Regulatory & Compliance Issues Flashcards
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Under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, what obligation do incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) have regarding network elements?
Answer: They must unbundle network elements and lease them to competitors at cost-based rates
The 1996 Act's unbundling provisions require ILECs to lease individual network elements (UNEs) to competing carriers at TELRIC-based rates.
Which FCC rule requires telecommunications carriers to ensure that emergency services can identify the location of a 911 caller using a wireless device?
Answer: E911 Phase II rules
FCC E911 Phase II rules require wireless carriers to provide both the caller's callback number and precise location to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).
A carrier is found to have shared customer proprietary network information (CPNI) with a marketing affiliate without customer opt-in approval. Which agency has primary enforcement authority?
Answer: Federal Communications Commission
The FCC enforces CPNI rules under 47 U.S.C. § 222, and can impose forfeitures on carriers that unlawfully disclose or share CPNI.
What is the primary purpose of the Universal Service Fund (USF) in U.S. telecommunications regulation?
Answer: To ensure affordable telecommunications service in high-cost, rural, and low-income areas
The USF, administered by USAC under FCC oversight, provides subsidies to extend affordable phone and broadband services to underserved and high-cost areas.
Which concept describes the FCC's authority to impose obligations on broadband internet access providers as a matter of telecommunications policy?
Answer: Common carriage reclassification
Reclassifying broadband as a Title II telecommunications service subjects ISPs to common carrier obligations, enabling the FCC to enforce net neutrality and other rules.
A telecom company operating internationally must comply with data localization laws in certain countries. What does data localization typically require?
Answer: Storing and processing citizens' data on servers physically located within that country
Data localization laws require that certain categories of data about a country's residents be stored and processed on servers within that country's borders.
Under FCC rules, what is the definition of 'slamming' in the context of telecommunications compliance?
Answer: Unauthorized switching of a customer's long-distance or local carrier
Slamming is the unauthorized change of a consumer's telecommunications provider, which is prohibited under FCC rules and subject to significant penalties.