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Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 14 2010

On June 9, 2010, the Ohio Public Utilities Commission granted the complaint of AT&T-Ohio against Global NAPs Ohio, Inc. for failing to pay reciprocal compensation and transiting charges for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 16 2010

On August 12, 2010, Aventure Communication Technology, LLC filed a motion to stay with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) urging it to suspend its investigation of Aventure's recently filed intrastate access services tariff

Telecom privacy news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2011

On April 1, 2011, e-mail-marketing company Epsilon reported that it detected an "unauthorized entry" into its email system and discovered that email addresses and names belonging to a "subset" of its clients had been exposed to attackers

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 22 2010

FTC Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour stated that Google, Facebook, and other major U.S. companies need to “step up” their privacy protection efforts or face tougher penalties from the FTC

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcements

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

On December 23, 2010, the FCC released its "net neutrality" order

Developments in intercarrier compensation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

On December 20, 2010, the Nebraska Public Service Commission granted several rural LECs an extension of time in which to answer AT&T Communications of the Midwest, Inc.’s complaint against them

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

On December 20, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the ruling of the federal district court in Seattle that T-Mobile's prepaid wireless refill cards and accompanying cellular service did not infringe Israel-based Aerotel's 1987 patent for its system for making prepaid telephone calls

Stimulus this week

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce (OIG) has announced an inquiry into a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to Motorola, Inc. for construction of a public safety broadband network in the San Francisco Bay Area

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

On December 13, 2010, the FCC announced that the universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2011 will be 15..5

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) developments

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 27 2010

On December 21, 2010, the FTC's new chief technologist, Dr. Edward Felton, provided additional insight into the agency’s possible role in developing and enforcing an online “do-not-track” mechanism