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Keeping on top of the dynamic and rapidly changing federal and state regulatory landscape can be a daunting task. The CommLaw Group is dedicated to helping your business stay ahead of the competition by providing in-depth analysis of the latest regulatory developments affecting all aspects of the telecommunications and VoIP telephony industries.

Below are samples of previous regulatory updates and Client Advisories. Please contact our firm if you wish to begin receiving the most current regulatory updates and analysis from our firm.

FTC Supports Calling Card Consumer Protection Act & Elimination of Common Carrier Exemption (1/7/2010)

On December 3, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") presented a statement on prepaid calling cards to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection of the U.S. House of Representative, Committee on Energy and Commerce.Read More...

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City of Portland Imposes Licensing Fee on all Telecommunications and VoIP Service Providers (12/28/2009)

The City of Portland, Oregon recently issued a notice regarding the city's expanded utility licensing requirement, under which all providers of facilities-based and resold telecommunications services and interconnected VoIP service providers must register with the City before providing service within the city limits. Read More...

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Proposed USF Contribution Factor for 1st Quarter 2010 is 14.1% (12/11/2009)

The FCC recently announced that the proposed Federal Universal Service Fund ("USF") contribution factor for the First Quarter of 2010 will be 0.141 or 14.1%. This amount is an increase from the Fourth Quarter 2009 contribution factor of 12.3% - and the highest USF contribution factor to date. Read More...

Draft of Universal Service Fund Reform Legislation Released (12/3/2009)

On November 6, 2009, Representatives Rick Boucher (D-VA) and Lee Terry (R-NE) of the House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee released a discussion draft of the "Universal Service Reform Act of 2009" ("Draft Legislation") - legislation intended to overhaul the Federal Universal Service Fund ("USF").