD surcharges, and CMRS (wireless) licensing fees. Based on a Staff Petition filed last August, the Commission issued an order to "show cause" why regulated companies who filed any of those reports/fees even a single day late or with just a small error or omission should not be fined or have their certificates revoked. Many companies filed comments in response to the show cause petition to plead their cases and demonstrate that they had come into compliance well prior to issuance of the petition. The comments had little to no effect and the Commission issued fines for all but a handful of the more than 100 companies on the show cause list.
Topics: telecom regulation, Compliance Reporting, PUC, Nevada
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of 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 Regulatory Bulletin.
Topics: operator services, FCC, The Regulatory Mix, Connect America Fund, VoIP, broadband, Compliance Reporting, regulatory monitoring, Nevada, Iowa
Posted by Hal Stringer
September 1st is here, for all intents and purposes. For companies filing their 477 broadband reports, data summaries can be filed via the FCC 477 Electronic Filing System. The time required to manually enter data into the FCC’s 477 system can be substantial. Especially if you provide broadband service in multiple states using multiple technology types.
Topics: Compliance Reporting, 477 reporting
If you have been anxiously anticipating the OMB approval and filing due date for the new FCC High Cost/Lifeline annual report Form 481, we have it at last! October 15, 2013. Are you currently an FCC-approved ETC providing High Cost/Lifeline services? Don’t forget the requirements of each state. Even though we have a due date for the FCC Form 481, telecom companies/ETCs cannot rest on their laurels. Some states just want copies, but you have to file under specific dockets. Some states require copies and additional state information. Others want something else entirely, and every state has a different due date that may or may not coincide with the FCC due date.
Topics: ETC, telecommunications regulatory consulting, Compliance Reporting, FCC Forms
Topics: The Regulatory Mix, ETC, Compliance Reporting, Idaho
Have you ever wondered why your state only has one electric or gas supplier? Currently only 17 states allow for competition in the energy market, although more are in the works.
Topics: energy competition, Compliance Reporting
USAC is now enforcing penalties for invoice payments received after the due date. Accounts are being placed in FCC Red Light status when payments are not received on time (this sounds bad, and it is!).
Topics: FCC, Compliance Reporting, USAC
Topics: telecom regulation, Compliance Reporting, USAC
Topics: friday feature, Compliance Reporting
Posted by Kimberly Geuder
Topics: friday feature, telecommunications regulatory consulting, Compliance Reporting
Last year, the Nevada PUC embarked on a "zero tolerance" policy for telecom carriers and other regulated utilities who filed late or incomplete annual reports, annual assessments, TDD surcharges, and CMRS (wireless) licensing fees. Based on a Staff Petition filed last August, the Commission issued an order to "show cause" why regulated companies who filed any of those reports/fees even a single day late or with just a small error or omission should not be fined or have their certificates revoked. Many companies filed comments in response to the show cause petition to plead their cases and demonstrate that they had come into compliance well prior to issuance of the petition. The comments had little to no effect and the Commission issued fines for all but a handful of the more than 100 companies on the show cause list.
Topics: telecom regulation, Compliance Reporting, PUC, Nevada
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of 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 Regulatory Bulletin.
Topics: operator services, FCC, The Regulatory Mix, Connect America Fund, VoIP, broadband, Compliance Reporting, regulatory monitoring, Nevada, Iowa
Posted by Hal Stringer
September 1st is here, for all intents and purposes. For companies filing their 477 broadband reports, data summaries can be filed via the FCC 477 Electronic Filing System. The time required to manually enter data into the FCC’s 477 system can be substantial. Especially if you provide broadband service in multiple states using multiple technology types.
Topics: Compliance Reporting, 477 reporting
If you have been anxiously anticipating the OMB approval and filing due date for the new FCC High Cost/Lifeline annual report Form 481, we have it at last! October 15, 2013. Are you currently an FCC-approved ETC providing High Cost/Lifeline services? Don’t forget the requirements of each state. Even though we have a due date for the FCC Form 481, telecom companies/ETCs cannot rest on their laurels. Some states just want copies, but you have to file under specific dockets. Some states require copies and additional state information. Others want something else entirely, and every state has a different due date that may or may not coincide with the FCC due date.
Topics: ETC, telecommunications regulatory consulting, Compliance Reporting, FCC Forms
Topics: The Regulatory Mix, ETC, Compliance Reporting, Idaho
Have you ever wondered why your state only has one electric or gas supplier? Currently only 17 states allow for competition in the energy market, although more are in the works.
Topics: energy competition, Compliance Reporting
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