Telecommunications, Cable And Broadcast
Telecommunications Memos
Broadcast General
- FCC Issues Fine for Website Contest (1/20/12)
- Some Cautions About EEO Referral Sources (1/5/12)
- New FCC Regulation of Loud TV Commercials (12/14/11)
- California License Renewal and Licensee Certifications (12/13/11)
- FCC Implements New Tower Application Procedures (12/12/11)
- FCC Again Proposes a Standardized Program Report Form (11/15/11)
- Reminders - Ownership and EAS Reports (11/14/11)
- Third Circuit Indecency Decision (11/09/11)
- New FCC Public File Proposal (10/28/11)
- Reminder: 2011 Regulatory Fees due September 14 (9/13/11)
- 2011 Regulatory Fees due September 14 (8/15/11)
- Recent Competitive Bidding Orders (8/12/11)
- Further Distinctions Between Clerical and Substantive Errors (8/5/11)
- FCC Revises Its Ex Parte Rules (2/15/11)
- Don't Forget EEO - The FCC Hasn't (12/30/10)
- September 30, 2011 Deadline For EAS CAP Compliance (11/24/10)
- Political Ads and Libel Claims (9/2/10)
- Broadcaster Liability After Citizens United (9/2/10)
- Texas Political Law (9/2/10)
- FY 2010 Regulatory Fees due by August 31 (8/2/10)
- EEO Program Annual Reports Due September 30, 2010 (8/2/10)
- Second Circuit Strikes Down FCC Indecency Policy (7/14/10)
- Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules (5/26/10)
- Immediate Action Necessary: Closed Captioning Contact Information Due To The FCC (4/29/10)
- FCC Proposes Revisions to Tower Lighting and Marking Rules (4/23/10)
- Proposed FCC Regulatory Fees - Changes for 2010 (4/14/10)
- FCC Sets December 15 Deadline for Biennial Ownership Reports (11/2/09)
- New FCC Inquiry on Children and Evolving Media (10/27/09)
- FCC Suspends Biennial Ownership Report Filing Requirement (10/5/09)
- 2009 Regulatory Fee Update (8/5/09)
- FCC Sets Rules for AM Stations' Use of FM Translators (7/2/09)
- FCC Launches Inquiry on Impact of PPM Audience Measurement (5/19/09)
- Proposed 2009 Regulatory Fees (5/15/09)
- FCC Proposes Expanded Ownership Reporting (5/7/09)
- Supreme Court Upholds FCC "Fleeting Indecency Ban" (4/28/09)
- FCC Launches Inquiry Into New Technologies to Protect Children from Harmful Content: Comments are due April 16, 2009 (3/6/09)
- Unauthorized Recording of Telephone Conversations (2/19/09)
- FCC Issues Fines for EEO Lapses (12/31/08)
- FCC Opens Filing Window For Payment Of 2008 Regulatory Fees (8/29/08)
- 2008 Annual Regulatory Fees - Update (8/12/08)
- Indecency Update - The 2004 Super Bowl Fine (7/23/08)
- New FCC Inquiry - Embedded Advertising and Sponsorship Identification Rules (6/27/08)
- Proposed 2008 Annual Regulatory Fees (5/08/08)
- Revised Version of "The Public and Broadcasting" Public File Manual (4/25/08)
- FCC Prepares to Reinstate Annual Employment Reports (4/16/08)
- FCC Initiatives to Promote Diversification of Broadcast Ownership (3/11/08)
- FCC Issues Fines for 2003 "Married by America" Broadcast (2/26/08)
- FCC Affirms and Elaborates Indecency Fine Against NYPD Blue Telecast (2/21/08)
- FCC Issues Report on Broadcast Localism (01/29/08)
- FCC Issues Indecency Fine (01/29/08)
- FCC Adopts New Rules for Television Station Public Files and Public Interest Disclosures (01/29/08)
- TV Quarterly Programming List Requirements - Update (01/25/08)
- Chairman Martin Proposes Revision To Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule (11/16/07)
- 2007 Regulatory Fees (08/06/07)
- Appellate Court Overturns FCC Policy That "Fleeting Expletives" are Indecent (6/7/07)
- FCC Consent Decrees: Payola Guidance (4/16/07)
- FCC Issues Separate Decisions Granting One Hundred and Eighty Two Appeals from Funding Denials (4/12/07)
- Going Private - Revisted and More Relevant Than Ever (11/30/06)
- FCC Proposal to Require Communications Towers to Protect Migratory Birds (11/13/06)
