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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

FCC’s Looming STIR/SHAKEN Requirements May Raise USF Obligations and Exposure for Certain Providers

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/28/2025

A September 18 deadline is fast approaching for certain voice service providers to comply with expanded STIR/SHAKEN requirements approved last year by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC’s Eighth Report...more

AGs Demand End to Unlawful Robocalls Through “Operation Robocall Roundup”

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/22/2025

In 2022, a bipartisan task force of 51 state attorneys general (AGs) was formed to investigate and take legal action against companies allegedly responsible for large volumes of fraudulent and illegal robocall traffic. North...more

FCC Announces May 15th Deadline for Rural Call Completion Intermediate Provider Registration

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/29/2019

Continuing to implement the FCC’s rules to improve service to rural areas, the FCC announced that all “intermediate providers” (i.e., entities that carry, but do not originate, long distance traffic) must register with the...more

Updated: The Practical Impact of the Government Shutdown for Private Parties

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/8/2019

The new 116th Congress convened on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as the partial government shutdown, carrying over from the prior Congress, continued into the new year and has now outlasted previous shutdowns. Although the...more

Towers Troubles Ahead

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/30/2018

Tower issues are coming to the forefront for nearly every communications service, and FM radio is certainly not left out. FM radio is implicated primarily because of the TV repack; a consequence of the FCC's television...more

C-Band Registration - How To Get SES To Reimburse Your FCC Registration Fee

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/27/2018

I recently wrote about the offer from SES to reimburse C-band earth station users for their FCC registration fees. SES S.A. is major a communications satellite owner and operator providing video and data connectivity...more

New Nationwide EAS Alert Test … Sound the Alarm

Womble Bond Dickinson on 8/22/2018

The next nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS), will occur on September 20, 2018. This test will include multiple forms of communication; distributed by broadcasters through the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and...more

What's New In Washington - April 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/12/2018

Congress returned from its spring recess with a host of issues to address—trade, Trump administration nominations and opioid legislation sitting atop the priority list. Given the ongoing data scandal at Facebook, privacy...more

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