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FCC Acts on Robocalls

Posted by Amy Gross

At its June 18, 2015, Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Order resolving 21 requests for FCC action about the application of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to various scenarios.

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Topics: FCC, featured post, TCPA, robocalls

FCC Modernizes Lifeline Program To Support Broadband Services

Posted by Amy Gross

At its Open Meeting yesterday, the FCC adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Memorandum Opinion and Order expanding the Lifeline program to support broadband services.

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Topics: FCC, ETC, Lifeline, broadband, featured post

Court Refuses To Stay Open Internet Order

Posted by Amy Gross

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied motions for stay of the FCC’s Open Internet/Net Neutrality Order. This means that the FCC’s new Open Internet rules will go into effect tomorrow, June 12, 2015.

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Topics: FCC, Net Neutrality, featured post, Open Internet, US Court of Appeals

Time To Prepare for FCC Form 477 – Again

Posted by Sharon Thomas

Many of you already know that Technologies Management, Inc. manages and files Form 477 data.  You may not know that for the March 2015 filing, we performed census track/block lookups for more than 3 million subscriber addresses for over 100 companies using TMI's proprietary processes along with industry standard software and data from the US Census Bureau.
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Topics: broadband, featured post, form 477, 477 reporting, Technologies Management, Inc.

Ready For Access Reform – Step Four?

Posted by Ann-Marie Kemp

Well, school is almost out and that can mean only one thing . . . Access Reform Step Four filings are due!

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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, featured post, ILEC, access rate reduction

Mobile Cramming Investigations Result in $158 Million in Settlements

Posted by Amy Gross

Verizon Wireless and Sprint Corporation entered into separate agreements with the FCC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the attorneys general of all 50 states and the District of Columbia to settle charges of mobile cramming.
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Topics: FCC, cramming, featured post, Verizon, Sprint

Next Step For FCC Access Reform Effective July 1, 2015

Posted by Connie Wightman

The next step for implementation of access reform will be to further reduce terminating end office switched access rates in the preordained downward glide-path to the rate of $0.0007 per minute.

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Topics: FCC, access, featured post, switched access, access rate reduction

FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules

Posted by Amy Gross

At its February 26, 2015, Open Meeting, the FCC voted to reclassify broadband internet access - the retail broadband service Americans buy from cable, phone, and wireless providers - as a telecommunications service and subject it to a “light-touch, Title II” regulatory approach similar to that used to regulate mobile voice services.

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Topics: FCC, Net Neutrality, featured post, Title II, BIAS

ILEC Retail Rates: How high will they go? PART 2

Posted by Karen Ritter

Why yes, they can go higher! In last month's blog "ILEC Retail Rates - How high will they go" dated12/1/14, I noted several trends in rate increases across the nation. Well, we're only through the first month of 2015 and here we go again!

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Topics: featured post, AT&T, CenturyLink, ILEC, retail rates, Verizon

FCC Updates Special Access Data Collection FAQ, Again . . . . .

Posted by Amy Gross

On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about its Special Access Data Collection. See our previous Blogs posted 10/21/14 and 11/5/14. As before, the document does not indicate what has changed. We compared the documents and identified the items below as “new.” We’ve included the name of the FAQ section that changed as well as the number of the specific new question(s).

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Topics: FCC, wireless, special access, featured post, form 477

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FCC Acts on Robocalls

Posted by Amy Gross

At its June 18, 2015, Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Declaratory Ruling and Order resolving 21 requests for FCC action about the application of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to various scenarios.

Read More
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Topics: FCC, featured post, TCPA, robocalls

FCC Modernizes Lifeline Program To Support Broadband Services

Posted by Amy Gross

At its Open Meeting yesterday, the FCC adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, and Memorandum Opinion and Order expanding the Lifeline program to support broadband services.

Read More
0 Comments | View Comments

Topics: FCC, ETC, Lifeline, broadband, featured post

Court Refuses To Stay Open Internet Order

Posted by Amy Gross

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied motions for stay of the FCC’s Open Internet/Net Neutrality Order. This means that the FCC’s new Open Internet rules will go into effect tomorrow, June 12, 2015.

Read More
0 Comments | View Comments

Topics: FCC, Net Neutrality, featured post, Open Internet, US Court of Appeals

Time To Prepare for FCC Form 477 – Again

Posted by Sharon Thomas

Many of you already know that Technologies Management, Inc. manages and files Form 477 data.  You may not know that for the March 2015 filing, we performed census track/block lookups for more than 3 million subscriber addresses for over 100 companies using TMI's proprietary processes along with industry standard software and data from the US Census Bureau.
Read More
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Topics: broadband, featured post, form 477, 477 reporting, Technologies Management, Inc.

Ready For Access Reform – Step Four?

Posted by Ann-Marie Kemp

Well, school is almost out and that can mean only one thing . . . Access Reform Step Four filings are due!

Read More
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Topics: access, FCC ICC/USF Reform Order, featured post, ILEC, access rate reduction

Mobile Cramming Investigations Result in $158 Million in Settlements

Posted by Amy Gross

Verizon Wireless and Sprint Corporation entered into separate agreements with the FCC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the attorneys general of all 50 states and the District of Columbia to settle charges of mobile cramming.
Read More
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Topics: FCC, cramming, featured post, Verizon, Sprint

Next Step For FCC Access Reform Effective July 1, 2015

Posted by Connie Wightman

The next step for implementation of access reform will be to further reduce terminating end office switched access rates in the preordained downward glide-path to the rate of $0.0007 per minute.

Read More
0 Comments | View Comments

Topics: FCC, access, featured post, switched access, access rate reduction

FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules

Posted by Amy Gross

At its February 26, 2015, Open Meeting, the FCC voted to reclassify broadband internet access - the retail broadband service Americans buy from cable, phone, and wireless providers - as a telecommunications service and subject it to a “light-touch, Title II” regulatory approach similar to that used to regulate mobile voice services.

Read More
0 Comments | View Comments

Topics: FCC, Net Neutrality, featured post, Title II, BIAS

ILEC Retail Rates: How high will they go? PART 2

Posted by Karen Ritter

Why yes, they can go higher! In last month's blog "ILEC Retail Rates - How high will they go" dated12/1/14, I noted several trends in rate increases across the nation. Well, we're only through the first month of 2015 and here we go again!

Read More
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Topics: featured post, AT&T, CenturyLink, ILEC, retail rates, Verizon

FCC Updates Special Access Data Collection FAQ, Again . . . . .

Posted by Amy Gross

On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about its Special Access Data Collection. See our previous Blogs posted 10/21/14 and 11/5/14. As before, the document does not indicate what has changed. We compared the documents and identified the items below as “new.” We’ve included the name of the FAQ section that changed as well as the number of the specific new question(s).

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Topics: FCC, wireless, special access, featured post, form 477

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