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- Per a recent FCC final rule, telecommunication certification bodies owned or controlled by “prohibited entities,” including Chinese government and military affiliates, are prohibited from testing and...more
As long anticipated, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has launched a new proceeding to eliminate policies and rules that may no longer be necessary or that impose undue regulatory burdens. The...more
3/17/2025
/ Broadband ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
FCC ,
Filing Requirements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
The decades-long fight over net neutrality appears to be over.
In one of the first appellate decisions since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo...more
1/8/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
FCC ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Net Neutrality ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications
U.S. federal agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (in coordination with similar agencies in Australia,...more
12/16/2024
/ Australia ,
Canada ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
New Zealand ,
Telecommunications ,
USTelecom
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted an order (5G Fund Order) that will enable it to distribute up to $9 billion to 5G mobile voice and data service providers through the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G...more
Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election.
The prerecorded...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has once again set its sights on artificial intelligence (AI), proposing consumer protections in the use of AI-generated content in robocalls and robotexts. Illegal robocalls and...more
8/16/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Comment Period ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in a closely divided 9-7 en banc decision that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) method of funding the Universal Service Fund (USF) is an...more
With the recent circulation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft version of its highly anticipated net neutrality order, Promoting a Fast, Open, and Fair Internet (the 2024 Order), Chairwoman Jessica...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated robocalls may trick some consumers into thinking they are being called by a human being, but the Federal Communications Commission clarified in a recent AI Declaratory Ruling that it...more
2/16/2024
/ Advertising ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
New Regulations ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Privacy Laws ,
Robocalling ,
Spoofing ,
TCPA ,
Technology ,
Telecommunications
The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reestablish its authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS) by reinstating its net neutrality rules. The NPRM...more
The recent dramatic growth of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continues to be a focus of the Biden administration. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), a federal agency within the...more
4/25/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Comment Period ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In response to the increased frequency and severity of data breaches in the telecommunications industry, the Federal Communications Commission recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks to strengthen and...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs) to display labels that enable consumers to easily compare broadband service offerings. The labels, which...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) recently denied a petition to review a 2020 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order that permitted callers to place commercial...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted certain final rules, policies, and proposed rules (Order) to “stem the tide of foreign-originated illegal robocalls.” In the FCC’s crosshairs are so-called “gateway...more
In a Report and Order and Declaratory Ruling (Order) released on February 15, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted new rules intended to give tenants in multi-tenant environments (MTE)—such as...more
2/24/2022
/ Broadband ,
Cable Television Providers ,
FCC ,
Federal Communications Act ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Multi-Family Housing ,
New Rules ,
Real Estate Development ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Tenants
In recent years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other executive branch national security agencies to restrict China’s influence on U.S....more
2/4/2022
/ China ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
National Security ,
Privacy Laws ,
Revocation ,
Technology ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
President Biden’s recent “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (Order) promotes fair competition regulations across a diverse group of key U.S. industries, including telecom, technology, banking...more
7/14/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Net Neutrality ,
Right to Repair ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is expected to pursue the...more
2/2/2021
/ 5G Network ,
Acquisitions ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadcasting ,
Caller ID Services ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Digital Divide ,
Disabilities ,
Emergency Response ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Infrastructure ,
Media ,
Mergers ,
Net Neutrality ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Relief Measures ,
Robocalling ,
Spam ,
Telecommunications ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration
What can we expect from the Federal Communications Commission from the incoming administration of President-elect Biden? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we know that the president-elect has pledged to “build back better,”...more
11/18/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Digital Divide ,
End-Users ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Misrepresentation ,
Net Neutrality ,
Reversal ,
Section 230 ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
In a recent decision, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit largely upheld three Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders intended to facilitate the rapid deployment of 5G wireless facilities...more
8/23/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Cell Towers ,
Deadlines ,
FCC ,
Fees ,
Infrastructure ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Moratorium ,
Municipalities ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry
International trade and cyber security issues, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, have increased existing tensions and distrust between the United States and China. At the same time, the Federal Communications Commission...more
The U.S. government and industry face pressure to compete with China, the EU, and others in the race to implement the next great advance in wireless network technology known as 5G. To this end, the Federal Communications...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit added a new chapter in the ongoing saga over how and whether to regulate providers of broadband internet access service when, on October 1, 2019, it largely...more
10/14/2019
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Broadband ,
Communications Act 2003 ,
FCC ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Telecommunications ,
Title I ,
Title II ,
Vacated