Archive for November 2013
NARUC Considers Telecom Related Resolutions at Annual Meeting
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is expected to consider three telecommunications-related resolutions at its annual meeting November 17 – 20, 2013. The resolutions address slamming, surveillance programs, and federalism. The draft resolutions will not become official NARUC policy until they are approved by the NARUC Board. See NARUC Draft Resolutions here.
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Friday, November 8, 2013
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
Read MoreFCC Serious About Lifeline Rules
The FCC is getting serious about enforcing the one-per-household rule. It recently proposed nearly $33 million in penalties against just three wireless Lifeline eligible telecommunications service (ETC) carriers. These newest penalties come only a month after the over $14.4 million in proposed penalties against five ETCs that we reported on in October. See October 2,…
Read MoreNew FCC Chairman Offers View of a “Wheeler FCC”
In his first blog, newly sworn-in FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has given us some idea of what a Wheeler FCC competition policy may look like.
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Wednesday, November 6, 2013
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
Read MoreVoIP Numbering Trial Off to a Slow Start
Beginning in June 2013, the FCC authorized what is supposed to be a six-month trial during which five VoIP service providers are allowed direct access to telephone number resources. The five providers – Vonage, SmartEdgeNet (d/b/a Edge Communications), Wiltel Communications (an affiliate of Level 3), Millicorp, and IntelePeer – have begun filing the status reports…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Tuesday, November 5, 2013
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Monday, November 4, 2013
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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