Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Proposed Rulemaking Supporting IP-based TRS, FCC Opens Consumer Broadband Reporting Site, North Carolina Agrees VoIP Not Subject to Commission's Jurisdiction for ETC
FCC Proposed Rulemaking Supporting IP-based TRS
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)seeks comment to its proposed contribution rules associated with the federal Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund. The FCC is proposing to expand the TRS Fund contribution base
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, IP-based TRS Rulemaking, FCC Consumer Broadband Site, North Carolina VoIP
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC's Pai Announces Departure Date, FCC Announces Results of 2021 Urban Rate Survey
FCC’s Pai Announces Departure Date
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced he intends to leave the Federal Communications Commission on January 20, 2021. He issued a statement thanking his fellow Commissioners, FCC staff and his family, saying, in part:
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, FCC Urban Rate Survey, FCC Chairman Pai
FCC Advisory on Lifeline Usage Rule
The FCC’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an Advisory alerting Lifeline carriers, beneficiaries, and the public about carrier failures to comply with the Lifeline program usage rule. The rule applies when an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) offers Lifeline service that does not require it to assess and collect a monthly fee from its subscribers.
Read MoreTopics: broadband, ETCs, robocalling, Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, Lifeline Usage Rule, Office of Inspector General, Energy and Commerce Committee, 9-1-1 System, OIG, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Ways and Means Committee
FCC Revises Lifeline Program
The FCC has announced various reforms to its Lifeline program. The Order eliminates the Lifeline Broadband Provider ETC category and the process for designation of broadband-only ETCs by the FCC. Instead, states will make such designations. Other reforms adopted in the order included:
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, CAF II Auction, FCC LIfeline Program, Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)
FCC Lifeline Obligation Forbearance
The FCC announced the counties in which conditional forbearance from the obligation to offer Lifeline-supported voice service applies. The forbearance only applies to the Lifeline voice obligation of eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) that are designated for purposes of receiving both high-cost and Lifeline support (high-cost/Lifeline ETCs), and not to Lifeline-only ETCs.
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, high-cost/Lifeline, CSRIC, Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, Lifeline-supported voice service
FCC 911 Fee Diversion Report/Comment Request
The Federal Communications Commission announced the publication of its tenth annual report to Congress on the collection and distribution of 911 fees by states. The report finds that in calendar year 2017, states and territories collected more than $2.9 billion in 911 fees.
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, FCC form 481, FCC Urban Rates Survey, 911 fee diversion, Benchmarks for fixed voice, Benchmarks for broadband services, NG911 expenditures, states diverting 911 fees, 911 deployment
Today: FCC Restoration Funding for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, Florida PSC Releases Telecom Industry Competition Report
Read MoreTopics: USAC, ETCs, USVI Fund, eligible telecommunicatons carriers, FCC Restoration Funding for Puerto Rico, FCC Restoration Funding for US Virgin Islands, Florida Telecom Industry Competition Report
Today: FCC International Circuit Capacity Data, FCC Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Launched, FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection
Read MoreTopics: FTC, ETCs, Consumer Protection, Submarine Cable Circuit Capacity Reports, consumer protection enforcement law, FCC Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, International Circuit Capacity Data, FCC International Bureau
Today: NARUC Telecom Resolutions, NANC, NNP, Lifeline
Read MoreTopics: NANC, ETCs, NARUC Resolutions, Lifeline Program, Nationwide Number Portability, pole attachment rules, NNP, Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
Today: FCC Open Internet/Net Neutrality Reclassification Proceeding, FCC Urban Rate Study and Minimum Usage Allowances, CRTC Communications Monitoring Report Data on Wireless and Internet Usage
Read MoreTopics: Net Neutrality, ETCs, BIAS, broadband internet access, FCC Open Internet, Internet Usage, 2018 Benchmarks, FCC Urban Rate Study and Minimum Usage Allowances, Canadian Radio-television and Telecom Commission, CRTC Communications Monitoring Report Data, Wireless Usage
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC Proposed Rulemaking Supporting IP-based TRS, FCC Opens Consumer Broadband Reporting Site, North Carolina Agrees VoIP Not Subject to Commission's Jurisdiction for ETC
FCC Proposed Rulemaking Supporting IP-based TRS
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)seeks comment to its proposed contribution rules associated with the federal Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) Fund. The FCC is proposing to expand the TRS Fund contribution base
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, IP-based TRS Rulemaking, FCC Consumer Broadband Site, North Carolina VoIP
Today's Regulatory Mix: FCC's Pai Announces Departure Date, FCC Announces Results of 2021 Urban Rate Survey
FCC’s Pai Announces Departure Date
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced he intends to leave the Federal Communications Commission on January 20, 2021. He issued a statement thanking his fellow Commissioners, FCC staff and his family, saying, in part:
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, FCC Urban Rate Survey, FCC Chairman Pai
FCC Advisory on Lifeline Usage Rule
The FCC’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an Advisory alerting Lifeline carriers, beneficiaries, and the public about carrier failures to comply with the Lifeline program usage rule. The rule applies when an eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) offers Lifeline service that does not require it to assess and collect a monthly fee from its subscribers.
