2014 is fast approaching and it’s time for the many legislative changes that have occurred over the past year to take effect. New
funding obligationsbecome effective, while rates for existing funding obligations change. In conjunction with TMI’s tariff and reporting services, we are constantly looking at these funds and making the appropriate changes.
Here are a few common and interesting items to consider when looking at your company’s funding obligations:
Topics:
USF,
TRS,
911,
VoIP
I am not a Luddite and do not long for the days before computers, cable TV and VoIP. But Fran Martens, one of our senior analysts, is always sure to copy me on copper land line issues. She knows I am one of those people who cares about retaining this option. My other colleagues, within TMI and outside of TMI, assure me that I just need to get used to the idea that copper wires to our homes and offices will become obsolete when voice-as-an-application over broadband is the standard. Maybe the transition will take a decade or more – but obsolescence is assured nonetheless.
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Topics:
friday feature,
wireless,
VoIP,
telecommunications regulatory consulting,
copper wireline
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,
VoIP,
copper wireline,
wireline,
Alaska
Starting a Blog article with what happened over the summer is like show and tell in elementary school class "What I did Over Summer Vacation." But, various state agencies have been busy while you may have been on your "Summer Vacation." If you do not subscribe to TMI’s VoIP (Digital Phone) Requirements, you have missed some of the recent update information that we include in this publication. It has been an interesting summer for providers of VoIP Services.
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Topics:
FCC,
USF,
TRS,
911,
VoIP,
VoIP regulation
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:
operator services,
FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
Connect America Fund,
VoIP,
broadband,
Compliance Reporting,
regulatory monitoring,
Nevada,
Iowa
It's a good time to start thinking about your 2014 FCC Form 499 revenue projections, particularly if you are an interconnected VoIP provider. Many VoIP providers have historically calculated their interstate revenues based on the FCC's VoIP "safe harbor" of 64.9%. Those revenues are subject to the Federal Universal Service Fund (FUSF) fee as well as other federally imposed fees. Combined, these fees currently amount to roughly 17% of a carrier's interstate revenues, so it makes sense to consider ways to minimize those revenues and the associated fees.
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Topics:
USF,
VoIP,
regulatory consulting,
FCC Forms
Until recently, when I thought of VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), I thought about its connection to telecommunications in general and to the work that we do here at TMI. We prepare applications for certification, state registrations (where applicable), file FCC Form 499 reports, and more for many VoIP providers.
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Topics:
friday feature,
VoIP,
VoIP regulation,
regulatory consulting
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 (our popular subscription service).
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Topics:
The Regulatory Mix,
VoIP,
regulatory monitoring,
NARUC,
wireline,
telecom competition
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ Board of Directors adopted four telecommunications resolutions at its Summer Committee Meetings in Denver, Colorado.
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Topics:
Lifeline,
VoIP,
numbering trial,
NARUC
