CommLaw Monitor
Carrier Change: The Words Matter
Usually without much fanfare, the FCC goes about the business of adjudicating slamming complaints under its TPV rules. This latest case underscores that the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau continues to strictly…
FCC Settles Slamming Case with Unusual Remedies
Slamming cases are a rarity these days, but this settlement is noteworthy not because it involves slamming, but because of the unusual remedies the FCC required in its consent decree. The case involves two Notices of…
FCC Bureau Strictly Enforcing TPV Requirements
Since 1998, the FCC has adjudicated individual consumer claims that the consumer's telecommunications services were switched without authorization (aka "slamming"). These adjudications often are released by the dozens…
FCC Says Slamming Rules Do Not Apply to VoIP Providers
The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC has reversed a November decision by its Consumer Policy Division relating to alleged slamming by a VoIP provider. The Bureau's May 19 ruling granted a request to…