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Happy New Year! There is no question that in 2024 the telecommunications industry will be dominated by the FCC’s proposal to reinstate the Net Neutrality rules, which would prohibit the blocking, throttling and prioritization of Internet traffic. The proposal also includes FCC control over the entire Internet with its “General Conduct” rule which would allow […]
On December 13, 2004, in Docket 22-21 a split FCC voted 3-2 to update and broaden its 16-year-old data breach notification rules to ensure “that providers of telecommunications, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and telecommunications relay services (TRS) adequately safeguard sensitive customer information.” The Report and Order (Order) was opposed by the two Republican […]
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: