Month: September 2026

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) effectively prohibited 14 voice service providers from connecting to U.S. networks for failing to comply with FCC robocall rules. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau removed the companies from its Robocall
Mitigation Database and ordered U.S. voice service providers and intermediate providers to block calls from these companies.

The 14 companies removed from the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database had been ordered to correct deficiencies in their database certifications and show cause why they should not be removed. But these companies failed to respond or take meaningful steps to update their database filings. The removed providers are: Apps Communications, CFX Business Solutions, Conference America, Convergence Technology Solutions, CSB Technologies, Digital Division, Dixie Net Communications, HIGHCOMM, Inatech Solutions, makrodepot, Opex Communications, Reachme.com, SECURE, and Skycom Healthcare.

The FCC’s Robocall Mitigation Database was established to promote transparency and effective robocall mitigation. This database is a critical tool through which the agency ensures providers are actively combatting robocalls and implementing STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication. Providers are required to certify that they have implemented STIR/SHAKEN on all IP-based portions of their networks. All providers must also submit robocall mitigation plans. Failure to meet these obligations can result in removal from the database and blocking of the provider’s traffic.

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) Secretary Dan Hereth joined union and industry leaders Monday, to officially sign the state’s new electrical code. Wisconsin is adopting the 2023 National Electric Code, moving away from using the 2017 edition with amendments.

The new electrical code updates take effect September 1, 2026. The updated electrical code introduces several safety updates,
including:

• Requirement for whole home surge protection
• Restrictions on the number of feeders that can supply a building or structure
• Requirement of permits and inspections for services on vacant land

DSPS has started updating its licensing exams to reflect the electrical code changes. The agency expects exam updates to be completed by October 1.

The Trump Administration shut down three Wisconsin truck driving schools as part of a crackdown on fraud in the trucking industry.

According to the USDOT, CDL Pro School in Kenosha, On Your Way CDL Training in Milwaukee, and Tez CDL School in Sturtevant were all shut down.

They say those schools issued licenses to drivers who failed English language proficiency tests.

The Trump administration is also shutting down 160 additional schools that Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says lacked proper space for driving tests or had unlicensed instructors. There were also more than a dozen other online-only schools that were shut down.

This comes one year after the president signed an executive order requiring commercial truck drivers in the U.S. to be proficient in English.