On January 8, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order (Order) adopting new rules for Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) filings. Adopted unanimously by the Commission, the...more
Potential rule changes could expand the scope of the disclosure and reporting obligations for applicants and licensees of submarine cables....more
Members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have long expressed concern about the consumer impacts of so-called retransmission consent “blackouts,” which occur when a multichannel video programming distributor...more
FCC Seeks Comment on Revising Spectrum Sharing Rules for Non-Geostationary Orbit, Fixed-Satellite Service Systems: In this proposed rule, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requests comment on revisions to its rules...more
Potential rule changes could expand the scope of the disclosure and reporting obligations for FCC-regulated businesses. On April 25, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order and Notice of...more
On April 25, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on international Section 214 authorizations (the Order and NPRM), which authorize the provision...more
By an International Bureau (Bureau) Order (Order) released yesterday that temporarily waives the International Traffic and Revenue Reporting (the Traffic and Revenue Report) requirement, the Federal Communications Commission...more
As Kelley Drye reported in a post late last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering eliminating the FCC Rule 43.62(b) annual International Traffic and Revenue reporting obligation and streamlining...more
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) today adopted mandatory network outage reporting requirements for submarine cable licensees less than a year after proposing to do so. This mandatory reporting reflects a...more
On March 30, 2015, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making, Second Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration (“Order”). The Order updates the FCC’s “Part 4” network outage reporting rules to reflect technological...more