In late August 2021, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Enforcement Bureau issued an Order and Citation to ViaTalk, LLC, for failing to fulfill its obligations under the Commission's accessibility rules in 47...more
On August 12, 2020, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit in City of Portland v. FCC rejected multiple challenges to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Small Cell, Local Moratoria, and OTMR orders in all but one...more
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The FCC approved and released an order that will inject $20.4 billion in funding for the deployment of networks for the provision of high-speed broadband internet access and voice services in areas that are...more
By no later than April 1, 2019, covered service providers and equipment manufacturers must submit accessibility recordkeeping compliance certifications and contact information to the FCC....more
On October 25, 2018, the FCC released a draft Report and Order that would expressly allow cable operators to provide certain written customer communications electronically. As part of the FCC’s “Modernization of Media...more
On October 11, 2018, the FCC announced the soft launch of the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) in Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This announcement comes shortly...more
On October 2, 2018, the FCC announced that it will finally launch the National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) in an initial slate of six states on November 2, 2018....more
On September 27, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released the final text of a Declaratory Ruling and Third Report and Order accelerating the deployment of wireless infrastructure....more
In June, the FCC released a Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”) proposing, among other things, a new funding source for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (“IP...more
Completion (RCC) proceeding (WC Docket No. 13-39). The Third RCC Order builds on the Commission’s prior rulings and is the first order that implements the requirements of the Rural Call Completion Act, which was enacted in...more
On August 13, 2018, the FCC issued a Public Notice requesting comments on an Emergency Petition filed by Tracfone Wireless, Inc. (“Tracfone”) requesting the FCC expedite implementation of the National Eligibility Verifier...more
On August 10, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted a stay of the FCC’s 2017 Lifeline Order (“Order”). The court found that the petitioners provided enough evidence that the FCC did not consider the...more
On July 18, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released a Report and Order that revamps the procedural rules governing formal complaint proceedings. ...more
On March 30, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order designed to eliminate regulatory barriers for small cell deployments and modernize the regulatory reviews under the National Historic...more