Legal Alerts and Articles
The Firm distributes timely Legal Alerts covering breaking communications legal and regulatory news. You can receive Legal Alerts by completing our Join Alert List sign-up form. Selected alerts are listed below.
- USF Contribution Reform To Affect Virtually All Communications Providers (May 2012) (A legal alert summarizing proposed USF contribution reforms)
- Continued Government Push to Regulate Third-Party Billing (April 2012) (An article surveying the recent the developments in third-party billing regulations)
- FCC Penalizes Unauthorized 214 Transfer and Contribution Failures (December 2011) (A Legal Alert discussing recent FCC action regarding unauthorized 214 transfer and contribution failures)
- FCC Orders IP Conferencing Provider to Contribute to USF (November 2011) (Legal Alert discussing IP Conferencing Providers)
- FCC Penalizes Prepaid Providers (September 2011) (Legal Alert discussing the FCC penalties on prepaid providers)
- FCC Issues "Cramming" Enforcement Advisory (June 2011) (Legal Alert discussing the FCC's Cramming Enforcement Advisory)
- FCC Assesses Monetary Penalty Against ADMA Telecom, Inc. (April 2011) (Legal Alert discussing the Forfeiture Order issued by the FCC against ADMA Telecom, Inc.)
- CA PUC Adopts New Registration and Bond Rules (October 2010) (Legal Alert discussing the new bond requirements implemented the CA Public Utilities Commission.)
- FCC Clarifies Broadband Internet Access Services Not Subject to USF (May 2010) (Legal Alert discussing the FCC's clarification of broadband internet access services that are not subject to USF.)
- FCC Overturns USAC Determination (May 2010) (Legal Alert summarizing FCC's decision to overturn USAC ruling regarding USF contributions for broadband internet access providers.)