On April 8, 2024, the FCC released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking comment on a number of issues under the Safe Connections Act (SCA) specifically related to connected car services. As indicated by...more
On March 5, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) issued a public notice seeking input on a recently submitted proposal to implement an "amnesty period" for internet service providers...more
On August 10, 2023, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted 3-1 to approve Resolution TL-19144 and Resolution TL-19145 (the "Resolutions") authorizing Waymo LLC (Waymo) and Cruise LLC (Cruise), respectively,...more
The Biden Administration recently released its plans for allocating more than $42.45 billion in broadband funding to all 50 states through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment ("BEAD") Program. These dollars will be...more
On April 24, 2023, three Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) bureaus — the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, the Office of Engineering and Technology, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau —...more
*October 28, 2022 Update: On October 20, 2022, the CPUC unanimously approved a revised proposed decision. The final decision contains two important changes: (1) it moves the implementation date from January 1, 2023 to April...more
On September 2, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a Proposed Decision (PD) in its ongoing Surcharge Reform rulemaking (R.21-03-002). The PD, if adopted, will fundamentally overhaul the surcharge...more
Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously voted to commence a rulemaking to consider new regulatory requirements for interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers in California,...more
Beginning in October 2022, providers offering access to 911 service will be required to create and make available on their websites maps depicting geographic areas experiencing service outages that meet a specified reporting...more
As predicted in our earlier post, here at the mid-way point of 2022 we have seen a number of significant regulatory developments related to communications infrastructure in California. In the first half of 2022, the...more
Since the 1970s, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has been setting minimum service quality standards for certain public utility telephone corporations. However, the CPUC recently adopted an Order Instituting...more
In February 2021, as part of it Rulemaking 18-03-011, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted Decision 21-02-029, Decision Adopting Wireline Provider Resiliency Strategies (Decision). The Decision generally...more