CommLaw Monitor
News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group
VoIP Gets More Duck-Like: FCC Extends Discontinuance of Service Rules to Interconnected VoIP Providers
In a move that surprised almost no one, the FCC extended its discontinuance of service rules to providers of interconnected VoIP services. When this latest action becomes effective, interconnected VoIP providers will…
Preview of FCC Open Meeting: VoIP, Number Porting Items are on the Agenda
Late last night, the FCC announced its agenda for its May 13 Open Meeting . Highlighting the agenda are items relating to VoIP provider discontinuance obligations and LNP deadlines. VoIP The FCC announced that it…
Appeals Court Rejects State Regulation of Nomadic VoIP, Again
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has ruled in favor of Vonage and rejected an attempt by the Nebraska PSC to claim regulatory authority over VoIP. Vonage v. Nebraska PSC, 564 F. 3d 900 (8th Cir. 2009).…