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Rural Spectrum Scanner
Comment Sought on USAC Reforms
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) and Office of the Managing Director (OMD) released a Public Notice seeking comment on potential reforms to the operations and management of the Universal…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Proposes to Fine Provider $4.5 Million for Transmitting Illegal Robocalls
The FCC released a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing to fine a U.S. provider $4.5 million for apparently transmitting traffic from a foreign provider not listed in the Robocall…
Tax Blog
FCC Targets Offshore Customer Service and Foreign Robocalls in New Proposal
The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at improving customer service and protecting U.S. consumers by (1) encouraging onshoring of customer service operations and setting baseline…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Is the FCC Close to Finalizing its New NG911 Reliability Rules?
By Timothy A. Doughty, Wesley K. Wright
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed sweeping updates to its 911 reliability and interoperability regulations. The proposed changes, under consideration by the FCC in response to the Further…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
New Report Assesses Impact of FCC’s Foreign-Made Consumer Router Ban
Caretta Research released a report on the immediate and long-term effects of the FCC’s recent ban of foreign-made consumer-grade routers from being imported and sold in the United States. According…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Adopts Order to Speed Up Copper Technology Transition
The FCC adopted a Report and Order to simplify the process for technology transitions to accelerate the transition from legacy copper/TDM networks to modern, IP‑based networks. The Order eliminates filing…
International Trade Law
Firewall Up: FCC Bars Foreign-Made Routers in New Covered List Update
By Caroline Brown, Rajeev Raghavan, Jeremy Iloulian
On March 23, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its Covered List—a list of communications equipment and services deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the safety…
Inside Privacy
CJEU Advocate-General indicates that communications network operators can lawfully be required to remove Chinese components, and that compensation is not required
By Paul Maynard
On 19 March 2026, Advocate-General Capeta issued an opinion in the case of Elisa Eesti AS v Estonian Government Security Committee (C-354/24). This case concerned, among other things, whether a…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
Enforcement Bureau Cuts Off Belthrough for Robocall Violations
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a Final Determination Order and Removal Order, effectively prohibiting Belthrough LLC from connecting to U.S. networks for failing to stop illegal robocall traffic. The Commission…
Truth on the Market
Subsidizing Obsolescence: How FCC Rules Keep Copper Alive
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is close to finishing a long-running transition away from legacy telecom regulation—but outdated rules still pay carriers to stay in the past. Last month, the…