CommLaw Monitor
FCC Announces Plan to Create New Fraud Division, But Provides Few Details
On February 4, 2019, the FCC announced a plan to create a new division housed in its Enforcement Bureau, dedicated to prosecuting fraud in the agency’s Universal Service Fund (“USF”) programs. Citing to recent…
Next in the FCC’s Sights for Alleged Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: IP CTS Program
In June, the FCC approved a package of regulatory measures – Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“FNPRM”), and Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) – directed at reforming the IP Captioned…
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…
Chairman Pai Launches Rollback of Recent FCC Actions
The FCC retracted actions related to net neutrality, network security, media ownership, and other hot-topic issues in a series of orders issued late Friday. The orders represent the first major salvo in Chairman Pai's…
Client Advisory: Lifeline Modernization and Transition from Voice to Broadband
At its open meeting on March 31, 2016 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to adopt a Lifeline Modernization Order implementing significant changes to the Lifeline…