CCA Reply Comments Filed in FCC’s UNE and Resale Forbearance Proceeding
On March 19, 2020, the Cloud Communications Alliance (“CCA”) filed Reply Comments in the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) rulemaking proceeding, Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services (WC Docket No....Cloud Communications Alliance Congratulates Commissioner O’Reilly
The Cloud Communications Alliance congratulates Commissioner O’Reilly on his well-deserved renomination by President Trump. Commissioner O’Reilly is a staunch champion of free markets, innovation and entrepreneurship that drive competition and pave the way for CCA...US HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES TWO COVID-19 CRITICAL ACCESS LETTERS FOR COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS
Communications companies that may have personnel required to respond to critical infrastructure repairs between now and May 28th should download the following two letters issued this week by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The first authorizes those...
CCA Members Sign the US FCC Keep America Connected Pledge
Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced that broadband and telephone service providers have taken his Keep Americans Connected Pledge. Chairman Pai launched the Keep Americans Connected Pledge with broadband and telephone providers...
Oregon Tax Court Rules OTT VoIP Provider, Ooma, is Subject to E911 Fees Despite Lack of Physical Presence; Potentially Exposed to Retroactive Liability for Non-Compliance
Telecommunications and VoIP service providers are advised to take note of a recent decision by the Oregon Tax Court in Ooma, Inc. v. Department of Revenue, TC 5331 (March 2, 2020), wherein the Tax Court ruled that Ooma, Inc., a provider of Voice over Internet Protocol...
Keep America Connected Pledge
116 MORE BROADBAND AND TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS TAKE CHAIRMAN PAI’S KEEP AMERICANS CONNECTED PLEDGE 185 Providers Have Now Agreed to Take Specific Steps to Promote Connectivity for Americans During the Coronavirus Pandemic WASHINGTON, March 16, 2020—Federal...CCA Comments on Billing to FCC
On December 13, 2019, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (“Bureau”) issued the Notice to refresh the record on possible ways to modernize and strengthen the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission” or “FCC”) truth-in-billing rules. Specifically,...