Topic
Telecommunications Services
10 published works
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Form 499-Q Filings due August 3
All intrastate, interstate, and international providers of telecommunications services (including VoIP providers) within the United States, with limited exceptions, are required to file FCC Form 499-Q online with the Universal Service Administrative…
SALT Shaker
Manufacturer tax exemption: Missouri Supreme Court affirms applicability to telecommunications services
By Daniel Schlueter, Eversheds Sutherland SALT
On April 18, 2023, the Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the Administrative Hearing Commission’s (AHC) decision that replacement equipment used to provide telecommunications services was exempt from use tax under…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Revokes China Telecom’s Authority to Operate in U.S.
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted an Order on Revocation and Termination that bars China Telecom (Americas) Corporation from providing domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the U.S, effective…
China Law Insight
关于《电信业务分类目录》（2015年版）对部分增值电信业务分类重大调整的解读
By King & Wood
作者：汪蕊 戈易帛 金杜律师事务所公司证券部 2015年12月28日，工信部在《电信业务分类目录（2013版）》（征求意见稿）的基础上，经广泛征求社会各界和相关部委的意见，正式发布《电信业务分类目录（2015年版）》（“2015版《目录》”）。2015版《目录》将于2016年3月1日起施行。 全文阅读，请点击此处。
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Seeking Expedited Comment on Opening Service Provider Opportunities between U.S. and Cuba
By Chip Yorkgitis, Denise Smith
With President Obama's announcement last December that the United States is charting a new course in its relations with Cuba, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") is taking expedited…
SALT Shaker
It’s a WAN! IBM’s WAN Service Not a Telecommunications Service in Tennessee
By Mary Alexander and Andrew Appleby The Tennessee Court of Appeals held a wide area network (WAN) service provided by IBM was not taxable because the true object of the…
SALT Shaker
California Court of Appeal: ITFA Doesn’t Make the CUT
By Saabir Kapoor and Timothy Gustafson The California Court of Appeal, in affirming summary judgment in favor of the City of Los Angeles, concluded that the taxpayer, j2 Global Communications,…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Sustainable Wireline Agreements–Substantive Carrier Obligations
Wireline services providers should meet four basic service obligations: provision services and circuits in a timely manner; meet or exceed service level commitments; timely and accurately bill for services; and,…
Inside Global Tech
Recordkeeping Reminder for Service Providers and Equipment Manufacturers Offering Advanced Communications Services and Telecommunications Services
The Federal Communications Commission published a reminder to service providers and equipment manufacturers that provide advanced communications services -- such as e-mail, instant messaging, Voice over Internet Protocol, and interoperable…
CommLawBlog
New Cuba Rules “In Limbo”
By FHH Law
It looks like the Obama Administration's effort to open the door for U.S. companies to provide telecom services in Cuba has taken a step forward, and then a step (or…