On February 24, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice extending indefinitely the deadline to submit the FCC Form 477 report due to “technical difficulties in the filing interface.” The Commission...more
Form 477: Local Competition and Broadband Report -
The Local Competition and Broadband Report, containing data as of December 31, 2016, must be filed by Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The report requires the submission of...more
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Form 499-Q Quarterly Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet -
Carriers and providers of interstate and international telecommunications,...more
FCC Form 655 – Service Provider Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report -
All providers of digital commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) in the United States must file, by midnight January 17, 2017,* FCC Form 655...more
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Annual FCC Regulatory Fees -
Most Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) licensees and other regulated entities must pay regulatory fees...more
On September 6, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission released a Public Notice announcing a payment deadline for annual regulatory fees of no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time on September 27, 2016. Although...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has just announced in a Public Notice that Interstate Telecommunications Service Providers (ITSP) and Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers can now log into...more
As Kelley Drye reported in an earlier post, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving quickly on efforts to expedite review of certain FCC applications, including, but not limited to, Section 214 and submarine...more
As we noted in a prior post, on June 24, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted new mandatory network outage reporting requirements for submarine cable licensees. The Commission’s Submarine Cable...more
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Note: The following filings ordinarily have May 1 filing deadlines. However, because the filing deadline falls on a weekend, the filings are due...more
Please be reminded of the upcoming due date for the Reports listed below:
- Form 499-A Annual Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet
- All intrastate, interstate and international providers of telecommunications...more
This is an exciting time to think about deploying communications services to Cuba. The Federal Communications Commission is (“FCC”) seeking comment on a proposal to eliminate one of the few remaining restrictions on...more
In a recent flurry of activity to implement the President's policy agenda to reestablish relations with Cuba, federal agencies are moving forward with a wave of proceedings and regulations with specific provisions geared...more
The thawing of relations between the U.S. and Cuba continues to spark Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) action to relax regulations – and thereby further open opportunities for carriers – on the U.S.-Cuba...more
It’s a new year and the FCC has just released its annual update to the FCC Form 499A. Telecommunications providers must use the 2016 Form 499A to report calendar year 2015 revenues for purposes of calculating contributions...more
It’s time again for carriers to submit the annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) certification to the FCC. Telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers are required to certify annually their...more
Please be reminded of the upcoming due date for the Report listed below:
- Section 64.2009(e) - Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”) Annual Certification
- Section 64.2009(e) requires that all...more
On December 7, 2015 the FCC released a Forfeiture Order against PTT Phone Cards, Inc. (formerly Star Pinless) (PTT or the Company), a prepaid calling card service provider that resells international telecommunications...more
With President Obama’s announcement last December that the United States is charting a new course in its relations with Cuba, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) is taking expedited steps to open up...more
As Kelley Drye reported in an earlier post, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering rules that would impose on submarine cable system licensees, and possibly users, network outage reporting obligations...more
On October 1, Chairman Wheeler announced that he has circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking among his fellow Commissioners that would seek comment on simplifying the FCC’s foreign ownership approval process for broadcast...more
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On Friday, September 18, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its proposed rules that would require submarine cable licensees to submit reports of network outages. The proposed submarine cable outage...more
Most federal licensees and other regulated entities must pay regulatory fees to offset costs associated with the FCC’s enforcement, public service, international, policy, and rulemaking activities. Fee amounts change each...more
On September 2, 2015, the FCC released its Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2015 Report and Order (“2015 Regulatory Fees Order”) and set a fee payment deadline of no later than 11:59 PM Eastern...more
All international Section 214 holders, entities providing international telecommunications on a common carrier basis, and providers of international voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service connected to the public switched...more