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At its upcoming December 13, 2023, meeting, the FCC is expected to adopt a Second Report and Order, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) and Waiver Order (Waiver) in Docket 02-278 as its attempts to stop the growing problem of illegal robotexting. According to the Commission, the Order would enlist service providers in the […]
In a Report and Order (Order) and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted November 15, 2023, in Docket 22-69 a split FCC adopted rules to prevent and eliminate broadband digital discrimination. The Commission takes this action do to the Congressional 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which requires it to adopt rules ensuring that […]
Whatever your feelings about the higher speed requirements, it is clear that they are coming soon. Read the latest updates on our blog.
On October 19, 2023, the FCC released a Third Report and Order (Order) in Docket 15-91, adopting rules to improve Wireless Emergency Alerts. These include making WEA messages available in more than a dozen additional languages, including American Sign Language (ASL); adding increased functionality; and providing public information on where and how WEA is available. […]
Despite warnings that it is not needed, and that it will almost certainly be rejected by the Supreme Court, the new fully staffed FCC re-introduced Net Neutrality at its October 19, 2023, meeting. The new Net Neutrality proposal will be subject to industry comments in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in Docket 23-320. Comments will be due on December 14, 2023.
It is no secret that Democrats are chomping at the bits to re-institute the Obama-era Net Neutrality rules. Under that administration, the FCC classified broadband Internet access service as a telecommunications service regulated under Title II of the Telecommunications Act after years of light Title I regulation. While this ensured that the ISPs could not discriminate against particular Internet traffic it also gave the Commission authority over ISP rates, terms and conditions. Moreover, critics claimed that such imposing regulations stifled investment and innovation.
As we welcome Anna Gomez to the FCC as its fifth commissioner, we ought to be prepared for an avalanche of new regulations, including the return of net neutrality, additional control of broadband services and an increased focus on consumer protections.
To combat 8YY access stimulation, the FCC in October 2020 transitioned ILEC interstate and intrastate toll-free originating end office access service rates to cost-based rates over a three-year period ending July 2, 2023. The transition included:
In May, the FCC released a Seventh Order in Docket 17-59, mandating new requirements for non-gateway carriers to stop illegal robocalls.
In a July 25, 2023, Report and Order in Docket 10-90, along with a Notice of Proposed Rule-making (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI), the FCC adopted an Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model (A-CAM) program. This model will provide a voluntary path to enable the widespread deployment of 100 Mbps download speed and 20 Mbps upload speed (100/20) broadband service throughout rural areas served by small ILECs currently receiving A-CAM support and in areas served by legacy rate-of-return support recipients.