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Selected Alerts are listed below.
FCC CPNI Filings Due 3/1/08 (December 2007) (Legal Alert announcing new deadline for filing CPNI certifications.)
Prepaid Legislation (August 2007) (Legal Alert covering U.S. House of Representatives bill proposing stringent
disclosure requirements for prepaid calling card providers and distributors.)
New FCC 214 Rules (July 2007) (Legal Alert reviewing recent changes in FCC rules applicable to FCC Section 214
authorizations.)
FCC Extends Disability Rules and Proposes New E911 Standards (June 2007) (Legal Alert summarizing FCC Order extending disability access requirements
to VoIP providers and FCC Notice proposing new E911 accuracy standards.)
VoIP USF Ruling (June 2007) (Legal Alert covering a Federal Court’s decision to uphold the application of USF charges to interconnected
VoIP providers and to vacate other VoIP USF requirements.)
FCC USF Enforcement (May 2007) (Legal Alert covering FCC penalties levied against several telecommunications providers for failure to file
mandatory FCC Forms 499 and remit mandatory contributions.)
New FCC CPNI Rules (April 2007) (Legal Alert covering the FCC Report and Order adopting additional rules to protect customer proprietary network
information.)
CPNI Enforcement Actions (March 2007) (Legal Alert summarizing FCC actions against three carriers for apparent violations of the FCC’s rules
protecting CPNI.)
IDT Suit Against Prepaid Providers (March 2007) (Legal Alert covering IDT’s lawsuit filed against twelve prepaid calling card providers alleging deceptive
trade practices and false advertising.)
FCC Wholesale Ruling (March 2007) (Legal Alert summarizing FCC ruling that wholesale providers may interconnect with incumbent local exchange
carriers when reselling their services to other providers.)
FCC DAC Enforcement Action (January 2007) (Legal Alert summarizing recent FCC enforcement action against
a reseller for violations of federal payphone compensation rules).
New VoIP Reporting Deadlines (December
2006) (Legal Alert covering upcoming deadlines for interconnected VoIP provider compliance with CALEA reporting requirements.)
FCC Imposes USF on VoIP and Increases Wireless USF "Safe Harbor" (July 2006) (Legal Alert summarizing the FCC's decision to extend USF for the first
time to VoIP providers and increase the wireless USF "Safe Harbor".)
FCC Regulates Prepaid Card Providers (July 2006) (Legal Alert covering the FCC's decision to apply full-blown regulation to prepaid card
providers.)
Federal Excise Tax (May 2006) (Legal Alert regarding the U.S. Treasury reversal of its
stance on the Federal Excise Tax.)
States Actively Regulating MVNOs (April 2006) (Article summarizing
federal and state regulatory requirements for entering the market as a wireles reseller or MVNO.)
CPNI Certificates (February 2006) (Legal Alert covering FCC deadline for carriers to submit CPNI compliance certificate and supporting statement.)
FCC to Penalize Major Prepaid Provider (December 2005) (Legal Alert covering FCC penalty proposed against major prepaid card provider for
nonresponsiveness.)
New CALEA Order (October 2005) (Legal Alert discussing new requirements for interconnected VoIP providers to comply with certain
law enforcement obligations under CALEA.)
FCC USF Fines (September 2005) (Legal Alert summarizing recent FCC enforcement actions involving USF nonpayment.)
N.Y. Telecom Policy Review (July 2005) (Legal Alert summarizing a New York Public Service Commission proceeding that may result
in sweeping reform of its telecom policies and regulations.)
FCC Agent for Service of Process (June 2005) (Legal Alert reminding telecommunications providers of the FCC's registered agent requirment under
Section 255.)
FCC Extends E911 Rules to VoIP (June 2005) (Legal Alert covering the FCC's decision to apply conventional E911 requirements to interconnected
VoIP providers.)
Access Reform (March 2005) (Legal Alert analyzing the FCC’s rulemaking proceeding to
reform the current intercarrier compensation regime.)
FCC Debt Collection (September 2004) (Legal Alert summarizing the FCC's "Small Entity Compliance Guide: Debt Collection and Red Light Rule".)
CAN SPAM Update (July 2004) (Legal Alert regarding compliance with, and enforcement of, the so called "CAN-SPAM Act".)
AT&T VoIP Subject to Access (April 2004) (Legal Alert summarizing the FCC's decision to subject AT&T's VoIP service to access charges.)
Agent Agreements (April 2004) (Legal Alert regarding the importance of contracts for telecommunications sales agents.)
Federal Excise Tax (March 2004) (Legal Alert regarding current legal developments impacting the applicability of Federal Excise Tax to long
distance service.)
Survive Slamming (February 2004) (Legal Alert to assist 1+ carriers - particularly those utilizing telemarketing - in avoiding slamming liability.)
VoIP Regulation (December 2003) (Legal Alert regarding developments to regulate VoIP services both on the federal and state levels.)
FCC Do-Not-Call-List (November 2003) (Legal Alert regarding the rules, exemptions and restrictions of the FCC's new Do-Not-Call-List.)
FCC Modifies Payphone Compensation Rules (October 2003) (Legal Alert regarding the new DAC requirements for switch-based resellers and underlying carriers.)
