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Update: Effective Date for New EAS Rules - April 23, 2012

March 22, 2012 13:16

As we reported last month, in January the Commission released its Fifth Report and Order (5th R&O) in its long-running proceeding aimed at modernizing the Emergency Alert System. The 5th R&O has now been published in the Federal Register, which establishes the effective date for the...

Update: OMB Sets Comment Deadline for Tower Registration Regimen Revisions

March 18, 2012 16:22

Last month we reported on changes to the FCC’s tower registration process that have been adopted, but not yet fully implemented. One of the hold-ups in the implementation process is the need for OMB approval (thanks to our old friend, the Paperwork Reduction Act). Never...

CMAS Reminder!!!

March 17, 2012 14:52

CMS providers who opted into the CMAS are looking at a fast-approaching deadline; so are providers who didn’t opt in. Four years ago the Commission devised the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS). You may know CMAS as the “Personal Localized Alerting Network” (PLAN) or...

"Mother May I?" - FCC-Style

March 13, 2012 20:10

After rejecting serial petitioner 11 times, FCC confirms that he’ll have to ask permission before he can file anything more on the topic. Long-time readers will recall the individual who, as of last July, had been turned down by the FCC eleven separate times on the same matter. In the...

Telecom Companies Take Note: Your Form 499-A Deadline Is Less than a Month Away

March 09, 2012 02:27

It’s that time of year again – all telecoms and VoIP providers must file their annual Form 499-A by April 2. That “other” April deadline is right around the corner: all telecommunications carriers are required to file FCC Form 499-A by April 2, 2012. If you’re an...