CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

President Obama Announces Nomination of Julius Genachowski as FCC Chairman

The “Obama FCC” took one giant step toward reality today when President Obama formally announced his “ intention to nominate ” Julius Genachowski as Chairman of the FCC. Genachowski’s nomination has been expected for…

Card Distributors Agree to Pay $2.25 Million as Part of FTC Crackdown on Fraud in the Prepaid Calling Card Industry

Major prepaid calling card distributors have agreed to pay $2.25 million as part of a settlement to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false claims to consumers about the number of minutes of talk…

Qwest Files Access Charge Lawsuit Against CLECs in Seattle

Qwest has begun following in the footsteps of SBC/AT&T by bringing collection actions against CLECs and their IXC customers for access charges which are allegedly due for terminating traffic to Qwest customers. On…