Lifeline Representative Database Registration to Proceed
Companies have until March 25 to register their Lifeline representatives The FCC’s rules establishing the new Lifeline Representative Accountability Database (RAD) were published in late December in the Federal Register, making the mandatory rules [...]
2020 NPAC ACQ Letters Due March 26
The Number Portability Administration Center (NPAC) administrator, iconectiv, has distributed the 2020 Annual Continued Qualification (ACQ) certification notices to NPAC-registered service providers. The certification is due to iconectiv no later than March 26, 2020. This [...]
FCC Adopts Court Remand of VoIP Symmetry Rule
In an Order on Remand and Declaratory Ruling last month, the FCC determined that VoIP service providers could only collect end-office switching access charges if they supply the local loop to the end user. [...]
FCC Clarifies Deadline for Pre-Existing Locations for First-Time HUBB Filers
The FCC issued a Public Notice on January 13, 2020, which provides guidance to carriers receiving Legacy CAF-BLS support that did not have High Cost Universal Service Broadband (HUBB) reporting obligations prior to the FCC’s [...]
Reminder: Upcoming 2020 Regulatory Deadlines
JSI clients should be preparing for several upcoming filing and compliance deadlines over the coming weeks, including the upcoming HUBB and Form 477 filings in early March. Carriers should pay special attention to changes for [...]
Lifeline Recertification Form 555 Due January 31
All eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) must submit and certify their FCC Form 555, the annual Lifeline ETC certification form, by January 31, 2020, via the Universal Service Administrative Company’s (USAC) E-File system. Reminder, USAC [...]
FCC Schedules Vote on New $20.4 Billion Fund for Broadband
The FCC plans to take the next step in establishing the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund (RDOF) by scheduling a vote on draft rules at its next monthly meeting scheduled for January 30. As we [...]
Robocall Fighting Legislation Signed into Law
The two main tools in the fight against illegal robocalls and spoofed calls – STIR/SHAKEN and call blocking – were cemented into federal legislation at the end of December when the president signed the [...]