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Consumers’ Research Files Legal Challenge To USF Contribution Factor At The Fifth Circuit
Jan 5

Jan 5 Consumers’ Research Files Legal Challenge To USF Contribution Factor At The Fifth Circuit

Tony Veach
USF, USF Contribution, Universal Service

Consumers’ Research, Cause Based Commerce, Inc., and 11 individuals have filed a Petition For Review with the U.S. Court Of Appeals For The Fifth Circuit challenging the legality of the universal service fund contribution factor for the first quarter of 2022.

Cox Communications Claims Sony Lied About Evidence To Obtain $1 Billion DMCA Copyright Infringement Verdict
Jan 1

Jan 1 Cox Communications Claims Sony Lied About Evidence To Obtain $1 Billion DMCA Copyright Infringement Verdict

Tony Veach
Copyright, DMCA, ISPs

Cox Communications has filed a motion For Relief From Judgment claiming the $1 billion judgment against it for copyright infringement in Sony v. Cox Communications was based on false evidence.

News Update - December 2021
Dec 31

Dec 31 News Update - December 2021

Tony Veach
News Update

An update on important news from December 2021.

FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – RDOF News Update
Dec 16

Dec 16 FCC Rural Digital Opportunity Fund – RDOF News Update

Tony Veach
Broadband Funding, Broadband, FCC, RDOF, Rural Broadband

This post contains an update on the latest news about the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction.

FCC Announces Voice & Broadband Benchmarks: Rates & Minimum Usage Allowance
Dec 16

Dec 16 FCC Announces Voice & Broadband Benchmarks: Rates & Minimum Usage Allowance

Tony Veach
Broadband, FCC, USF, Wireline, Rates

The FCC has announced the 2022 reasonable comparability benchmarks for fixed voice and broadband services for eligible telecommunications carriers that are subject to broadband public interest obligations.

FCC Issues Notice Of Inquiry On The Future Of The Universal Service Fund
Dec 15

Dec 15 FCC Issues Notice Of Inquiry On The Future Of The Universal Service Fund

Tony Veach

The FCC has issued a Notice Of Inquiry which requests public comment on issues related to the future of the Universal Service Fund. Comments are due on or before January 18, 2022. Reply comments are due January 31, 2022.

Robocall Prevention: FCC Imposes June 30, 2022 STIR/SHAKEN Deadline For “Non-Facilities-Based” Small Voice Providers
Dec 10

Dec 10 Robocall Prevention: FCC Imposes June 30, 2022 STIR/SHAKEN Deadline For “Non-Facilities-Based” Small Voice Providers

Tony Veach
Robocalls, STIR/SHAKEN

The FCC has revised its robocall prevention rules to require non-facilities-based small voice providers to implement STIR/SHAKEN in the Internet Protocol portions of their voice networks by June 30, 2022.

LTD Broadband Files Lawsuit Against Iowa Utilities Board To Reverse Decision Denying Expanded ETC Designation
Dec 7

Dec 7 LTD Broadband Files Lawsuit Against Iowa Utilities Board To Reverse Decision Denying Expanded ETC Designation

Tony Veach
Broadband Funding, Broadband, FCC, ETC, RDOF, USF

LTD Broadband, LLC has filed a Petition for Judicial Review with the District Court for Polk County, Iowa seeking review of the Iowa Utilities Board’s November 5, 2021, denial of LTD’s application to expand its existing Eligible Telecommunications Carrier designation.

Members Of The Blackfeet Tribe File Class Action Lawsuit Against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative To Recover $8.88 Million In Capital Credits
Dec 1

Dec 1 Members Of The Blackfeet Tribe File Class Action Lawsuit Against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative To Recover $8.88 Million In Capital Credits

Tony Veach
Capital Credits, Wireline, Mergers & Acquisitions, ILEC

Native American members of the Blackfeet Tribe have filed a class action lawsuit against 3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. to recover over $8 million in capital credits that allegedly belong to the plaintiffs.

News Update - November 2021
Nov 30

Nov 30 News Update - November 2021

Tony Veach
News Update

An update on important news from November 2021.

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Disclaimer: This blog is intended to inform the reader of recent developments related to communications law. It is not, and should not be considered as specific legal advice. The views articulated in this blog are attributed solely to the author; in no way do they implicate the author’s clients, past or present, or the author’s former employers.

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