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24 May 2013
Wiltshire & Grannis Receives Top-Tier Ranking in Chambers USA 2013

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23 May 2013
W&G Partner Brita Standberg Presents at TeleStrategies' Communications Taxation Conference 2013 in Orlando, Florida

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23 May 2013
W&G Partner Patrick O’Donnell Discusses Extraterritorial Enforcement by the U.S. Government at International Conference in Galway

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21 May 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Issues Order Requiring All CMRS and Interconnected Text Providers to Enable Text-to-911 Bounce-Back Messages

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16 May 2013
W&G Partner Mark Grannis authors "Reporters Aren't Above the Law", published online by U.S.News

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16 May 2013
FCC Chairman Appoints W&G Partner Kent Bressie to Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council

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07 May 2013
Wiltshire & Grannis Partner Patrick O’Donnell Discusses Extraterritorial Enforcement by the U.S. Government at International Conference in Zurich

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29 April 2013
Seven Wiltshire & Grannis Partners Selected to the 2013 “Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers” List; Thomas Connolly Ranked in Top 100 D.C. Lawyers

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26 April 2013
W&G Partner Kent Bressie Speaks on Undersea Cable Regulation at SubOptic 2013 Conference in Paris

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25 April 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Further Reforms Its Foreign Ownership Rules for Wireless Licensees

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24 April 2013
W&G Partner Tom Connolly Recognized by Peer in Law360 Interview

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23 April 2013
W&G Partner Tom Connolly Appears on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

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23 April 2013
Regulatory Advisory: USTR Highlights Telecommunications-Trade Barriers in 2013 National Trade Estimate and Section 1377 Reports

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22 April 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Issues NPRM, Order, and NOI Regarding Direct Access to Numbering Resources by VoIP Providers and Others

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22 April 2013
W&G Partner Tom Connolly to Appear on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams Tonight

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19 April 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FTC Seeks Input on Privacy and Security Issues Relating to the “Internet of Things”

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12 April 2013
W&G Partner Kent Bressie to Speak on Undersea Cable Regulation at SubOptic 2013 in Paris, France

Briefs & Filings

08 April 2013
Cisco WebEx LLC Request for Review of Decision by the Universal Service Administrator

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05 April 2013
Wiltshire & Grannis Wins First-Ever Appellate Case Interpreting FCC’s Order on Exclusive Video Arrangements in Multi-Dwelling Units

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05 April 2013
NIST and NTIA Request Information on Cybersecurity Framework Incentives: Industry Has Significant Opportunity to Influence Regulatory Process

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02 April 2013
W&G Partners Author United States Chapter of "Getting the Deal Through - Telecoms and Media 2013," the Leading Guide to Regulation in 44 Jurisdictions

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20 March 2013
Kent Bressie and Madeleine Findley Analyze the Impact of Cybersecurity Regulation on Undersea Cables in the Latest Issue of Submarine Telecoms Forum

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13 March 2013
Chad Breckinridge to Serve as Associate Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau

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13 March 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Seeks Comment on Proposal to Clarify Foreign Ownership Rules for Broadcast Media

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12 March 2013
Regulatory Advisory: NIST Requests Information for Cybersecurity Framework: Industry Has Significant Opportunity to Influence Regulatory Process

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08 March 2013
Regulatory Advisory: U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Persons Facilitating Iranian Censorship

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26 February 2013
Regulatory Advisory: Federal Appeals Court Upholds the Federal Communications Commission 2011 Revisions to Pole Rates

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15 February 2013
Regulatory Advisory: President Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order: Agencies Take Preliminary Implementation Steps; Regulatory Burdens Loom

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11 February 2013
Supreme Court Amicus Brief of Bankruptcy Law Professors Supporting Certiorari

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08 February 2013
W&G Represents DIRECTV Latin America in USTR’s Annual Special 301 Review of Foreign Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Speech or Presentation

