CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC Plans Major Wireless Deployment and 911 Actions at September Meeting

Continuing its focus on broadband infrastructure deployment for 5G technologies, the FCC announced that it plans to eliminate regulatory impediments that delay and increase the cost of wireless deployments at its next…

5G and Broadband Infrastructure in the Spotlight at August FCC Meeting

The FCC will focus on 5G spectrum and the infrastructure supporting next-generation broadband services at its meeting planned for August 2, 2018. Continuing its push to make more spectrum available for flexible…

VoIP Gets More Duck-Like: FCC Extends Discontinuance of Service Rules to Interconnected VoIP Providers

In a move that surprised almost no one, the FCC extended its discontinuance of service rules to providers of interconnected VoIP services. When this latest action becomes effective, interconnected VoIP providers will…

Preview of FCC Open Meeting: VoIP, Number Porting Items are on the Agenda

Late last night, the FCC announced its agenda for its May 13 Open Meeting . Highlighting the agenda are items relating to VoIP provider discontinuance obligations and LNP deadlines. VoIP The FCC announced that it…