CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – October 5, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact how Americans connect at work and home, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers,…

AT&T Joins Effort to Expand Waivers for Late-Filed USF Forms

AT&T has joined the ranks of petitioners seeking to overturn the Wireline Competition Bureau's tough stance on contributors' late-filed USF forms. On September 13, AT&T joined Airband Communications in seeking…

Late-Filed Forms Update: Airband Seeks Review of FCC Denial

Last week, we posted an entry about the tough stance the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau is taking on late-filed Universal Service Forms submitted by contributors. One of the parties whose USF appeal was denied,…

Filer Beware: FCC Affirms Tough Stance on Late-Filed Universal Service Forms

In stark contrast to the Bureau's more liberal waiver policy for recipients of Universal Service Funds, the Wireline Competition Bureau recently released orders affirming a tough stance for contributors who miss USF…