- Clarification of Indecency Decisions (11/08/06)
- FCC Affirms "News Interview" Exemption from Equal Opportunities (10/30/06)
- FCC Modifies and Confirms Children's Television Obligations for Digital TV (10/05/06)
- 2006 Political Broadcast Manual (2006)
- FCC Application Fees to Increase (9/07/06)
- McCaskill for US Senate Lowest Unit Rate Issue (8/31/06)
- FCC Programming Actions (8/04/06)
- 2006 Regulatory Fees Due September 19 (8/03/06)
- Broadcasting Satellite Service at Frequency Bands (7/11/06)
- Higher Broadcast Indecency Fines (6/8/06)
- FCC Upholds Super Bowl Indecency Ruling (6/2/06)
- Prohibited Product Advertising (4/23/06)
- Product Placement (4/23/06)
- New Rules to Restrict "Junk" Faxes (4/11/06)
- FCC Form 1240 Fourth Quarter 2005 Inflation Adjustment Factor is 3.31% (4/3/06)
- FCC Form 1240 Fourth Quarter 2005 Inflation Adjustment Factor is 3.31% (4/03/06)
- Proposed 2006 Annual Regulatory Fees (3/30/06)
- Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Children's Television Obligations (3/28/06)
- FY 2006 Regulatory Fees (3/28/06)
- FCC Indecency Decisions: Still Some Troubling Loose Ends (3/16/06)
- Reminder – Closed Captioning During Emergencies (2/24/06)
- Actual Schedule of Broadcasts (form) (2006)
- Federal Candidates, Refuse to Acknowledge Receipt of Policy/Rate Disclosures (form) (2006)
- Agreement for Non-candidate, Issues Advertisements (form) (2006)
- Candidate Agreement for Political Advertisements (form) (2006)
- What Every Builder and Developer Needs to Know About Telecommunications (2002)
Broadcast General - Prior to 2006
- Automatic Cancellation of Auxiliary Licenses (12/22/05)
- Local Public Files: Their Contents, Inspection, Reproduction and Retention (11/10/05)
- Sen. Ensign Introduces Communications Legislation That Re-writes Telecom Act of '96 (7/28/05)
- Considerations and Consequences of a "Going Private" Transaction Part II (7/12/05)
- Considerations and Consequences of a "Going Private" Transaction Part I (6/1/05)
- Annual Assessment of Competition in the Market for the Delivery of Video Programming (2/07/05)
- Tower Light Extinguishment Obligations (11/30/04)
- FCC Releases Interim Unbundling Rules (8/20/04)
- Client Alert: Emergency Alert System (8/18/04)
- Client Alert - TV Violence (8/3/04)
- Mandatory Recording of Broadcasts Proposed by FCC (7/8/04)
- New Broadcast Localism Inquiry (7/2/04)
- Webcasting Notice and Recordkeeping Requirements Now In Effect (4/26/04)
- New FCC Debt Collection Rules - Delinquent Fees to Delay Application Processing (4/14/04)
- Indecency Update - Three Important Rulings (10/7/03)
- Unprecedented Fine for Violation of Non-Commercial Restrictions (2004)
- New Frequency Coordination Rules for Broadcast Auxiliaries (10/2/03)
- New Equal Employment Opportunity Rules (March 10, 2003)
- EEO Regulations for Broadcasters (PDF) (March 3, 2003)
- 2003 Womble Carlyle Political Manual - PDF format
- Auction of Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Services License (June 5, 2002)
- Proposed Revisions to Complaint Procedures (April 10, 2002)
- Modifications to Emergency Alert System Rules (Feb.28, 2002)
- Use of FRNs Mandatory as of December 3, 2001 (September 6, 2001)
- FCC Adopts Policy Statement On Broadcast Indecency (April 10, 2001)
- Changes in Ownership Attribution Rules (February 1, 2001)
- Repeal of Political Editorial and Personal Attack Rules (Oct. 23, 2000)
- FCC Adopts Standards for Choosing Among Competing Non-Commercial Broadcast Applicants (June 7, 1999)
- Further Revision of Local Public Inspection File Rules (June 7, 1999)
- Revised Main Studio and Public File Rules (June 7, 1999)
- FCC Releases Study Alleging Discriminatory Advertising Practices (January 22, 1999)
