CommLaw Monitor
FCC Proposes Rare Fine for Failure to File Section 43.61 International Traffic and Revenue Reports
On December 6, 2013, the FCC issued a rare Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, against Start Wireless Group, Inc. d/b/a Page Plus Cellular (“Page Plus”), for failing to file annual section 43.61 international…
FCC Prepaid Card Investigations Continue; Bureau Proposes $25,000 Fine for Non-Response
After six NALs and an Enforcement Advisory, the FCC is not finished with prepaid calling card marketing practices. On February 7th, the Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against a prepaid card…
FCC Eases CPNI Compliance for Prepaid Calling Card Providers
Back in 2007, in response to the pretexting controversy, the FCC strengthened its CPNI rules to require telecommunications carriers to authenticate a subscriber’s identity before providing call detail information.…
What FCC v. Fox Television Means for Non-Broadcasters
In FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc., the US Supreme Court reversed FCC indecency fines against two TV broadcast networks. The decision has garnered a lot of attention in the broadcast industry and conventional…
Prepaid Card Provider Settles Failure to Disclose Action for $2.3 Million
In 2011, the FCC was extremely active in the prepaid calling card area, proposing $25 million in fines and investigating several other prepaid card providers . While the FCC has exclusive jurisdiction over prepaid…