President Trump has signed the bipartisan Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (TAKE IT DOWN) Act (S. 146), which was co-sponsored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).  The bill requires…

The FCC has adopted an Order outlining the procedures for incumbent local exchange carriers to file their annual interstate access charge tariffs effective July 1, 2025.  These procedures apply to incumbent local exchange carriers subject to price cap regulation and…

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on a petition filed by GCI Communications Corp. (GCI) to change how Alaska Plan final milestone commitments, due December 31, 2026, are evaluated.  GCI has petitioned the Commission for modification or…

The FCC has adopted an Order that approves the formulas for average-schedule interstate settlement disbursements in connection with the provision of interstate access services proposed by the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA).  On December 19, 2024, NECA submitted proposed…

The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order approving Verizon Communications Inc.’s (Verizon) $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (Frontier).  The Bureau has granted a series of applications to transfer control of domestic…

The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) is seeking comment on the C-band Relocation Payment Clearinghouse’s (RPC) request to wind down and cease operations on or about June 30, 2025.  In the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, the Commission adopted rules…

The FCC has moved to terminate more than 2,000 official proceedings that according to the Commission have “become dormant and no longer serve a purpose for the American people.”  Specifically, the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau)…