Legal

Legal, Regulatory and Public Policy

About
ATIS monitors regulatory, legislative and other public policy developments in support of its role as a leader in the development of technical and operational standards. ATIS serves as an educational resource on policy developments that affect members, and promotes a regulatory legislative and legal environment that supports the development and deployment of technical and operations solutions and standards.

Regulatory Reports
On a quarterly basis, ATIS prepares reports on legal, regulatory and legislative developments of interest to ATIS members. Click here to review past reports. (Access is restricted to ATIS members only.)

ATIS has prepared an index of regulatory proceedings. This cumulative index shows the dockets and issues that have been included in ATIS quarterly regulatory reports and indicates the date of the report that describes the last action or other development. The index also includes citations to the dates of previous regulatory reports that refer to specific proceedings/issues.

Legal Training for ATIS Committee Leadership
The presentation, provided in April 2008, offers guidelines for ATIS committee leaders on matters such as antitrust, copyright and patent issues. This presentation, provided in June 2009, describes ATIS' Intellectual Property Rights policies.

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   Recent Activity

June 25, 2010
 Comments filed in response to PS Docket No. 10-92 Effects on Broadband Communications Networks of Damage to or Failure of Network Equipment or Severe Overload...more

June 22, 2010
 Request for Extension of Time filed in response to the FCC’s Public Notice seeking comment on the measurement of mobile broadband network performance CG Docket No 09-158...more

June 4, 2010
 Ex parte notification filed in PS Docket Nos. 10-92, 10-93, GN Docket No. 09-191, WC Docket No. 07-52 recommending that the FCC consider potential unintended impacts of any proposed cybersecurity rules... more

June 1, 2010
Letter submitted on behalf of the ATIS NRSC to the FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to provide informal feedback of the ATIS NRSC on the FCC’s proposed “DIRS-Lite” reporting system... more

May 27, 2010
Letter submitted on behalf of the ATIS SNAC  to the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau urging the FCC to expeditiously release the 855 toll-free code and to adopt a plan to conserve toll-free numbers until this new code is available... more

May 21, 2010
Comments filed in response to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input on proposed revisions to the FCC’s rules governing prerecorded telemarketing calls (also known as robocalls) that would harmonize its rules with the Federal Trade Commission’s recently amended Telemarketing Sales Rule... more

May 14, 2010
Letter filed with OMB and the FCC on behalf of the ATIS NRSC in response to request for input on Paperwork Reduction Act Burden of DIRS... more