29 January 2013
W&G Partner Kent Bressie Speaks about National Security and Undersea Cables at PTC'13 in Honolulu, Hawaii

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29 January 2013
Regulatory Advisory: CVAA Recordkeeping Requirement Becomes Effective January 30, 2013

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25 January 2013
Supreme Court Certiorari Petition in Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board

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21 January 2013
FCC Adopts New International Reporting Requirements for All Undersea Cable Operators and Their Common-Carrier Customers

Speech or Presentation

21 January 2013
Pacific Telecommunications Council 2013

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17 January 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Announces Changes to International Reporting Requirements; Requires Reports from VoIP Providers

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14 January 2013
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Grants Limited Waiver of CPNI Rules to Prepaid Calling Card Providers

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11 January 2013
Sprint Comments on Proposed Changes to FCC 499 Forms

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09 January 2013
Sprint Comments on TelePacific Petition for Reconsideration

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09 January 2013
Sprint Comments on TelePacific Request for Stay

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07 January 2013
Reply Brief of Intervenor for Petitioner Cisco WebEx, LLC

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07 January 2013
W&G Names New Partner

Briefs & Filings

02 January 2013
Supreme Court Certiorari Petition in Sprint Communications Co. v. Jacobs

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14 December 2012
W&G Partner Kent Bressie to Speak on National Security Issues at PTC ‘13 in Honolulu, Hawaii

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28 November 2012
Regulatory Advisory: USTR Initiates Annual “Section 1377” Review of Compliance with Telecom-Trade Commitments

Speech or Presentation

16 November 2012
Partner Madeleine Findley to Speak on Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities for Undersea Cable Systems at Advanced Submarine Network for the Telecom Industry Conference

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09 November 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Issues Order on USF Contributions by Wholesale Providers and Reseller Customers

Speech or Presentation

07 November 2012
Export control reform and list changes – WG Counsel Cecil Hunt addresses Innovative Composites Summit, Boston 7 Nov. 2012

Briefs & Filings

06 November 2012
Initial Brief of Intervenor for Petitioner Cisco WebEx, LLC

Speech or Presentation

06 November 2012
Kent Bressie Speaks About Managing Regulatory Risks at Latin America Undersea Cable Forum in Miami, Florida

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01 November 2012
U.S. News – Best Lawyers Ranks Wiltshire & Grannis LLP Communications and White Collar Practices Areas in Top Tier

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26 October 2012
Partner Patricia Paoletta Speaks at 2nd Annual Americas Spectrum Management Conference Roundtable

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25 October 2012
Partner Paul Margie Speaks at Perspectives on Competitive Fiber Networks Conference in Boulder, CO

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24 October 2012
Regulatory Advisory: VoIP Outage Reporting Rules Take Effect December 16

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16 October 2012
Kent Bressie to Chair Regulatory Panel at 3rd Annual Latin America Submarine Cable Forum in Miami, Florida

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11 October 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Reform Market-Entry Rules for Investors and Carriers from Non-WTO-Member Countries

Briefs & Filings

03 October 2012
Fourth Circuit Brief for Appellee Lansdowne on the Potomac Homeowners Ass’n

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02 October 2012
W&G Partner Kent Bressie Speaks on the Changing International Telecommunications Regulatory Landscape at FCBA CLE Seminar

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21 September 2012
Kent Bressie Delivers Legal Keynote Address and Chairs Legal Panel for Undersea Cable Workshop at ITU Green Standards Week in Paris

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18 September 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Makes it Easier for Cable Operators to Acquire Competitive Telephone Companies

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17 September 2012
W&G Represents North American Submarine Cable Association to Oppose FCC Proposal to Increase Operator Regulatory Fees by 230 Percent

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31 August 2012
Kent Bressie to Give Keynote Address, Chair Legal Panel for Undersea Cable Workshop at ITU Green Standards Week in Paris

