CommLaw Monitor
FCC Proposes $10 Million in Fines for Privacy and Data Security Violations
On October 24, the FCC, over the dissent of its two Republican commissioners, issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing a fine of $10 million to Lifeline eligible telecommunications carriers (“ETCs”)…
FCC Announces USF Enforcement “Strike Force” To Combat Waste, Fraud and Abuse
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler issued a Public Notice on July 14, 2014, announcing the creation of a new “Strike Force” to respond to concerns of waste, fraud and abuse in the Universal Service Fund (USF). Chairman Wheeler…
FCC Seeks Comment on Smith Bagley Petition for Partial Waiver on Biennial Audits
Yesterday, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) released a Public Notice seeking comment by July 25, 2014, on Smith Bagley, Inc.’s (“SBI’s”) Petition for Partial Waiver (also attached) of the biennial audit…
DOJ Announces Indictments of ATMS Executives on Criminal Charges for Alleged Lifeline Fraud
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that three Associated Telecommunications Management Services LLC (ATMS) executives were indicted yesterday charging one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 15…
Kelley Drye to Host Regulatory Workshop at COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2014 Convention
On March 19, 2014, Kelley Drye will host a free, half-day workshop, at the COMPTEL PLUS Spring 2014 Convention & EXPO in Las Vegas, NV. The workshop is designed to help service providers identify new opportunities as…