- Construction Permit Terms and Extensions (Dec. 4, 1998)
- New Rules Preempting Local Restrictions on Antennas for Home Use (11/23/96)
- Drug and Alcohol Testing (11/22/96)
- Broadcasting Telephone Calls (11/21/96)
- Revised RF Radiation Guidelines (11/19/96)
Broadband
- FCC Seeks Comment on "Third Way" to Ensure its Authority Post Comcast v. FCC (6/22/10)
- FCC Proposes Sweeping E-Rate Changes in Newest Broadband Plan Proposal (5/27/10)
- FCC Announces the Comment Due Dates for Two Upcoming Proceedings Discussed in the National Broadband Plan (5/26/10)
- FCC Chairman Announces “Third Way” Broadband Regulation Policy (5/7/10)
- FCC Issues NOI and NPRM to Overhaul Universal Services (4/23/10)
- National Broadband Plan: Broadband Action Agenda (4/20/10)
- National Broadband Plan (3/24/10)
- FCC Announces Limited Comment Proceeding Seeking Advice On Privacy Issues Raised by the Center for Democracy and Technology (1/15/10)
- FCC Launches Expansive Proceeding to Plot National Broadband Plan (4/9/09)
- FCC Seeks Comments on April 13, 2009 Regarding Broadband Stimulus Fund Distribution (3/25/09)
- Comment Cycle Announced for Rural Broadband Stimulus Initiatives (3/12/09)
- FCC Announces Comment Cycle and NTIA Announces Further Meetings Regarding Broadband Initiatives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (3/10/09)
Radio
- FCC Streamlines FM Allotment Processes for Native Americans (12/30/11)
- FCC Proposes New Processing Rules for Low Power FM and FM Translator Applications (7/14/11)
- Revision of Radio Allotment and Assignment Policies and Procedures (3/15/11)
- FCC Seeks to Grant Broader Experimental Licenses; Targets Medical Applications and New Radio Technologies (12/17/10)
- FCC Revises Radio Allotment Preferences and Procedures (2/4/10)
- FCC Authorizes HD Radio Digital FM Power Increase (2/2/10)
- FCC Proposes Revision of Radio Allotment and Application Policies (4/21/09)
- FM Auction 79 Scheduled to Begin September 1, 2009 (3/3/09)
- Changes to Low Power FM Rules and Policies (12/14/07)
- HD Radio Rules Take Effect September 14, 2007 (8/22/07)
- FCC Rulemaking to Permit AM Stations to Operate FM Translators (August 17, 2007)
- Update - Recalculation of Presunrise and Postsunset Authorizations (03/07/07)
- Copyright Royalty Board Sets New Rates for Digital Streaming
- New Consumer Leasing Disclosure Requirements in Effect for Radio
- January 19, 2007 is Effective Date For FCC’s City of License Change By Application Rules
- Proposed New Low Power AM Service (10/25/05)
- Proposed Streamlining of FM Rulemaking and AM Community Change Procedures (6/15/05)
- Low Power FM Rule Clarifications and Proposals (3/25/05)
- Attribution of Radio Joint Sales Agreements and New Filing Requirement (2/04/05)
- FCC Inquiry: Digital Radio Rules and Policies (4/23/04)
- Webcasting Royalty Rates For 2003-2004 First Payment due April 14 - PDF format (3/30/04)
- FCC Simplifies Proofs of Performance and Related Technical Requirements for Directional AM Stations
- FCC Permits Unattended Station Operation; Transmitter Control and Monitoring Requirements
Television
- DTV Deadline Extension Procedures (2/5/09)
- DTV Ancillary Services Report and Payment Due December 1 (11/17/08)
- Closed Captioning - Further Developments (11/12/08)
- FCC Grants Limited Set-Top Box Waivers (7/3/08)
- FCC's Digital TV Conversion Order (01/07/08)
- FCC Issues NPRM Concerning the Carriage of Digital Broadcast Television Signals Following the Digital Transition (5/14/07)
- FCC Report: The Impact on Children of Violent Television Programming (4/27/07)
- TV Quarterly Programming List Requirements - Update
- Proposed Digital TV Consumer Education Initiatives
