• posted: Jan. 21, 2021
• Vince Rotty
• Telecommunications,  Municipal

As the FCC, wireless providers, and state and local governments continue to try to find an appropriate regulatory balance that ensures the safe and rapid deployment of 5G wireless services, Read More

• posted: Dec. 17, 2020
• Vince Rotty
• Cable Television,  Telecommunications,  Broadband

In 2019, Congress passed the Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 (the “Act”). This Act was originally set to become effective on June 20, 2020, but the FCC delayed the Read More

• posted: Mar. 18, 2020
• Mike Bradley
• Cable Television,  Telecommunications,  Broadband

Earlier today, Mike Bradley and Vince Rotty of Bradley Law, LLC presented a webinar for local government attorneys and others on the conditions and notices required for conducting a remote Read More

• posted: Feb. 27, 2019
• Vince Rotty
• Telecommunications
• rooftop leasing,  wireless

What is rooftop leasing? Rooftop leasing for wireless antennas is a business model that involves building owners leasing space on their roofs to wireless service providers (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, etc.) and Read More

• posted: Feb. 18, 2019
• Vince Rotty
• Cable Television,  Telecommunications
• closed captioning,  tightrope media systems

Local governments and PEG operators may be required to provide closed captioning by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Communications Act, or the Rehabilitation Act. Bradley Law, LLC's Vince Rotty Read More

• posted: Jan. 06, 2019
• Vince Rotty
• Telecommunications
• contribution factor,  fcc,  Form 499,  universal service

On December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Office of Managing Director (“OMD”) released Public Notice DA 18-1249 announcing a proposed federal Universal Service contribution factor of 20% for Read More

• posted: Sep. 11, 2018
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications
• calendar year,  de minimis,  FCC Form 499,  filer,  reseller

FCC Form 499 filers be advised that USAC recently released the Calendar Year 2018 estimated de minimis threshold.  According to USAC, filers that report less than $62,655.75 of combined interstate Read More

• posted: Aug. 21, 2018
• Vince Rotty
• Cable Television,  Telecommunications,  Broadband
• 5g,  fiber infrastructure,  fiber optic,  local government,  public right-of-way,  public rights-of-way,  right-of-way management,  small cell,  small cell facility,  small wireless facility,  wireless facility

On September 27, 2018, the FCC released a declaratory ruling and report and order (available here). This post has been updated to reflect the FCC's new regulations. I.       What are small Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2018
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications
• contribution,  contributor,  federal universal service

On June 13, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Office of Managing Director (“OMD”) released Public Notice DA 18-613 announcing that the proposed federal Universal Service contribution factor for the Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2018
• Vince Rotty
• Cable Television,  Telecommunications
• cable franchise,  formal renewal,  franchise renewal,  informal renewal

What is a cable franchise? A cable franchise is an agreement between a local franchising authority (“LFA”) (e.g., a city, county, municipality, etc.) and a cable operator (e.g, Comcast, Cox, etc.) Read More

• posted: Mar. 05, 2018
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications,  Uncategorized

Below is a smattering of telecommunications stories from the past two weeks.  Some are trendy, some are interesting, and some are just weird.  This is by no means an exhaustive Read More

• posted: Feb. 19, 2018
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications

REMINDER – Telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) providers must file an annual Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”) certification with the FCC no later than March 1, Read More

• posted: Feb. 18, 2018
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications,  Uncategorized

In honor of Leslie Herbst-Saporito[1]  Below is a smattering of telecommunications stories from this past week.  Some are trendy, some are interesting, and some are just weird.  This is by no Read More

• posted: Dec. 18, 2017
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications

On December 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Office of Managing Director (“OMD”) released Public Notice DA 17-1203 announcing that the proposed federal Universal Service contribution factor for the Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2017
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications,  Broadband

As anticipated, the Federal Communications Commission voted earlier today to overturn the 2015 Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Order adopted under former FCC Chairman Wheeler.  The Commissioners voted along Read More

• posted: Apr. 19, 2017
• Kristin Berkland
• Telecommunications,  Uncategorized

With all the recent hoopla surrounding broadband Internet privacy regulation and the potential rollback of the Net Neutrality Order, contributors may have overlooked new mixed-use special access/private line benefits and Read More