Hosted Payload Episode 12: Mike Carlson / Spaceman
Hosted Payload Episode 11: Erin Boone/Interstellar
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Wireless Legislation on the Way?
Know Before You Go: Federal Standards and Pre-Application Research
FCC Proposes New Rules On Local Wireless Siting
Data Privacy Trouble Surrounding Google Street View Cars Presents Lesson for Smaller Companies
Unlocking Your Cell Phone Is Now Illegal, but Not for Long
Carriers and providers of interstate and international telecommunications, including, but not limited to, interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol providers, providers offering interstate telecommunications for a fee on a...more
Dear Clients and Friends, As a reminder, telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers are obligated to file their annual certification documenting compliance with the Customer...more
The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2023 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 20. The FCC’s CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...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
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
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
Key Wireless Deadlines - CISA Seeks Comment on its Zero Trust Maturity Model: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) requests comment on its draft Zero Trust Maturity Model. This draft publication is...more
The FCC plans to follow last month’s major 911 location accuracy item with another significant public safety rulemaking at its next meeting scheduled for December 12, 2019. Under the FCC’s plan, all telecommunications...more
At its December 12 Open Meeting, the FCC adopted its first Communications Marketplace Report (“CMR”), which combines several separate reports into one and is meant to provide a comprehensive overview of the mobile wireless,...more
Under new Chairman Ajit Pai’s leadership, the Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission”) is taking its first steps toward reforming its rules interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). On...more
The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2015 fiscal year. The fees must be received by the FCC by 11:59 PM EDT on September 24, 2015. The FCC’s electronic payment system is...more
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a long awaited declaratory ruling and order, FCC 15-72, addressing several petitions which sought clarification of or exemptions from Telephone Consumer...more
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a 140-page Omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order in response to more than two dozen petitions from businesses, attorneys general, and consumers seeking...more
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Order”) offering...more
On Monday, June 22, 2015, the FCC released a Report and Order establishing a process to authorize interconnected VoIP providers to obtain direct access to telephone numbers. Once the process takes effect (after approval by...more