CommLaw Monitor
News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group
International Prepaid Card Providers Petition FCC to File USF Form 499As
A group of international prepaid card companies have petitioned the FCC for a rule change that will allow them to file their own FCC Form 499As to cover the universal service fund assessments on their traffic. The…
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).…
April 1 USF Form Released: MPLS, Conferencing Among the Changes
On February 25, the FCC released the 2009 Form 499-A and instructions . All telecommunications carriers are required to report their 2008 revenues on this form to calculate universal service and other regulatory fund…