The FCC has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 regulatory fee filing deadline for all entities that are required to pay annual regulatory fees. The FY 2025 regulatory fee deadline date for all regulatory fee payors is no later than 11:59 PM, Eastern Daylight Time, on Thursday, September 25, 2025.1 The filing window is now […]

Compliance with the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) requirements set forth in its the Eighth Report and Order (“Order”) on the STIR/SHAKEN Caller ID Authentication Framework1 related to use of third-party authentication by providers with a STIR/SHAKEN implementation obligation will become effective on September 18, 2025. Specifically, providers that have a fully IP network or a […]

The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) 2016 Lifeline Order1 established various timeframes for updates to certain Lifeline service standards and phase-out of certain Lifeline support. The FCC recently announced updates to certain Lifeline service standards consistent with the 2016 Lifeline Order, as well as extensions of waivers that paused certain updates to Lifeline service standards and […]

Later this month the FCC is tentatively set to adopt updated designated entity eligibility requirements1 for the AWS-3 spectrum bands (1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz).2 The Commission is required to initiate Auction 113 by June 23, 2026, with auction proceeds supporting the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program by reimbursing eligible advanced communications service providers […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]