FCC Targets SIM Swapping and Number Port-Out Scams
On September 30, 2021, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice) in Docket 21-341 in order to stop the growing cellphone problems of SIM card swapping and port-out scams.
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Industry Coalesces Around Adding Broadband Revenues to Universal Service Fund
There is wide industry agreement that the current funding mechanism for supporting the Universal Service Fund (USF) is unworkable. The revenues used to calculate USF contributions have declined 63 percent in the last two decades,
FCC Acts Again Against Illegal Robocalls
The FCC will use its September 30, 2021, meeting to propose new actions to stop illegal robocalls. In a Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Fifth Notice) in Docket 17-59, the Commission will propose steps to eliminate the vexing problem of stopping illegal robocalls that originate abroad.
FCC Jumpstarts Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments
In 2019 the FCC initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in Docket 17-142 in which it attempted to bring additional broadband choices to multiple tenant environments (MTEs) such as apartments, condominiums and shopping malls.
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Foul-up May Cost FCC Broadband Control
2021 has been a tough year for the FCC. The agency has been stuck in neutral with four commissioners because President Biden has never nominated a third Democrat or, for that matter, a new chairman.
An FCC First! A Massive Robocall Fine Without Prior Warning
On August 24, 2021, in a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), the FCC proposed a $5.1 million fine against John M. Burkman, Jacob Alexander Wohl, and J.M. Burkman & Associates LLC (Associates) for making
Industry Seeks to Save Lifeline for Voice-Only Services
In a 2016 Third Report and Order, (Order) in Docket 11-42, the FCC decided that after December 1, 2021, there would no longer be any Lifeline support for voice-only services
Is the Senate Infrastructure Bill the First Step to Broadband Price Controls?
The Senate recently approved the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which if passed by the House of Representatives would allocate $65 billion to achieve the goal of universal broadband access.
FCC Opens Rulemaking to Update IP Relay Provider Compensation
On August 5, 2021, the FCC initiated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in Docket 03-123 to update the compensation methodology for Internet Protocol Relay Service (IP Relay). According to the Commission,
Senate Bill Would Make Edge Providers Contribute to Universal Service Fund
The quarterly contribution factor for the Universal Service Fund (USF) is getting out of hand. Just three years ago it was 17.9 percent. Today it is 31.8 percent