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Telecommunications carriers must continue to adhere to a 2024 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order that substantially broadened carriers’ breach notification obligations, requiring that they disclose breaches of any...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) achieved victory this week as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a heavily contested set of new data breach reporting requirements for telecommunications...more
The updated data breach notification rules broaden the definition of what is considered a breach and expand the scope of who must be notified when a data breach occurs. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or...more
The FCC has significantly expanded telecommunications carriers’ data breach notification and reporting obligations. Telecommunications carriers, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and telecommunications...more
The amended rules follow the Biden Administration’s “whole of government” approach to maximizing notifications to executive agencies of cybersecurity events. On December 21, 2023, a divided Federal Communications...more
At its December meeting, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Report and Order modifying its data protection rules. The order expands the scope of protected data to include personally identifiable information....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
After a decade and a half under the current data breach notification rules for telecommunications carriers and telecommunications relay services (TRS) providers, the FCC recently unveiled plans to update and expand them....more
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
On January 6, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released its Data Breach Reporting Requirements NPRM (NPRM) after adopting the item by a 4-0 vote on December 28, 2022. This long-awaited NPRM...more
Today, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler confirmed that he will resign effective January 20, 2017, Inauguration Day. With Commissioner Rosenworcel unlikely to be confirmed for a new term, this would leave the FCC with two Republicans...more
On December 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published its Report and Order entitled “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” (the “Order”) as a final rule...more
In the days since the recent election, many tech, media and telecom industry observers remain unsure of what to expect from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration. Fortunately, there are some...more
As ISPs continue to absorb the scope of the FCC’s recent Privacy Order (the “Order”), one immediate question presents itself: what steps must ISPs take to begin implementing the data security and breach notification...more
The Federal Communications Commission recently released an order containing new privacy protections for customers of broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers, which was adopted by a 3-2 vote along partisan lines. In...more
On Nov. 2, 2016, the FCC released its long-awaited broadband privacy Order and rules by a 3-2 vote. The Order comes nearly 18 months after the Commission moved to reclassify broadband internet access service (“BIAS”) as a...more
The Federal Communications Commission has released a 177-page order detailing new privacy and data security rules. It is important to note that these new rules not only apply to providers of broadband internet access service...more
As we previewed last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new privacy rules that govern Internet service providers’ (ISPs) handling of broadband customer information. Though the Wireline Competition...more
As expected, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has handed down sweeping new privacy and security rules for Internet service providers (ISPs). On Thursday, October 27, 2016, a sharply divided commission voted to...more
This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will consider issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for privacy regulations that will apply to broadband providers. The goals and objectives of the proposed...more
The FCC has announced that it will receive a settlement payment of $3.5 million from two telecommunications companies—TerraCom Inc. and YourTel America for allegations around the companies’ failure to safeguard customers’...more
On October 24, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that it intends to fine two telecommunications companies $10 million for storing confidential personal information of up to 305,000 customers in a...more