--- title: "Federal & State Regulatory" date: 2023-07-17T11:49:00-04:00 author: Import Bot canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/federal-state-regulatory" section: Blog Topics --- # CommLaw Monitor News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Hero-Objects/commlaw_cell_towers.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1880&q=80&w=1880&s=54b07618a568101f1a993673d6f270f5) [ Remove filter Topic: Federal & State Regulatory ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor) ## [ FCC’s May Open Meeting Addresses Prison Phone Rates, Video Relay Service Rates, Robocall Restrictions, and Mixed Universal Service Fund Support Transaction Conditions ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fccs-may-open-meeting-addresses-prison-phone-rates-video-relay-service-rates-robocall-restrictions-and-mixed-universal-service-fund-support-transaction-conditions) May 17, 2021 The FCC Open Meeting, scheduled for May 20, 2021 and led by Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, includes four agenda items and two enforcement actions. First, the FCC will consider a Third Report and Order, Order… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fccs-may-open-meeting-addresses-prison-phone-rates-video-relay-service-rates-robocall-restrictions-and-mixed-universal-service-fund-support-transaction-conditions) ## [ FCC Meets Statutory Deadline, Adopts Report and Order Establishing Emergency Connectivity Fund Program Rules ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-meets-statutory-deadline-adopts-report-and-order-establishing-emergency-connectivity-fund-program-rules) May 12, 2021 On May 10, 2021, the FCC unanimously adopted final rules in a Report and Order to implement the $7.17 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (“ECF Program”). The ECF Program is a fund that enables “schools and… [ Continue reading ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/fcc-meets-statutory-deadline-adopts-report-and-order-establishing-emergency-connectivity-fund-program-rules) ## [ Ding, Ding: Round 2 of the Telehealth Program Begins ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/viewpoints/blogs/commlaw-monitor/ding-ding-round-2-of-the-telehealth-program-begins) April 29, 2021 The application window for Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program opened today at 12PM ET and will close at 12 PM ET on Thursday, May 6, 2021 . 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