Industry Veteran Scott Abbott Joins Cinnamon Mueller
| Copyright, FCC Action, FCC Filings, Firm Update
We are pleased to announce Scott Abbott joined our firm. Welcome aboard, Scott! Inaugural Broadband Data Collection Filing Due September 1, 2022. Broadband providers must file broadband and voice availability and subscribership data as of June 30, 2022 in both the BDC system and the Form 477 filing interface. FCC Form 477 Due September 1,…
Inaugural Broadband Data Collection Filing Window Now Open
| Copyright, FCC Action, FCC Filings
Inaugural Broadband Data Collection Filing Window Now Open. Facilities-based broadband service providers may now file data reflecting where the providers make mass-market Internet access service available as of June 30, 2022. FCC Form 477 Due September 1, 2022. Form must report information about broadband connections and localtelephone service as of June 30, 2022. Copyright Forms…
FCC Proposes FY 2022 Regulatory Fees
| FCC Regulatory Fees
FCC Proposes FY 2022 Cable Regulatory Fees.
FCC Begins Electronic Filing System Upgrades
| FCC Action
FCC released PN announcing that ECFS had undergone a system upgrade by transitioning ECFS to a cloud-based platform and added reCAPTCHA functionality to thesystem. FCC Affirms Forfeiture Order Against Broadcasters (Sinclair spin-offs) for 2019 Good Faith Violations.
FCC Issues Reminder: Accessibility Recordkeeping Compliance Certification
Due April 1, 2022
| Accessibility, FCC Filings
Telecommunications carriers, interconnected VoIP and advanced communications service providers must file their annual accessibility compliance certificate by April 1, 2022.
FCC Acts to Prohibit Certain Types of Arrangements Between MDUs and MVPDs
| FCC Action
FCC’s Feb. 15, 2022 Report and Order prohibits exclusive marketing agreements, revenue sharing agreements, and sale-and-leaseback arrangements between MDUs and MVPDs.