FCC Proposes New NG911 Requirements for Wireline Providers
On June 8, 2023, the FCC is expected to adopt a proposal which would require wireline, interconnected VoIP, and TRS providers, to deliver 911 calls and texts in IP format.
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FCC Extends Robocall Rules to Additional Carriers
At its upcoming May 18, 2023, meeting, the FCC is poised to extend its robocall rules to even more carriers. The creation of the new rules highlights the Seventh Report and Order (Order), Eighth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
FTC Actions on Subscriptions and Robocalls Will Impact Telecom Providers
With the FCC stuck on four commissioners for the foreseeable future, increasingly the ultra-regulatory Federal Trade Commission (FTC) encroaches on our industry.
FCC Will Issue Latest Order to Stop Access Arbitrage
The FCC last attempted to address the issue of switched access arbitrage (also known as access stimulation) in 2019. Not surprisingly, it was not successful. As the agency ruefully notes, access arbitrage has been an ongoing problem
Fifth Circuit Court Finds Universal Service Fund Constitutional
In a case that could have had tremendous repercussions for the industry, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans released a Opinion affirming the constitutionality of the universal service fund and the Universal Service Administrative Company.
FCC Begins Rulemaking to Develop Just and Reasonable Telecom Rates for Inmates
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 (Act), which expands the FCC’s authority over rates charged for telecom services provided to incarcerated people.
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.
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.