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Common Carrier Annual Employment Report FCC Form 395 Due May 31, 2025

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 31st of each year.1 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. […]

Reminder: Annual Section 64.1900 Certifications Due May 1, 2025

A nondominant provider of interexchange telecommunications services, which provides detariffed interstate, domestic, interexchange services, must file by May 1, 2025, 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 amended1, and pursuant to §64.1900 of the Commission’s rules. […]

FCC Seeks Comment on What FCC Rules Can Be Eliminated or Modified

On March 12, 2025, the FCC released a Public Notice1 seeking public input on identifying FCC rules that could be eliminated or modified for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary regulatory burdens. Specifically, in light of President Trump’s recent Executive Orders, the FCC seeks comment on deregulatory initiatives that would “facilitate and encourage American’s investment in […]

CPNI Certifications Due March 1, 2025

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 March 1, 20251 (for data pertaining to the previous calendar year). If a telecommunications provider fails to […]

Broadband Data Collection Due March 3, 2025 Filing Window Opened January 2, 2025

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) deadline for filing Broadband Data Collection (“BDC”) data is Monday, March 3, 2025.1 This will be the sixth Broadband Data Collection filing window for submitting broadband availability and other data as of December 31, 2024. Failure to timely file required data in the new BDC system may lead to enforcement […]

CPNI Certifications Due March 1, 2025

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 March 1, 20251 (for data pertaining to the previous calendar year). If a telecommunications provider fails to […]

Fiscal Year 2024 Regulatory Fee Filing Deadline is September 26, 2024

The FCC has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 regulatory fee filing deadline for all entities that are required to pay annual regulatory fees. The FY 2024 regulatory fee deadline date for all regulatory fee payors is no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, on Thursday, September 26, 2024.1 To make a FY 2024 […]

Reminder: Annual Section 64.1900 Certifications Due May 1, 2024

A nondominant provider of interexchange (IXC) telecommunications services, which provides detariffed interstate, domestic, interexchange services, must file by Wednesday, May 1, 2024 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 amended1, and pursuant to §64.1900 of the […]

Common Carrier Annual Employment Reports FCC Form 395 Due May 31, 2024

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, 2024. 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, […]

Reminder: Annual Section 64.1900 Certifications Due May 1, 2024

A nondominant provider of interexchange (IXC) telecommunications services, which provides detariffed interstate, domestic, interexchange services, must file by Wednesday, May 1, 2024 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 amended1, and pursuant to §64.1900 of the […]