FCC Will Extend STIR/SHAKEN Requirements to Intermediate Carriers
Illegal robocalls continue to be a serious problem. Last year the FCC received 119,000 complaints about unwanted calls and obviously this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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FCC Adopts Rules to Improve Support for Rural Health Care Providers
In an Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order and Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking the FCC implemented rules to improve industry support for health care providers serving rural areas.
FCC Proposes Rules for Reliable Access to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) released January 27, 2023, in Docket No. 23-5, the FCC proposed rules to help ensure that the public has access to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if a service outage occurs.
FCC Begins Proceeding to Update Reporting of Customer Data Breeches
It has been fifteen years since the FCC adopted a rule requiring telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to notify customers and federal law enforcement of breaches of customer proprietary network information (CPNI) in their possession.
FCC Affirms Three-Call Limit on Robocalls to Residential Lines
It’s a new year but the FCC is stuck in the same old place, waiting for a fifth commissioner to be appointed. Gigi Sohn has been renominated by President Biden with the advent of the new Senate.
FCC Proposes Rules for Location-Based Routing of Wireless 911 Calls
In 2018, the FCC released a Notice of Inquiry in Docket 18-64 after it recognized that there was a problem routing certain wireless 911 calls.
FCC gives ISPs 6 months to display broadband ‘nutrition’ labels for their plans
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially approved new rules which will require ISPs to display broadband “nutrition” labels that help consumers compare and contrast various broadband plans
FCC Orders Data Collection for Affordable Connectivity Program
In a Fourth Report and Order (Order) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) released November 23, 2022, in Docket 21-450
The FCC’s New Broadband Map is out – here’s how to use it
At long last, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released the first draft of its new broadband map, giving the public its first look at in-depth coverage data about every location in the country
FTC to Enforce Expanded Definition of “Unfair Competition”
In a Statement issued on November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated that it would once again restore the agency’s policy