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Annual payphone system audit report verification due July 1, 2010

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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June 14 2010

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) rules on payphone compensation require facilities-based telecommunications carriers that complete payphone-originated calls (aka "Completing Carriers"), and that do not have an alternative compensation arrangement with payphone service providers, to file a system audit report on their procedures for tracking payphone-originated calls to completion

FCC announces proposed first quarter 2011 Universal Service Fund contribution factor; 499-Q report due February 1

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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December 16 2010

The FCC announced that the proposed Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the first quarter of 2011 is 15.5

FCC actively adopting Consent Decrees for CPNI violations

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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August 9 2010

In the last month, the FCC has released over 20 Orders and Consent Decrees to address the multiple Notices of Apparent Liability (NAL) it has issued against carriers for alleged violations of the FCC's Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules

Important November 1, 2010 regulatory due date

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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October 14 2010

Quarterly Reporting Worksheet (TRW) for filing contributions to Universal Service support mechanisms (Form 499-Q), must be received by USAC no later than Monday, November 1, 2010

Recent regulatory developments on network outage reports, cable competition and CPNI forfeitures

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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August 9 2010

The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau's (Bureau) has received numerous comments on whether it should apply the Part 4 network outage reporting requirements to broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and interconnected Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) Service Providers per the recommendations of the National Broadband Plan

The California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) has issued an order revising the registration requirements for non-dominant interexchange carriers (NDIECs)

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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November 11 2010

Below is a brief summary of the new requirements for existing NDIEC registrants, which must be met no later than December 1, 2010

FCC announces proposed third quarter 2010 Universal Service Fund contribution factor

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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June 11 2010

The FCC announced that the proposed Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the third quarter 2010 is 13

First Circuit denies cable operators the right to enforce cable franchise requirements and FCC orders aginst competitive rivals that violate such statutes or decisions

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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August 9 2010

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's decision and refused to grant San Juan Cable LLC (aka OneLink Communications), a private right of action under section 541(b) of the Cable Communications Policy Act (Cable Act) against its competitive rival Puerto Ric Telephone Company, Inc (PRTC

FCC makes significant changes to E-Rate Program

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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October 29 2010

In its recent Sixth Report and Order (Order), the FCC has adopted significant changes to the Universal Service Schools and Libraries (ERate) Program, as well as to the E-Rate Program's Eligible Services List (ESL

FCC announces proposed fourth quarter 2010 Universal Service Fund contribution factor

Sullivan & Worcester LLP
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USA
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September 14 2010

The FCC announced that the proposed Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution factor for the fourth quarter 2010 is 12.9