Archive for January 2021
The Regulatory Mix – Thursday, January 28, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: FCC’s Rosenworcel Releases Notes on February Open Meeting, FCC Announces Roundtable on Emergency Broadband Benefit Program FCC’s Rosenworcel Releases Notes on February Open Meeting Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel released notes regarding the February Open Meeting scheduled for 2/17/21. She discussed the significant tasks for the agency in the new appropriations…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for February Open Meeting, The FCC Releases the Agenda for Its ACDDE Virtual Meeting FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for February Open Meeting Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the February Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 2021:
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: FCC Releases Guidance on Assignment Phase of the 5G Auction, CIS and NENA Sign New MOU on Cybersecurity Best Practices, DC Circuit Court Hears Arguments on FCC Radio-Frequency FCC Releases Guidance on Assignment Phase of the 5G Auction The FCC released a Public Notice today detailing the assignment phase of Auction 107. Bidders…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Friday, January 22, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: FCC Commissioners React to Leadership Transition FCC Commissioners React to Leadership Transition Commissioners Carr, Starks and Simington release statements congratulating Jessica Rosenworcel on being named acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission
Read MoreWhat is Telecom Tax? Breaking Down Telecom Tax Compliance
Telecom taxes encompass a range of federal, state, and district taxes and fees that telecom companies are responsible for collecting and submitting. Though they may be perceived as a sort of sales tax or excise tax on telecom services, they are much more regulated and extensive than standard sales tax. The telecommunications industry is the…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Thursday, January 21, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Jessica Rosenworcel Designated Acting FCC Chair, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Designated Acting Chair of the Agency, FCC Annual Broadband Report Shows digital Divide is Rapidly Closing, Jessica Rosenworcel Designated Acting FCC Chair Today, President Joseph R. Biden designated FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. Rosenworcel released the following statement: “I am honored…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: Chairman Pai Statement Upon Departure from the FCC, FCC Releases List of Accomplishments Under Chairman Ajit Pai, Oregon Adopts Permanent Revisions to the Residential Service Protection Fund Chairman Pai Statement Upon Departure from the FCC Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued the following statement as he prepared to formally submit his resignation: “Serving the…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Tuesday, January 19, 2021
oday’s Regulatory Mix: FTC Publishes Annual Performance Report, FCC to Collect More Precise Broadband Mapping Data FTC Publishes Annual Performance Report The Federal Trade Commission published its Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Report as required under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010.
Read MoreIs Your Business Subject to Communications Services Tax?
What Businesses are Subject to Communications Services Tax? Companies that offer communications services are generally required to collect and remit communications services tax unless a regulatory authority specifically exempts them. As there are many regulating authorities and relatively few exemptions, this is a tax obligation that many companies in the telecommunications industry must attend to.…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Mix – Friday, January 15, 2021
Today’s Regulatory Mix: The FCC Fines Malicious Robocaller Nearly $10 Million, FCC Chairman Pai Delivers Remarks on the Future of American Spectrum Policy, FCC Releases Paper on Local Television News Operations Measured Against Market Size FCC Fines Malicious Robocaller Nearly $10 Million The Federal Communications Commission today fined a robocaller $9,918,000 for illegally using caller ID…
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