On September 2, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a Proposed Decision (PD) in its ongoing Surcharge Reform rulemaking (R.21-03-002). The PD, if adopted, will fundamentally overhaul the surcharge...more
Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) unanimously voted to commence a rulemaking to consider new regulatory requirements for interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers in California,...more
Beginning in October 2022, providers offering access to 911 service will be required to create and make available on their websites maps depicting geographic areas experiencing service outages that meet a specified reporting...more
Since the 1970s, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has been setting minimum service quality standards for certain public utility telephone corporations. However, the CPUC recently adopted an Order Instituting...more
In February 2021, as part of it Rulemaking 18-03-011, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted Decision 21-02-029, Decision Adopting Wireline Provider Resiliency Strategies (Decision). The Decision generally...more
2021 was a very active year for regulatory developments related to communications infrastructure in California. Several proceedings of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) were intended to: (i) enhance...more
On Friday, June 26, the state of California approved telecommunications outage reporting requirements promulgated by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Because the regulations were adopted on an...more
Less than a month from now, communications service providers must submit their respective plans to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for community outreach regarding disaster relief measures. ...more
On Dec. 1, 2016, the California PUC (CPUC) unanimously adopted Resolution SED-3, which implements a safety enforcement citation program for communications infrastructure providers (CIPs) including CLECs, cable operators,...more
On June 8, the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announced that there is sufficient funding available to fully meet USAC’s estimated demand for both Category One services (i.e., telecommunications and Internet access)...more
On Friday, June 12 – barring a judicial stay – many of the FCC’s “Open Internet” rules will become effective. A significant consequence of the reclassification of retail broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a...more
Data released by USAC in its 2014 Annual Report show an 11 percent decline in Lifeline disbursements from 2013 and a 27 percent decline from 2012 – the program’s peak funding year. These figures, illustrated in the table...more
Today, the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau released a Public Notice seeking to refresh the record on a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), COMPTEL, and tw telecom...more
Windstream Holdings, Inc. recently announced plans to spin off its copper, fiber and other fixed real estate assets into an independent publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT). Windstream received a private letter...more