The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. marks a sea change for judicial review of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders, and creates both risks and...more
7/18/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Hobbs Act ,
Judicial Review ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc v McKesson Corporation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications
FTC Sends Warning Letters Regarding Potential Noncompliance With “Made in USA” Requirements. On July 8, the FTC sent letters to a flagpole retailer, footwear maker, football equipment company, and personal care products...more
7/16/2025
/ Advertising ,
California ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Military Lending Act ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retailers ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemedicine ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Warning Letters
New York Legislature Passes FAIR Business Practices Act. On June 18, the New York state legislature passed the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable Business Practices Act (FAIR Business Practices Act),...more
7/2/2025
/ Advertising ,
Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FTC Act ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telecommunications ,
Texas ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On April 29, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in...more
On April 17, 2025, the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion (“Op.”) holding unconstitutional a Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) enforcement order. In that order, the Commission imposed civil penalties against...more
On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in...more
On February 4, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) against voice service provider Telnyx LLC (Telnyx) for alleged violations of the...more
2/7/2025
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Fraud ,
Know Your Customers ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Violations ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
While Monday was the original compliance deadline for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new one-to-one consent requirement under its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) regulations, a decision...more
1/28/2025
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
Statutory Authority ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) new Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) one-to-one consent rule takes effect in less than one week – on January 27, 2025. The new rule, once effective, will...more
1/22/2025
/ Compliance ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
On October 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) focused on customer service across a wide array of communications companies, expressly singling out providers of voice,...more
On Tuesday, October 8, CTIA hosted the ConnectMobile Forum as part of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas. The event brought together stakeholders from the messaging and voice ecosystems to discuss consumer...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among other things, proposes...more
9/16/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Biden Administration ,
Call Blocking ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
NPRM ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages
On Friday, August 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice announcing that its rules regarding standardized national security and law enforcement questions (Standard Questions) for...more
On July 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order at its July 2024 Open Commission Meeting intended to facilitate a nationwide transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) emergency...more
On July 17, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (draft NPRM) that would, among other things, propose new rules to regulate AI-generated calls and...more
On May 13, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) classified for the first time a group of entities and individuals – dubbed “Royal Tiger” – as a Consumer Communications...more
Concerns regarding how connected vehicles use and provide access to consumer and automotive data were top of mind across the federal government this week, spurring multiple developments including two new rulemaking...more
3/4/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
National Security ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Wireless Internet Service Providers
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling – by unanimous vote – to confirm that Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules apply to calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...more
On January 25, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice announcing compliance deadlines associated with the FCC’s Sixth Caller ID Authentication Report and Order (Sixth Report and...more
There has been a lot of coverage about the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC and Commission) new and expansive data breach notification Order, approved on a 3-2 vote at the Commission’s December 13 Open Meeting. Much...more
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel issued a Press Release yesterday announcing that the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force (Task Force) signed Memoranda of...more
12/8/2023
/ Communications Act of 1934 ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
Telecommunications
Messaging is one of the most trusted forms of communications today, with more than 2.2 trillion texts exchanged on America’s wireless networks in 2022 alone. Yesterday, at CTIA’s ConnectMobile forum in Las Vegas as part of...more
9/28/2023
/ Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Bad Actors ,
Best Practices ,
Call Blocking ,
Data-Sharing ,
Fraud ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Know Your Customers ,
Robocalling ,
Scams ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages ,
Wireless Industry ,
Wireless Technology
On April 11, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published a Report and Order (R&O) in the Federal Register, setting an effective date of May 11, 2023 for certain of its rules. The R&O establishes...more
4/12/2023
/ Call Blocking ,
Do Not Call List ,
FCC ,
Mobile Devices ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages ,
Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 (TICIDA) ,
Wireless Devices
Comments are due May 15, 2023 on a Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Notice and Request for Comments (Notice) regarding its October 2021 Second Report and Order that adopts a set of standardized national...more
At its March 16, 2023 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Sixth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and FNPRM, respectively), which significantly...more