As a Sr. Associate Consultant at Technologies Management, Inc., I work on a variety of telecommunications tariffs ranging from the traditional local exchange and interexchange tariffs to access service tariffs. However, my forte is institutional telecommunications tariffs. Ever heard of it? For those of you who are unfamiliar with institutional tariffs, in a nut shell, they contain the regulations and rates applicable to automated operator assisted services for use by inmates and other incarcerated persons in correctional institutions. It’s one of the most out-of-the-ordinary and currently talked about industries. The most recent “buzz” in this ever-evolving environment took place at an FCC workshop held on July 10, 2013.
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Topics:
FCC,
Inmate Calling Services,
friday feature,
regulatory monitoring
The summer of 2013 has been another busy one for Technologies Management, Inc. Recent states' activities have made our efforts on behalf of VoIP Service Providers especially hot, like our Florida weather. Identifying the regulatory obligations that apply (or do not apply) in any state is a daunting task for VoIP companies. Our regulatory monitoring team and our consulting experts carefully watch every jurisdiction as state utility commissions and state legislatures weigh in on whether to regulate VoIP Service Providers.
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Topics:
COMPTEL,
VoIP,
telecommunications regulatory consulting,
regulatory monitoring
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.
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Topics:
FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
regulatory monitoring,
New York
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.
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Topics:
FCC Consolidated Reporting Act,
The Regulatory Mix,
regulatory monitoring
The FCC seeks comment on a petition proposing various amendments to its Lifeline rules. The Petitioners claim the changes will further reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. Petitioners propose, among other things, that the FCC amend its rules to require a Lifeline ETC to:
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Topics:
FCC,
ETC,
Lifeline,
regulatory consulting,
regulatory monitoring
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 (our popular subscription service).
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Topics:
The Regulatory Mix,
VoIP,
regulatory monitoring,
NARUC,
wireline,
telecom competition
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 (our popular subscription service).
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Topics:
FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
broadband,
regulatory monitoring
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 (our popular subscription service).
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Topics:
The Regulatory Mix,
ETC,
tariff,
customer relations rules,
regulatory monitoring
It looks like the FCC’s effort to collect data on special access services is moving full speed ahead. Its latest focus is on the best way to protect the commercially sensitive information it wants to collect and it has asked for comments by July 29, 2013 on that topic.
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Topics:
FCC,
regulatory monitoring,
special access