- FCC Issues NPRM Concerning the Carriage of Digital Broadcast Television Signals Following the Digital Transition (5/14/07)
- LPTV, TV Translator and Class A Television FILING WINDOW for Digital Companion Channel May 1, 2006; FREEZE on Certain Applications (1/27/06)
- Reminder: The Rules for Television Station Identification (1/24/06)
- FCC Releases Public Notice on Form 396-C Filing Requirement and Initiates Closed Captioning Rulemaking (7/22/05)
Cable
- CableCARD Rules Now Effective (8/12/11)
- Pole Attachment Timeline Rules Now Effective (7/20/11)
- Commission Denies Appeal for State Master Contract-Related Funding (5/19/11)
- FCC Rejects Justification for Charging Pole Attachment Rates Above its Cable Rate Forumla (4/15/11)
- Pole Attachment Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (4/15/11)
- FCC Seeks Comment on Petitions for Reconsideration of Pole Attachments Order (9/27/10)
- Copyright Office Issues 30-day Extension for 2010/1 Cable Copyright Filings (8/19/10)
- Pole Attachment Rules: Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (6/3/10)
- FCC Revises Program Access Rules (1/22/10)
- FCC Annual Customer Proprietary Network Certification Due March 1, 2010; FCC Issues Sample Template (1/21/10)
- FCC Settles Forfeiture Action With Time Warner Over Changes To Service (10/6/09)
- FCC Relieves News Corp from Carriage Dispute Conditions (6/16/09)
- FCC Grants Integrated Set-Top Box Waiver to Manufacturer (6/3/09)
- Media Bureau Finds Independent Programmers Make Prima Facie Case of Program Carriage Discrimination Against Cable Operators (10/17/08)
- Commission Issues Forfeiture for Failure to Provide 30 Day Notice of Service Change (8/26/08)
- 2008 Cable Operator Regulatory Fee Update (8/21/08)
- FCC Further Extends Exclusivity Rules (3/26/08)
- Leased Access Order Imposes Significant Regulatory Burdens on Cable Providers - February 6, 2008
- FCC Releases Order Banning Exclusive Contracts Between Video Service Providers and Building Owners (11/13/07)
- Inflation Adjustment Figures for Cable Operators using Forms 1210 and 1240
- FCC Acts to Prohibit Franchising Authorities from Unreasonably Denying Competitive Cable Franchises
- FCC Acts on Requests for Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-top Boxes
- Media Bureau Revises Inflation Adjustment Rates for Cable Operators Using FCC Form 1240 (7/3/08)
- FCC Form 1240 Third Quarter Inflation Adjustment Factor
- FCC Releases Report on Cable Industry Prices
- Waivers Sought on Set-Top Box Integration Ban (11/07/06)
- FCC Releases Set-top Box Waiver Decisions (7/27/07)
- FCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Program Access Complaints and Commercial Leased Access (6/28/07)
- Exclusive Service Contracts for Provision of Video Services in Multiple Dwelling Units and Other Real Estate Developments (3/29/07)
- Commission Grants Complaint Alleging Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith (3/16/07)
- FCC Forms 1210 and 1240 Inflation Adjustment Factor (10/06/06)
- FY 2006 Regulatory Fees (8/9/06)
- FCC Grants KWHD’s Must Carry Complaint Against Comcast for Failure to Test Properly (8/8/06)
- New South Carolina Franchising Law (6/7/06)
- FCC Initiates Rulemaking Regarding the Franchise Process and New Video Entrants (11/11/05)
- FCC Form 1240 Third Quarter 2005 Inflation Adjustment Factor is 3.31% (1/10/06)
- 06/27/05 Supreme Court Issues Decision Upholding FCC's Classification of Cable Modem Service As "Information Service" in Brand X Decision
- Cable Reciprocal Bargaining Obligation - PDF Format (6/20/05)
- 5/19/04 Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits
E-Rate Program
- E-Rate: FCC Upholds Audit Letter Procedures Followed by USAC (1/18/12)
- E-Rate: FCC Clarifies Position Regarding Inclusion of Manufacturer’s Name on Form 470 or RFP (12/27/11)
