CommLaw Monitor
FCC Proposes Another $5 Million Prepaid Card Fine
Yesterday, the FCC proposed another $5 million fine for insufficient disclosures on prepaid calling cards. This action is best understood as an echo to the FCC's action in September, when it proposed four similar $5…
FCC Releases USF and ICC Reform NPRM
Late yesterday, the FCC released its latest NPRM on high cost USF and ICC reform (see our 2/8 post ). The 289 page item, available here, sets forth staggered comment dates triggered by federal register publication.…
Intercarrier Compensation, USF High Cost Fund Reform Top FCC Agenda
As expected, late yesterday, the FCC announced that it would again attempt to tackle its "holy grail" of regulatory action: reforming carrier-to-carrier compensation mechanisms and the high-cost program of the…
AT&T Access Charge Lawsuits Against Prepaid Card Providers Moving Forward
Long time readers of the blog will know that we've been following AT&T's attempts to collect access charges for local calls delivered via intermediaries to prepaid card providers. The background is available here:…
FCC Clarifies "Carrier" Definition In Prepaid Context
In a recent USF appeal, the FCC agreed with a prepaid card "platform provider" that each of its customers, not the platform provider, is the "carrier" for Universal Service purposes. The FCC ruled, however, that the…