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29 August 2012
W&G Partner Brita Strandberg Speaks at 2012 Annual Lavender Law Conference

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28 August 2012
Seven Wiltshire & Grannis Lawyers Recognized in 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

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06 August 2012
Vonage Holdings Corp. USF Contribution Reply Comments

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26 July 2012
W&G Partner Amy Richardson Speaks at the 52nd Annual National Association of College and University Attorneys Conference

Speech or Presentation

24 July 2012
Managing U.S. International Telecommunications Policy Relations, Presentation at FSI Course

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17 July 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Proposes Extraordinary Increases in the Annual Regulatory Fees Paid by International Undersea Cable Operators and Satellite Operators

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13 July 2012
UNESCO-IOC, WMO, and ITU Release Kent Bressie’s Report on the Opportunities and Legal Challenges of Deploying Marine Data Sensors on Undersea Telecommunications Cables

Briefs & Filings

09 July 2012
Vonage Holdings Corp. USF Contribution Comments

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09 July 2012
W&G Represents Undersea Cable Operators to Urge FCC Not to Distort Capacity Markets with New Universal Service Contribution Rules

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02 July 2012
W&G Litigation Team Successfully Represents Lansdowne on the Potomac Homeowners Association in Federal District Court
A federal district court in the Eastern District of Virginia declared unlawful the exclusive video arrangement of Loudoun County, Virginia-based communications provider OpenBand at Lansdowne, LLC and its affiliated entities.

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29 June 2012
W&G Partner Christopher Wright Discusses the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court

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27 June 2012
W&G Partner Brita Strandberg Speaks at International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC) 2025 Conference

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19 June 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Reform Proposals for Universal Service Fund Contribution Requirements Threaten International Undersea Cable Operators

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18 June 2012
Wiltshire & Grannis Recognized as a Top-Tier Ranking in Chambers USA 2012
Chambers and Partners has recognized Wiltshire and Grannis as a Band 1 law firm in the areas of "Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite" in its Chambers USA guide to attorneys and law firms.

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11 June 2012
International Telecommunication Union appoints Kent Bressie to Joint Task Force investigating use of undersea telecommunications cables for ocean and climate monitoring and disaster warning

Briefs & Filings

30 May 2012
W&G Urges BOEM to Protect Undersea Cables on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf

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29 May 2012
Regulatory Advisory: Filing Deadline for FCC Form 395 is Thursday, May 31

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23 May 2012
Sprint Nextel Corporation Pricing Flexibility Ex Parte

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21 May 2012
Regulatory Advisory: Florida's Anti-Cuba Contract Act

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09 May 2012
Five W&G Partners Recognized in the 2012 Edition of "Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers"

Speech or Presentation

08 May 2012
Bar program on New Export Enforcement Coordination Center

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03 May 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Seeks Further Comment on Foreign Ownership Policies Under Section 310(b)(3)
The FCC has issued a Public Notice seeking further comment on its foreign ownership policies (“Foreign Ownership Notice”) in IB Docket No. 11-133.

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01 May 2012
Advisory: Paperwork Reduction Act Blocks Some New Lifeline Regulations
On April 13, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) invoked the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to prevent two new FCC regulations from going into effect.

Speech or Presentation

19 April 2012
Kent Bressie Speaks about the National-Security and Foreign-Policy Regulation of Undersea Cables at International Cable Protection Committee Plenary in Lisbon, Portugal

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12 April 2012
Kent Bressie to Speak about the National-Security and Foreign-Policy Regulation of Undersea Cables at International Cable Protection Committee in Lisbon, Portugal

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11 April 2012
Regulatory Advisory: USTR Issues 2012 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers and Section 1377 Review of Telecommunications Trade Agreements

Briefs & Filings

30 March 2012
Sorenson VRS Reform Reply Comments

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23 March 2012
GCI Paperwork Reduction Act Comments re Lifeline Order

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16 March 2012
Advisory: Beware — Overlooking a technical change in declaration requirements could delay exports

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09 March 2012
Sorenson VRS Reform Comments

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01 March 2012
W&G Partner Mike Nilsson Speaks on Internet Television Panel

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28 February 2012
Writ of Error Coram Nobis

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28 February 2012
Advisory: Five Things Mobile App Developers Need to Know About Privacy Policies - California Requires Mobile Applications to Disclose Privacy Practices in App Stores
Mobile applications that collect user information must conspicuously post a privacy policy.

