CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

O’Rielly Paints Team Telecom As an “Inextricable Black Hole” for Applicants, but Will His Call for Reform Fare Better?

On October 1, Chairman Wheeler announced that he has circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking among his fellow Commissioners that would seek comment on simplifying the FCC’s foreign ownership approval process for…

FCC Wants to Impose Network Outage Reporting Requirements on Submarine Cable System Licensees

As it did when it imposed circuit capacity reporting obligations on all submarine cable licensees earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) once again is looking to step up regulation of submarine…

Special Deadline Set for Section 43.62 International Traffic and Revenue Reports Filed in 2015

The FCC announced on Friday, August 7, 2015, that the deadline for affected carriers and providers to file their annual international traffic and revenue reports this year -- postponed from the usual date of July 31 --…

FCC International Bureau Announces Filing Window for Annual International Circuit Capacity Reports – Reports Due by April 30, 2015

As we noted in a February post on our CommLawMonitor blog , the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) new Section 43.62 international reporting requirements became effective on February 11, 2015. Now the FCC…

John Heitmann Speaks at Mobile World Congress - 4 Years From Now on March 3 at 2 PM CET

Communications Chair and Partner, John J. Heitmann will be speaking at “4 Years From Now” during Mobile World Congress, an annual event with over 80,00 attendees.Their session, What Just Happened?: The New U.S. Net…