http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/ Washington D.C. Telecom Lawyer & Attorney : Kelley Drye & Warren Law Firm : New York, Chicago, Connecticut, New Jersey, Brussels en Copyright 2012 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:18 -0500 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:18 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Last year, we posted a couple of items about outages in Verizon's 911 call completion systems, and investigations by the FCC and the Maryland PSC. We thought now would be a good time for an update on those investigations. http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/02/articles/enforcement/fcc-takes-no-action-against-verizon-911-outage-maryland-still-investigating/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/02/articles/enforcement/fcc-takes-no-action-against-verizon-911-outage-maryland-still-investigating/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:50:33 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) In 2011, the FCC was extremely active in the prepaid calling card area, proposing $25 million in fines and investigating several other prepaid card providers. While the FCC has exclusive jurisdiction over prepaid cards when provided by common carriers, the Federal Trade Commission also has jurisdiction over non-carrier marketers of http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/02/articles/prepaid-cards/prepaid-card-provider-settles-failure-to-disclose-action-for-23-million/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/02/articles/prepaid-cards/prepaid-card-provider-settles-failure-to-disclose-action-for-23-million/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:10:19 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) Back in November, we told you that the FCC was considering an order on reconsideration in the 2008 audio bridging classification appeal brought by InterCall, Inc. It took over two months, but the FCC last week issued an order denying in full the petitions for reconsideration of the Classification Order. http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/02/articles/fcc/fcc-affirms-2008-audio-bridging-classification-order/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/02/articles/fcc/fcc-affirms-2008-audio-bridging-classification-order/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:02:19 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) Changes to privacy regulations, such as proposed revisions to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and continuously evolving technologies, including mobile apps with location-based services, can make it difficult for businesses to ensure their privacy practices are up to par. On February 16, Kelley Drye will gather government leaders http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/kelley-drye/join-us-feb-16-for-privacy-in-2012-seminar-and-teleconference/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/kelley-drye/join-us-feb-16-for-privacy-in-2012-seminar-and-teleconference/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:20:25 -0500 jheitmann@kelleydrye.com (John Heitmann) http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/broadband-1/fcc-issues-enforcement-advisory-on-voip-broadband-reporting-requirements/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/broadband-1/fcc-issues-enforcement-advisory-on-voip-broadband-reporting-requirements/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:15:41 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) A long time ago, we posted about a decision of the US District Court in DC declaring that VoIP traffic was not subject to access charges and the strange coalition that asked the Court of Appeals to review the case. Now, after a nearly two year delay caused by one http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/litigation/voip-access-charge-appeal-to-proceed-after-nearly-two-year-delay/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/litigation/voip-access-charge-appeal-to-proceed-after-nearly-two-year-delay/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:29:36 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) With new access charge obligations for interconnected VoIP, new contribution obligations for non-interconnected VoIP, and possible outage reporting requirements, 2012 is shaping up as a year of changes for VoIP providers. Another possible change may be in store for how VoIP providers obtain access to telephone numbers. Since 2005, various http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/voip/fcc-seeking-more-comment-on-allowing-voip-providers-direct-access-to-numbers/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/voip/fcc-seeking-more-comment-on-allowing-voip-providers-direct-access-to-numbers/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:26:52 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) We took a holiday break, and now we have a large backlog of entries for you. To begin, we have an unusual item to cover. This blog, of course, deals with telecom enforcement. Usually, that means fines for failure to comply with various regulatory requirements and filing obligations. This item http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/enforcement/per-call-compensation-fraud-leads-to-prison-for-psp/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2012/01/articles/enforcement/per-call-compensation-fraud-leads-to-prison-for-psp/ Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:51:27 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino) http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2011/12/articles/kelley-drye/happy-holidays/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2011/12/articles/kelley-drye/happy-holidays/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:12:42 -0500 telecomblog@kelleydrye.com (Steve Augustino & John Heitmann) Back in October, the FCC released an order implementing the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). Among other things, the order expanded the pool of contributors to the Telecommunications Relay Service Fund to include virtually all VoIP providers, including those that did not fit the FCC's http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2011/12/articles/compliance-filing/reminder-noninterconnected-voip-providers-must-register-by-december-31/ http://www.telecomlawmonitor.com/2011/12/articles/compliance-filing/reminder-noninterconnected-voip-providers-must-register-by-december-31/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:23:16 -0500 saugustino@KelleyDrye.com (Steve Augustino)