Briefs & Filings

27 February 2012
General Communication, Inc. Petition for Limited Waiver of FCC Call Signaling Rules

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27 February 2012
W&G Partner Chad Breckinridge Publishes Article on Trade Controls and Cloud Computing

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24 February 2012
Memorandum in Support of Daniel O. Boyle's Petition for a Writ of Error Coram Nobis

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17 February 2012
Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Affordable Care Act case (Medicaid)

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17 February 2012
GCI USF FNPRM Reply Comments

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09 February 2012
4G Americas NG911 Reply Comments

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26 January 2012
Memorandum of Law in Support of Sprint Nextel Corporation's Motion to Dismiss

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25 January 2012
Vonage Numbering Waiver Comments

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20 January 2012
GCI USF FNPRM Comments

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18 January 2012
W&G Partners Kent Bressie and Patricia Paoletta Speak as Featured Participants at PTC ‘12 in Honolulu, Hawaii

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18 January 2012
W&G Partner Kent Bressie Speaks About the Future of Undersea Cable Regulation at PTC'12 in Honolulu

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18 January 2012
W&G Partner Kent Bressie Speaks at PTC'12 in Honolulu re Regulation of Scientific Sensors on Undersea Telecommunications Cables

Briefs & Filings

12 January 2012
Brief of Appellees/Cross-Appellants Libertarian Party of Maryland and Maryland Green Party

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11 January 2012
W&G Names New Partner

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11 January 2012
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Releases Order Regarding the Emergency Alert System’s Common Alert Protocol
On January 10, 2012, the Commission released a Fifth Report and Order in its ongoing Emergency Alert System (“EAS”) proceeding.

Briefs & Filings

23 December 2011
GCI Petition for Reconsideration of USF/ICC Order

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30 November 2011
Update: FTC Extends Deadline for COPPA Rule Comments

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29 November 2011
Advisory: Facebook Enters Settlement with FTC Over Deceptive Privacy Practices
On November 29, 2011, Facebook, Inc. ("Facebook") agreed to settle charges before the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") of deceptive privacy practices.

Briefs & Filings

28 November 2011
Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson’s Amicus Brief Supporting the Petitioners and Advocating Reversal

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28 November 2011
Six W&G Lawyers Recognized in the 2011 Edition of "Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Guide to the Leading Technology, Media and Telecommunications Lawyers"

Speech or Presentation

14 November 2011
The International Import Certificate - A Burdensome Relic

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07 November 2011
W&G Partner Thomas G. Connolly Admitted to the American College of Trial Lawyers

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07 November 2011
W&G Partner Chad Breckinridge Published in IndustryWeek

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03 November 2011
Vonage Reply Comments re 911 and Redefining Interconnected VoIP

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01 November 2011
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Issues Order Extending TRS Fund Obligations to Non-Interconnected VoIP Providers
On October 7, 2011, the FCC issued an order extending obligations to contribute to the Telecommunications Relay Service ("TRS") Fund to non-interconnected VoIP providers.

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31 October 2011
Advisory: FTC Proposes Revisions to COPPA Rule, Imposes New Requirements on Website Operators/Services and Children’s Privacy
In September 2011, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") released for public comment a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking detailing its proposed amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act-implementing rule ("COPPA Rule").

