CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

FCC, Maryland Probing Verizon 911 Outages

On January 26th, a snowstorm hit the Washington DC area. For many of us in the area, the commute home was quite a nightmare . But for Verizon, the impact was even more disturbing. Verizon suffered outages in its…

FCC Completes "Mystery Fees" Investigation of Verizon Wireless Data Charges

This order stands in stark contrast to the nominal CPNI settlements, odd refund provisions and low-ball forfeiture penalties we've discussed in this blog. Today, the FCC announced an eye-popping $25 million settlement…

Overlooked Elements of the Verizon-Google Net Neutrality Proposal

Earlier this month, Verizon and Google announced an agreement on the vexing issue of net neutrality. The agreement has been criticized by net neutrality advocates for allegedly permitting a "private Internet," and for…