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There were two unrelated events this week that may significantly affect the future of Internet regulation.  The first involves a letter sent from 50 consumer advocacy groups seeking President Biden to appoint a fifth FCC commissioner.

The ILECs begin making their Annual Access Filings (AAFs) next week with an effective date of July 1, and this year’s big event is full of unusual occurrences.

In the last few years Congress and the FCC have increasingly become cognizant of the dangers of hostile foreign countries using the telecommunications networks of companies

The FCC just released a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in Docket 17-97 in which it seeks industry comments on a proposal to move the mandatory due date

Internet Protocol Enhanced Service (IPES) companies are VoIP providers regulated by the FCC.  They are becoming more common in recent years as carriers modernize their networks for 5G.

Ever since price cap regulation of ILEC access rates was implemented decades ago, the approval of new access tariffs has become almost a formality.

At its upcoming meeting on May 20th, the FCC is prepared to issue a Third Report and Order (Order) in Docket 20-375 in which it will take several key steps to reform inmate calling services

On April 20, 2021, the FCC took an important step in the never-ending battle to reduce, if not eliminate, illegal robocalls.  The Commission announced the opening of its brand-new Robocall Mitigation Database.

The FCC released an Order on April 16, 2021, in Docket 21-148 listing the requirements for ILECs as they file their 2021 Annual Access Filings accompanied by their Tariff Review Plan

When a district judge decided to let the California Net Neutrality Law become effective earlier this year, it put ISPs in a bind.