Articles & Press Releases

Articles & Press Releases

Articles published by Ed Maldonado in the Prepaid Press

Anatomy of the FCC Prepaid Calling Card Order Major Points of FCC Order & New Rules On Prepaid Calling Cards Chronology of Events by Ed Maldonado

The Legal Line & Regulatory Rundown, Prepaid Press

The Legal Line – Consumer class action claims for prepaid calling cards Regulatory Rundown – 214s, PUC and New Telecom Registration The Legal Line – VoIP services not totally preempted by FCC’s Vonage Order Regulatory Rundown -Telecom, Money Services and Payroll Cards Regulatory Rundown – USF, FCC & CALEA, VoIP & E-911 The Legal Line – Supreme Court Ruling on the Dial Around Compensation The Legal Line– IDT or consumer class action lawsuit The Legal Line– Special Feature: DAC, Both Sides of the “Coin” The Legal Line – USAC regulatory fee The Legal Line – Fradulent credit card chargebacks The Legal Line – Ethics and the Legal Line Submitters The Legal Line– Opposition to DAC Grows The Legal Line – Universal Service Fund Contribution Charges The Legal Line – CALEA Requirements and Compliance The Legal Line – DAC Attacks Against Established Providers The Legal Line– Telephone Call Surveilance in Connection with the Patriot Act The Legal Line– Regulation-Z Issues for Stored Value Cards The Legal Line – Charge-backs on Online Payments The Legal Line – Advantages of Licensure and Registration The Legal Line – VoIP Internet Hacking Incident The Legal Line – Prepaid Gift Card Fraud The Legal Line – VoIP Records Used as Evidence in Court

Prepaid Press articles prior to 2006

911 Carrier Down How to Smell a Prepaid Rat Part I How to Smell a Prepaid Rat Part II How to Cage a Prepaid Rat CIC’ing it Up a Notch Method to the Madness – USF Maldonado 2004 Predictions on the Prepaid Industry The Regulatory Definition of VoIP Illinois Prepaid Phone Card Fraud Act: Maldonado Assists in Drafting Will New Illinois Law Make a Difference Maldonado Solicits Comment on NY Prepaid Legislation Haiti sues Aristide / US Telecoms Implicated

Prepaid Press Legal Line questions answered by Ed Maldonado

Distributors and Jurisdiction of Small Claim Cases when Selling with Invoices Only Prepaid Inter-exchange Carriers and FCC De-Tariffing (Filed Tariff Doctrine) Prepaid Service Bureau Customers and Licensure (what is needed) Criminal Liability for Prepaid and Telephony Scams (California Convictions) Can I Trademark a CIC? Company Technicians Testifying at Deposition or Trial in Regard to Prepaid Billing Dispute Is There a Standard Telecom Contract Regulation Without Representation – Lack of Lobby for Small Carriers By-Pass Routes and Clean Routes in Latin America – How Can I Tell Prepaid Carrier Asks When Underlying Carrier Quality Fails To Do Limitations of Liability Protect CLEC Interconnection Agreements – Are They More Technical Than Legal Effect of an Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy for Ongoing Billing Dispute Can Minor Criminal Convictions Prevent Obtaining FCC 214 Authority California Consumer Bill of Rights and Application to Prepaid Whose Data is it Anyways – Can Billing Company Lien Essential Customer Billing Records The case of NorVergence Part I What Licensure is Necessary for Private Label Prepaid Phone Cards Stored Value Cards and FEMA What Can Be Learned From the Problems After Katrina (EBT vs. SVC) Theft of Intellectual Property and Proprietary Software by Client’s Employees and Ex-Employees While Engaged Under Contract Does the FCC Just Want U.S. Citizens to Have 214 Authority NY Attorney Asks About the Hacking and Theft of VoIP Regulatory Disclosure by Means of Ambiguous Acronym – Is That Correct? Telecom Equipment Warranties – Or Lack Thereof Theft of Hard Card Product – What Constitutes Loss for Insurance Purposes SVC Compliance with Patriot Act and MSB Regulation Any Case Law on the Valuation of Un-Activated Phone Cards to Determine Loss Things to Avoid at Conventions – Napkin Deals, 5th Drink Deals and Vague Name Droppers Formal Complaints to the FCC vs Enforcement Actions – What’s The Difference? Gift Card Fraud and Platform Policies/Protocols Beware Hackers Target Prepaid VoIP Carriers