- E-Rate: FCC Issues Orders on RFP Portion of Competitive Bidding Rules (12/27/11)
- E-Rate: FCC Evaluates Appeals Based Upon Former Gifting Guidelines (11/10/11)
- FCC Grants Appeals of Dark Fiber Decisions (11/04/11)
- FCC Waives Its Services Implementation Deadline (11/04/11)
- Funding for Priority Two Services Extended to All Discount Levels for 2010 FY; Funding Increased for 2011 FY (8/26/11)
- Commission Releases Order Implementing Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act (8/15/11)
- E-Rate Shared Service Discount Rates (8/2/11)
- E-Rate: Competitive Bidding Requirements (6/24/11)
- Applicants Found to Have Reviewed Vendor Bids In A Manner Consistent With Competitive Bidding Requirements (4/26/11)
- FCC Addresses Timing Issues in Recent E-Rate Orders (4/21/11)
- USAC Funding Eligibility Decisions Overturned by Commission (4/21/11)
- Start Date Errors of Form 486 Found Not Fatal to E-Rate Applications (3/24/11)
- FCC Makes Changes to USAC Procedures for Considering Certain Technical Support Contracts (3/18/11)
- FCC Releases Revised Form 499-A for 2011 (3/4/11)
- FCC Confirms Method of Calculating E-Rate Discount Level for Shared Services and Need for Implementation Extension Requests (2/25/11)
- FCC Clarifies Changes to the E-Rate Program Announced in Sixth Report and Order (12/30/10)
- FCC Releases Wave of E-Rate Appeal Orders (12/14/10)
- FCC Waives Form 471 Deadline for Applicants That Filed Two Weeks Late (12/7/10)
- FCC Seeks Comment on Petition to Clarify Requirements of New E-Rate Forms (12/7/10)
- FCC Grants Waiver of Voluntary Extension Notification Requirement (12/3/10)
- FCC Announces Application Deadline for Wireless Pilot Program (10/11/10)
- FCC Finds Consortia Were Authorized to File FCC Form 471 for their Members (10/8/10)
- FCC Releases New Eligible Services List (10/5/10)
- FCC Allows Closed Schools to Transfer E-Rate Funds (10/8/10)
- FCC Overhauls E-Rate Program in Accordance With National Broadband Plan (10/1/10)
- FCC Rejects Applicants' Attempts to Modify Funding Requests Months After Funding Window Had Closed (8/11/10)
- FCC Proposes Sweeping E-Rate Changes in Newest Broadband Plan Proposal (5/27/10)
- Commission Finds Tech Company Liable for E-Rate Violations of Its Independent Contractor, In Spite of Owner’s Whistleblowing (11/2/09)
- FCC Denies Appeals of E-Rate Denials of Funding for Dark Fiber (11/2/09)
- FCC Denies Appeals of Applicant Accused of Competitive Bidding Violations (11/2/09)
- FCC Denies Requests to Waive Rules Requiring the Filing of Form 470 Before Entering Into Services Agreement (11/2/09)
- FCC Grants Appeal of E-Rate Application Modification Based on USAC’s Misunderstanding Regarding Requested Services (10/29/09)
- FCC Continues to Grant Appeals for E-Rate Denials Based on "Clerical or Ministerial Errors" (10/29/09)
- FCC Debars Former School Board Officer and Computer Integrated Systems Design President From E-Rate Program For Fraud
- FCC Debars Former School District CTO and Computer Reseller President from the E-Rate Program for Fraud (9/2/09)
- FCC Upholds Rescission of Already Committed E-Rate Funds, Finding Services Requested Were Ineligible (9/1/09)
- FCC Grants 39 Appeals of USAC E-Rate Funding Denials But Rejects Appeals of 31 Entities for Failure to Follow Competitive Bidding Rules (4/21/09)
- FCC Grants 261 Appeals of USAC E-Rate Funding Denials (11/06/08)
- FCC Grants 261 Appeals of USAC E-Rate Funding Denials (Extended Version, 11/06/08)
- Mistaken Responses to USAC Inquiries (8/19/08)
- Eligible Services for FY 2009 (8/05/08)
- FCC Grants Limited Waiver of Contract Submission Requirement for E-Rate Program (2/21/08)
- Debarment of Two Consultants from E-Rate Program (1/11/08)
