Blogs by Danny E. Adams
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Decision Near on First Round Applications for Billions in Federal Broadband Funding
The federal program for providing grants and loans to applicants proposing broadband infrastructure projects received 2,200 applications seeking a total of about $28 billion in August. While the original date for announcement of which applicants made the...
FCC Says Slamming Rules Do Not Apply to VoIP Providers
The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the FCC has reversed a November decision by its Consumer Policy Division relating to alleged slamming by a VoIP provider. The Bureau's May 19 ruling granted a request to reconsider the Consumer P...
FCC Again Expands Telco Regulation to VoIP Providers and Speeds Local Number Portability Intervals
In previous actions, the Federal Communications Commission has extended various telco regulations to VoIP, including 911, universal service payments, local number portability, disability access and customer proprietary network information requirements.&nb...
U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Preemption of State USF for Nomadic VoIP Services
On May 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a district court injunction which barred the Nebraska PSC from requiring Vonage to pay into the state version of universal service. The Court ruled that “nomadic” VoIP ser...
Danny Adams is a partner at Kelley Drye and a founding member of its Telecommunications Practice. He also has served on the firm's executive committee and as the managing partner of two Kelley Drye offices.
