On January 15, 2020, Inteserra issued a Briefing to our service subscribers that explained details of the TRACED Act that has become law. The new federal law addressing robocalling known as the TRACED Act was enacted on December 30, 2019. The Act requires the implementation of STIR/SHAKEN by no later than June 30, 2021, (unless providers have already implemented it) but also requires the FCC to extend the implementation deadline under certain circumstances, including for providers using TDM Networks.
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Topics:
VoIP,
TRACED Act,
STIR/SHAKEN,
Robocall Blocking,
FCC Registered Consortium
Florida PSC Releases Report on Status of Competition
The Florida PSC released a report showing that more Florida consumers are choosing cutting edge communications technologies while landline phones continue to disappear.
“Many Florida consumers now live in wireless only homes and use wireless and broadband services,” said PSC Chairman Art Graham. “As the pace for technological innovation quickens, companies are investing in advanced technologies that best serve the diverse needs of today’s consumers, while also boosting Florida’s economic growth.”
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Topics:
VoIP,
broadband,
NUSF,
Nebraska Wireless Registry Rules,
Florida Report on the Status of Competition,
FCC Cable Franchising Rules
What has changed in the Form 477 process or timing?
The FCC’s Form 477 is designed to gather location-specific information about the availability of broadband access across the United States. The same report is also used to track the geographic penetration of competitive options for local services, including traditional landline voice services, VoIP and wireless. This data is gathered from all providers of these services twice a year.
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Topics:
wireless,
VoIP,
FCC Form 477,
Rate of Return (ROR) carriers,
landline voice,
broadband access,
March 1, 2019 Deadline,
Facilities-Based Broadband ,
Facilities-Based Mobile Telephony
Today: Oklahoma OUSF, VoIP and Broadband, Pennsylvania Competition Rulemaking, USDA Rural Broadband Grant Program
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Topics:
rural broadband,
VoIP,
broadband,
OUSF,
Pennsylvania Competitive Wire Centers,
USDA Rural Broadband Grants,
Oklahoma High Cost Fund,
HCF
How much should you be collecting from your users for 911? Who do you send the collected fees too? How often? And can you withhold any of the collected fees to help recover your administrative costs?
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Topics:
wireless,
VoIP,
prepaid wireless,
911 fees,
911 related funds,
911 surcharges,
local wireline providers
Preparing to step into 2016? Before you do, here are the 10 most popular blog articles from TMI for 2015. Thank you for reading our blog this year. We look forward to posting even more articles for you in 2016.
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Topics:
Net Neutrality,
VoIP,
access,
ILEC rates,
911 Reliability Certification
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 Briefing.
TELECOM
US Congress
At its meeting last week (See the Regulatory Mix dated 10/23/15) the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), reviewed six bipartisan proposals aimed at improving broadband deployment for consumers across the country;
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Topics:
FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
US Congress,
VoIP,
broadband,
Minnesota,
fcc form 477 data
As I participated in our product demonstration last week on the VoIP Requirements publication, I was reminded how diverse VoIP regulation is across the nation. The FCC and state regulatory agencies impose certain operational requirements, financial obligations, and reporting requirements on VoIP providers that can be challenging to track by jurisdiction.
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Topics:
USF,
TRS,
911,
VoIP,
VoIP regulation,
featured post
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,
US Congress,
VoIP,
broadband,
AT&T - Direct TV
The FCC has released the text of its order allowing interconnected VoIP providers to obtain numbering resources directly from the Numbering Administrator. See our blog “FCC Says VoIP Providers Can Get Numbers Directly” dated 6/19/15.
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Topics:
FCC,
VoIP,
featured post,
#VoIPRequirements,
NANP,
Numbering Authorization Application