- USAC Appeals – Proof of Representation (12/20/07)
- FCC Issues Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration and Oversight (9/4/07)
- Commission Issues Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings (6/28/07)
- Commission Grants Appeal Finding Compliance With Then-existing Competitive Bidding Requirements (6/28/07)
- Commission Grants Appeal on Ground That the Service Provider Was Unable to Timely Complete Implementation for Reasons Beyond Its Control (6/28/07)
- Commission Issues E-rate Decision Regarding Use of an Incorrect Spin (5/22/07)
- Commission Issues E-rate Decision Addressing Its Most Cost Effective Service Offering Requirment (5/22/07)
- Commission Grants E-rate Appeals and Adopts New Directive Regarding Its Thirty Percent Rule (5/22/07)
- Commission Issues E-rate Decision Regarding Its Twenty-eight Day Competitive Bidding Requirement (5/22/07)
- Commission Grants Appeals and Adopts New Directive Regarding Its Demonstration of Necessary Resources Requirement (5/22/07)
- FCC Permits Simplified Correction of Clerical Error in E-Rate Funding Request (4/18/08)
- FCC Issues Separate Decisions Granting One Hundred and Eighty Two Appeals from Funding Denials (4/12/07)
- FCC Issues Additional Universal Service Fund Decisions (3/16/07)
- Summary of Recent Universal Service Fund Decisions (3/14/07)
- FCC Debars Two Service Providers From the E-rate Program (01/25/07)
- FCC Issues Two E-Rate Decisions (11/14/06)
- August E-Rate Orders (8/24/06)
- FCC Grants Utica City Public Schools District’s E-Rate Appeal (8/04/06)
- FCC Grants Hickory Public Schools District’s E-Rate Appeal (8/4/06)
- 2006 USAC Schools and Libraries E-Rate Training (8/04/06)
- Correctable Errors on E-Rate 470 and 471 Forms (8/01/06)
EAS (Formerly EBS)
Internet and Online Services
- FCC Issues Order In Response to In re Core Mandamus on ISP-bound Traffic (11/12/08)
- FCC Issues Sample Template for Annual CPNI Certification
- Commission Expands Local Number Portability Obligations to Interconnected VoIP Providers and Issues NPRM (11/12/07)
- FCC Releases Report and Order on IP-Enabled Services (7/05/07)
- Commission Releases Items Inquiring Into Broadband Deployment
- Eighth Circuit Upholds FCC's Vonage Decision (3/21/07)
- The Time Warner Wholesale Interconnection Decision (3/3/07)
- Missoula Plan (7/24/06)
- FCC Releases Data on High-Speed Services For Internet Access and Local Telephone Competition
- FCC Enforcement Bureau Provides Additional Guidance to Interconnected VoIP Providers (11/03/05)
- FCC Releases Wireline Broadband Reclassification Order Eliminating Sharing Obligations on ILEC Wireline Broadband Internet Access Services (9/26/05)
- FCC Extends Form 477 Requirement to Providers of Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (6/18/08)
- FCC Enforcement Bureau Extends VoIP 911 Compliance Deadlines (8/26/05)
- FCC Issues Guidance to Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol Service Providers (7/29/05)
- FCC VoIP E911 Published In Federal Register Today (6/29/05)
- FCC Releases E911 Order Applicable To Interconnected VoIP Services (6/05/05)
- FCC Rejects SBC IP Forbearance Petition As Procedurally and Substantively Flawed (5/6/05)
- FCC Fines Madison River Telecom for Blocking VoIP Traffic (3/7/05)
- FCC Preempts State Regulation of Internet Calling Services (11/9/04)
- Auction of Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Services Licenses
- Appellate Court Validates Shrinkwrap Software Licenses
- The Name is Not Always the Same
- Putting Your Television Station on the Information Highway
- Putting Your Radio Station on the Internet
- Putting Music Online
- FCC Reaffirms ISP Access Charge Exemption; Establishes Subsidy Fund for Inter Access
- NARUC Task Force on Intercarrier Compensation Process Fact Sheet
