FCC Announces Proposed USF Contribution Factor of 32.6% for the First Quarter of 2023
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Office of Managing Director (OMD) has issued a Public Notice announcing that the proposed Universal...
FCC Sets 2023 High-Cost Loop Support Amounts for Average Schedule Companies
The Telecommunications Access Policy Division (TAPD) of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an Order approving the annual average...
FCC Orders all U.S. Voice Providers to Block Student Loan Scam Robocalls
The FCC's Enforcement Bureau (EB) has ordered all U.S.-based voice service providers to immediately terminate or block illegal robocall traffic offering student...
FCC Announces Process for Service Providers to Request List of Participating Agencies in NORS/DIRS...
The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has announced a process for service providers to request a list of agencies...
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for December Open Meeting
The FCC has announced the items on the agenda for its December Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at...
FCC Prohibits Future Equipment Authorizations with Covered Equipment
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order amending its equipment authorization rules to further secure communications networks and supply chains from...
Senate Passes Safe Connections Act to Help Domestic Abuse Victims
The Senate has passed the Safe Connections Act (H.R. 7132), which requires wireless providers to permit victims of domestic abuse and human...
FCC Removes Global UC from Robocall Mitigation Database
The FCC has announced that it will remove Global UC from the Robocall Mitigation Database and its certification for such database. Due...
FCC Declares that Ringless Voicemails are Subject to Robocall Restrictions
The FCC has unanimously found that callers must obtain consumers’ prior express consent before delivering “ringless voicemails,” messages delivered to consumers’ mailboxes...
FCC Denies Reconsideration Petition and Application in Pole Attachment Proceeding
The FCC has denied a petition for reconsideration by Duke Energy and an application for review by AT&T in a pole attachment...
