5 Ways the FCC Could Respond to Invalidation of Its 'Net Neutrality' Rules
After the Net Neutrality decision, the FCC has a number of options, all of which could have an important impact on providers and users alike....By: JD Supra Perspectives
View ArticlePublic Comment Period Open on FCC’s Net Neutrality Proposed Rules
A few weeks ago, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler set off a firestorm when he announced the FCC would consider adopting rules that would allow cable and telephone companies to charge Internet content providers...
View ArticleFCC Announces Regulatory Fees Due for FY 2014
The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2014 fiscal year. The due date is Sept. 23, 2014. The fees are intended to recover the Commission's cost of...
View ArticleAustralia: Australia’s media deregulation plans will keep anti-siphoning laws
Australian Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull has floated a proposal to scrap many of the media regulations to enable traditional broadcasters to compete with new unregulated entries into the...
View ArticleTelecoms File Lawsuit Challenging Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Register officially published the FCC’s new rules governing net neutrality on Monday, April 13, 2015, and the new rules will take effect 60 days following the date of publication. As...
View ArticleCharter/Time Warner Tout Benefits, Seek Approval of Merger in State and...
Local Governments Can Protect Themselves and the Public By Filing Comments - Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and Advance/Newhouse Partnership recently filed a public interest...
View ArticleBrussels Regulatory Brief: July
Antitrust and Competition - European Court Confirms Commission’s Jurisdiction for Fighting International Cartels On 9 July 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) upheld the EUR 288...
View ArticleTax Changes Made by Maine's 127th Legislature
The Maine Legislature ended its tumultuous session on July 16, 2015. After an advisory opinion by the Maine Supreme Court, we now know which bills actually became law. As usual, a number of significant...
View ArticleFCC Announces Regulatory Fees Due for FY 2015
The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2015 fiscal year. The fees must be received by the FCC by 11:59 PM EDT on September 24, 2015. The FCC’s...
View Article2015 FCC Regulatory Fees Due By September 24, 2015
The FCC has announced a deadline of September 24 for receipt of its Fiscal Year 2015 annual regulatory fees. Fees are owed on all authorizations held as of October 1, 2014. Payment may be made by...
View ArticleFCC Regulatory Fees Order for FY 2015 Released; September 24 Payment Deadline...
On September 2, 2015, the FCC released its Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2015 Report and Order (“2015 Regulatory Fees Order”) and set a fee payment deadline of no later...
View ArticleAnnual FCC Regulatory Fees Due September 2015
Most federal licensees and other regulated entities must pay regulatory fees to offset costs associated with the FCC’s enforcement, public service, international, policy, and rulemaking activities. Fee...
View ArticleFederal Communications Commission Seeks Comment on Proposed Imposition of...
On Friday, September 18, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its proposed rules that would require submarine cable licensees to submit reports of network outages. The proposed...
View ArticleTelecommunications Giant Hit With TCPA Treble Damages Award For Calls to...
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits non-emergency calls to cell phone numbers using automatic telephone dialing systems (ATDS) or prerecorded voice messages absent the called party’s...
View ArticleFCC Slams Door to Higher Pole Attachment Rates
After kicking open a door to potential annual pole attachment rental increases in the hundreds of millions of dollars when it adopted its February 2015 Net Neutrality order, the Federal Communications...
View ArticlePEG Fees Set by Ordinance Under California Video Franchise Law Are Not Taxes...
State AG Opinion Could Positively Impact Many Local Governments - The referendum requirements of Proposition 26 do not apply to public, educational and governmental access fees established by local...
View ArticleFCC Issues Tariff Investigation Order and NPRM Which Proposes to...
In May 2016, the FCC moved forward with its decade-overdue reform of the $45 Billion per year dedicated business data services (“BDS”) market. BDS providers, including major incumbent...
View ArticleNew Rules Impact PEG Access Stations’ Responsibilities Regarding Closed...
Additional Reporting and Compliance Requirements - The Federal Communications Commission published a Final Rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday, imposing new reporting requirements on public,...
View ArticleOf “Lunch Stands and Merry-Go-Rounds”: Ninth Circuit’s Rejection of FTC...
On August 29th, a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously held that the FTC has no power to challenge “throttling” of unlimited data plan customers by mobile broadband providers as an “unfair or deceptive...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Blazes New Trail in Set-Top Box Cases: Cable Service and Boxes...
Since 2008, cable customers have been suing cable operators across the country claiming operators violate the antitrust laws by forcing customers to lease set-top boxes from the operator to access...
View Article