Read MoreTopics: broadband, ETCs, robocalling, Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, Lifeline Usage Rule, Office of Inspector General, Energy and Commerce Committee, 9-1-1 System, OIG, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Ways and Means Committee
FCC Revises Lifeline Program
The FCC has announced various reforms to its Lifeline program. The Order eliminates the Lifeline Broadband Provider ETC category and the process for designation of broadband-only ETCs by the FCC. Instead, states will make such designations. Other reforms adopted in the order included:
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, CAF II Auction, FCC LIfeline Program, Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)
FCC Lifeline Obligation Forbearance
The FCC announced the counties in which conditional forbearance from the obligation to offer Lifeline-supported voice service applies. The forbearance only applies to the Lifeline voice obligation of eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) that are designated for purposes of receiving both high-cost and Lifeline support (high-cost/Lifeline ETCs), and not to Lifeline-only ETCs.
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, high-cost/Lifeline, CSRIC, Eligible Telecommunications Carriers, Lifeline-supported voice service
FCC 911 Fee Diversion Report/Comment Request
The Federal Communications Commission announced the publication of its tenth annual report to Congress on the collection and distribution of 911 fees by states. The report finds that in calendar year 2017, states and territories collected more than $2.9 billion in 911 fees.
Read MoreTopics: ETCs, FCC form 481, FCC Urban Rates Survey, 911 fee diversion, Benchmarks for fixed voice, Benchmarks for broadband services, NG911 expenditures, states diverting 911 fees, 911 deployment
Today: FCC Restoration Funding for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, Florida PSC Releases Telecom Industry Competition Report
Read MoreTopics: USAC, ETCs, USVI Fund, eligible telecommunicatons carriers, FCC Restoration Funding for Puerto Rico, FCC Restoration Funding for US Virgin Islands, Florida Telecom Industry Competition Report
Today: FCC International Circuit Capacity Data, FCC Lifeline Eligibility Verifier Launched, FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection
Read MoreTopics: FTC, ETCs, Consumer Protection, Submarine Cable Circuit Capacity Reports, consumer protection enforcement law, FCC Lifeline Eligibility Verifier, International Circuit Capacity Data, FCC International Bureau
Today: NARUC Telecom Resolutions, NANC, NNP, Lifeline
Read MoreTopics: NANC, ETCs, NARUC Resolutions, Lifeline Program, Nationwide Number Portability, pole attachment rules, NNP, Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
Today: FCC Open Internet/Net Neutrality Reclassification Proceeding, FCC Urban Rate Study and Minimum Usage Allowances, CRTC Communications Monitoring Report Data on Wireless and Internet Usage
Read MoreTopics: Net Neutrality, ETCs, BIAS, broadband internet access, FCC Open Internet, Internet Usage, 2018 Benchmarks, FCC Urban Rate Study and Minimum Usage Allowances, Canadian Radio-television and Telecom Commission, CRTC Communications Monitoring Report Data, Wireless Usage
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