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
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
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 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
As noted in our prior update, in November 2014, the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau issued a Public Notice requesting industry comment on a Petition filed by TracFone Wireless regarding 911 fees charged to Lifeline...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