Common carrier licensees with sixteen (16) or more full-time employees must file an annual employment report (FCC Form 395) with the Federal Communications Commission by May 31, 2023. If the filing concerns a licensee that had fewer than sixteen (16) full-time employees during the selected payroll period, no Form 395 filing is required. Such licensees, […]
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A nondominant provider of interexchange (IXC) telecommunications services, which provides detariffed interstate, domestic, interexchange services, must file by Monday, May 1, 2023 a certification stating its compliance with the Commission’s geographic rate averaging and rate integration obligations, pursuant to Section 254(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended[1], and pursuant to §64.1900 of the […]
All service providers 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 and the Commission’s […]
On February 16, 2023, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking1 seeking comment on steps to encourage greater participation by eligible Tribal applicants in the E-Rate program, which provides high speed internet to libraries and elementary and secondary schools at a discounted rate. While the Commission has engaged in outreach efforts in the past […]
The FCC has initiated a proceeding to strengthen the Commission’s rules for notifying customers and federal law enforcement of breaches of customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”).1 Specifically, the Commission proposed to expand the definition of “breach” to include inadvertent disclosures of customer information, and seeks comment on adopting a harm-based trigger for breach notifications. The […]
Domestic abuse survivors whose devices and associated telephone numbers are part of a multi-line or shared plan can face difficulties separating lines from such plans and maintaining affordable service. Accordingly, on February 17, the FCC proposed rules to implement the Safe Connections Act of 2022 and support survivors of domestic abuse by helping them leave […]
Providers of advanced communications services must file their Supply Chain Annual Reporting requirements by March 31, 2023. Specifically, any Provider that reported and certified in 2022 that it had purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained any covered communications equipment or services on the Covered List must submit an annual report on or before March 31, […]
Providers of advanced communications services must file their Supply Chain Annual Reporting requirements by March 31, 2023. Specifically, any Provider that reported and certified in 2022 that it had purchased, rented, leased, or otherwise obtained any covered communications equipment or services on the Covered List must submit an annual report on or before March 31, […]
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 […]
Time is winding down for any parties subject to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules1 to submit their required annual ETRS Form One filings to renew/update their identifying information in the online ETRS system by February 28, 2023. Filers can access ETRS by visiting the FCC’s ETRS page at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/eas-test-reporting-system. As for a national test […]
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