Archive for February 2024 | Monthly archive page

Reminder: Accessibility Recordkeeping Compliance Certifications and Contact Information Due April 1, 2024

All service providers and equipment manufacturers that are subject to Sections 255, 716 and 718 of the Communications Act must maintain records of their efforts to make their telecommunications services and equipment, advanced communications services and equipment, and Internet browsers built into mobile phones accessible to people with disabilities, as required by the Communications Act […]

Final Reminder: Annual CPNI Certifications Due March 1, 2024

Telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers are required to establish and maintain systems designed to ensure they protect their subscribers’ Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”) and are required to file an annual CPNI compliance certification no later than tomorrow, March 1, 2024 (for data pertaining to the previous calendar year). If a telecommunications provider fails […]

The Corporate Transparency Act: What You Need to Know Regarding Entity Compliance H&W Free Webinar March 13, 2024 at 2:30pm ET

Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) mandates that millions of both newly formed and existing business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, and any other entity created through the filing of a document with a Secretary of State or similar office, submit certain information about the entity and its […]

New FCC Rules to Combat Digital Discrimination Will Soon Take Effect

On November 15, 2023, the FCC adopted a Report and Order1 regarding digital discrimination to promote and facilitate equal access to broadband internet services. The majority of those rules will soon take effect, on March 22, 2024. The Report and Order established a framework to facilitate equal access to broadband and internet access service by […]

FCC Announces Compliance Deadlines for Additional Robocall Mitigation Database Requirements

Deadline to Submit Additional Information in RMD: February 26, 2024 Deadline to Refuse Traffic from Any Provider Not Listed in the RMD: May 28, 2024 In the 6th Report and Order issued last year, the FCC expanded Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) filing requirements, pronounced new prohibitions on accepting traffic from providers that are not listed […]