CommLaw Monitor
Ajit Pai Selected as Next FCC Chairman
On January 20, 2017, Politico Pro reported that President Trump selected Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai to serve as the next permanent FCC Chairman. According to the report,…
California Requires Most Carriers to Post a Performance Bond
A May 2013 California Public Utilities Commission decision requires most companies holding a California CPCN or wireless registration (“WIR”) to submit a $25,000 continuous performance bond. The decision also revises…
FCC Prepaid Card Investigations Continue; Bureau Proposes $25,000 Fine for Non-Response
After six NALs and an Enforcement Advisory, the FCC is not finished with prepaid calling card marketing practices. On February 7th, the Enforcement Bureau issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against a prepaid card…
FCC Eases CPNI Compliance for Prepaid Calling Card Providers
Back in 2007, in response to the pretexting controversy, the FCC strengthened its CPNI rules to require telecommunications carriers to authenticate a subscriber’s identity before providing call detail information.…
Prepaid Card Provider Settles Failure to Disclose Action for $2.3 Million
In 2011, the FCC was extremely active in the prepaid calling card area, proposing $25 million in fines and investigating several other prepaid card providers . While the FCC has exclusive jurisdiction over prepaid…