Briefs & Filings

25 October 2011
Brief of Appellant Sprint Communications Company, L.P.

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24 October 2011
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Issues Two Orders on the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010
On October 7, 2011, the FCC issued two orders interpreting various provisions of the Twentieth-Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (“CVAA”).

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05 October 2011
W&G Successfully Represents Level 3 Communications, Inc., to Obtain U.S. National Security and FCC Regulatory Approvals for Its Acquisition of Global Crossing Limited

Briefs & Filings

03 October 2011
Vonage Comments re 911 and Redefining Interconnected VoIP

Briefs & Filings

30 September 2011
Level 3 ROW Notice of Inquiry Reply Comments

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30 September 2011
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Proposes $20 Million in Penalties for Deceptive Marketing of Prepaid Calling Cards
Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission issued Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NALs") totaling $20 million against four companies for allegedly using deceptive marketing practices to sell prepaid calling cards, primarily to immigrant communities, in violation of section 201(b) the Communications Act.

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29 September 2011
Advisory: Program Carriage Order and NPRM Published in Federal Register
On September 29, 2011, the Federal Register published a Second Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the FCC’s “Program Carriage” rules.

Briefs & Filings

06 September 2011
Sorenson Paperwork Reduction Act Comments

Briefs & Filings

06 September 2011
GCI USF/ICC Further Inquiry Reply Comments

Press Releases & Advisories

01 September 2011
Five W&G Lawyers Recognized in 2012 Edition of "Best Lawyers in America"
Wiltshire & Grannis LLP is pleased to announce that the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in America included five of the firm’s most talented lawyers.

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30 August 2011
News Release: W&G Partner Kent Bressie to Chair Keynote Regulatory Panel at Submarine Networks World Conference in Singapore

Briefs & Filings

24 August 2011
GCI USF/ICC Further Inquiry Comments

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18 August 2011
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2011 Due September 14, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission announced yesterday that its automated filing and payment system (“Fee Filer”) is available for filing and payment of fiscal year (“FY”) 2011 regulatory fees.

Briefs & Filings

16 August 2011
Sorenson Opposition to CSDVRS Petition

Briefs & Filings

08 August 2011
Vonage Outage Reporting Comments

Press Releases & Advisories

26 July 2011
W&G Trade Control Advisory: BIS Proposes First Comprehensive Definition of "Specially Designed"
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") released a proposed rule on July 15, 2011, that would for the first time provide a comprehensive definition of the term "specially designed."

Speech or Presentation

21 July 2011
Managing U.S. International Telecom Policy Relations, Presentation at FSI Course

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20 July 2011
Regulatory Advisory: Update: FCC Seeks Comment on Draft Filing Manual for Proposed Section 43.62 Annual Reports, Sets Comment Deadlines for Pending Rulemaking
As described in a July 5, 2011 Wiltshire & Grannis Regulatory Advisory, the International Bureau has prepared and now seeks comment on a draft Manual for Filing Section 43.62 Annual Reports (“Draft Filing Manual”).

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14 July 2011
Madeleine Findley Quoted on Privacy and Data Retention Issues in Proposed Legislation Amending ECPA

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05 July 2011
Advisory: TWTC Files Petition Seeking Declaratory Ruling from the FCC Regarding Direct IP-to-IP Interconnection and Facilities-Based VoIP Classification
On June 30, 2011, tw telecom inc. ("TWTC") filed a petition seeking a declaratory ruling from the Federal Communications Commission clarifying that TWTC has the right to establish direct IP-to-IP interconnection with incumbent LECs for the transmission and routing of TWTC's facilities-based Voice over Internet Protocol services and its IP-in-the-middle voice services.

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05 July 2011
Regulatory Advisory: FCC Streamlines International Reporting Requirements and Proposes to Extend Reporting Requirements to Interconnected VoIP Service Providers
On May 13, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission issued a First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking eliminating certain reporting obligations related to international telecommunications traffic while also seeking comment on extending international reporting requirements to interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service providers.

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