International/Telephone/Satellite
- FCC Issues Form 499A; Filing Due April 1, 2009 (3/2/09)
- FCC Fines Carriers For Failure to Comply with 2008 CPNI Filing Requirements (2/25/09)
- FCC Releases Form 477 and Extends Filing Deadline Until March 16, 2009 (2/24/09)
- Client Advisory On Net 911 Order (10/24/08)
- Comment Deadlines Set for Three Important USF Proceedings (3/6/08)
- REMINDER: Customer Proprietary Network Information Certification Due on or Before March 1, 2008; Applies to Carriers and VoIP Providers (01/17/08)
- FCC Sets Comment Cycle On AT&T’s Request To Subject VoIP To Interstate Access Charges (7/25/08)
- Southern District of New York Reaches Landmark Ruling for Telecommunications Industry (7/25/08)
- Embarq Forbearance Petition Seeks To Eliminate "ESP Exemption" From Access Charges (1/14/08)
- FCC Modifies Slamming Rules: Adopts Additional Third Party Verification Requirements (01/10/08)
- 37 Parties File Comments in the Federal Communications Commission's "Access Stimulation" Proceeding On December 17; Replies Due Dec. 31 (12/20/07)
- AT&T Seeks Access Charges on VoIP Traffic And Global Intercarrier Compensation Reform (7/21/08)
- Unauthorized Broadcasting of Telephone Conversations (7/9/08)
- New Federal Customer Proprietary Network Information ("CPNI") Rules To Become Effective December 8, 2007 (12/07/07)
- Commission Seeks to Extend Do-Not-Call Registry Beyond 5-Year Limit (12/06/07)
- Commission Expands Local Number Portability Obligations to Interconnected VoIP Providers and Issues NPRM (11/12/07)
- FCC Issues Decision in InterCall USAC Appeal (7/1/08)
- Commission Examines Formalized Forbearance Procedures (12/03/07)
- Commission Takes Action in Conference Calling Formal Complaint Case (10/03/07)
- FCC Releases Report and Order on IP-Enabled Services (7/5/07)
- Supreme Court Issues Decision in Global Crossing v. Metrophones (04/07)
- NTIA Creates New $1.5 Billion Consumer Equipment Market (3/14/07)
- PBXs No Longer Funded as Priority One (3/21/07)
- FCC Releases Data on High-Speed Services For Internet Access and Local Telephone Competition (08/01/06)
- FCC Preempts State Decisions Forcing Bells to Provide DSL Broadband to Consumers of “Unbundled” Voice Services (3/28/05)
- FCC Finds AT&T Calling Card Subject to Universal Service and Intrastate Access Charges (2/24/05)
- The FCC's 2005 Agenda -- Intercarrier Compensation Tops All (1/3/05) SBC Announces Intention to Tariff VoIP "Access" Termination Service (11/18/04)
- Regulatory Fees Due August 19, 2004 - PDF Format (7/21/04)
- Quarterly Filing of FCC Form 499-Q Due November 1, 2003
- Broadband Buildout and Network Unbundling
- Quarterly Filing of FCC Form 499-Q Due May 1, 2002
- Annual Circuit Status Report Due March 31, 2002
- Commission Modifies and Clarifies its Price Disclosure Rules
- Third Report & Order on Simple Inside Wiring
- Streamlined Entry into the U.S. for non-U.S. Licensed Fixed Satellites
- Commission Approves Transfer of North American Numbering Plan Administrative Functions
- Rate Integration for CMRS Services
- No Carriage; No Foul; Bell South's Calling Card Service Upheld by Commission
- Set Aside of "888" Numbers Ends
- NPRM to Consider Direct Access to Intelsat
- FCC Earth Station Application Changes
- Commission Initiates Inquiry on Rules Prohibiting Telecommunications Carriers from Bundling Telecommunications Services with CPE...
- Commission Grants International Simple Resale Authority for the Provision of Switched Data and Fax Services between the US and Hong Kong
- 1998 Regulatory Fees and New Application Fees
- FCC's New Foreign Access and Satellite Licensing Rules
- FCC Releases New Satellite Licensing Rules
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