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SCOTUS Saves E-Rate Program, Preserving Tech Funding for Schools Across the Country

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In a major victory for public institutions and the tech companies that support them, the U.S. Supreme Court just preserved the federal funding lifeline that underpins internet access and telecommunications connectivity in...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Dialing Down the Distractions: New Ohio Bill Aims to Ban Cellphone Usage in the Classroom

Amid ongoing conversations about student focus and classroom distractions, Ohio lawmakers are considering new measures to regulate cellphone use in schools. These discussions reflect growing concerns among educators, parents,...more

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Meeting Your Annual Children’s Television Programming Reporting Obligations

The deadline to file the 2024 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2025, reflecting programming aired during the 2024 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Meeting Your 2024 Annual Children’s Television Programming Reporting Obligations

The deadline to file the 2024 Annual Children’s Television Programming Report with the FCC is January 30, 2025, reflecting programming aired during the 2024 calendar year. In addition, commercial stations’ documentation of...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FCC Plans to Launch Cybersecurity Pilot Program for Schools and Libraries

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced its proposal to create a Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program that would help K-12 schools and libraries protect their broadband networks and data from...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Schools Hold Valuable FCC Spectrum Licenses that Now Can Be Sold - With a Fairness Opinion

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In July 2019, the FCC upended the status quo of 57 years of educational institutions holding FCC licenses for some of the largest spectrum band. The band is 190 MHz of highly desirable 2.5 GHz spectrum....more

Hogan Lovells

New government contracts and grants rules limit universities' ability to use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment

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Federal contractors, including universities, will soon need to certify that they do not "use" telecommunications equipment or services produced or provided by certain Chinese companies (including ZTE, Hikvision, and Huawei)...more

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Higher Education Federal Contractors: Is Your Supply Chain Compliant With the National Defense Authorization Act?

President Donald Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) (Pub. L. No. 115-232) into law on August 13, 2018. Section 889 of the NDAA applies to schools, including hospital...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

USF Tracker - March 2020

COMMENTARY - On March 10, Kelley Drye held its Annual webinar on the state of the Universal Service Fund. We gave an overview of trends in the Fund, discussed the importance of creating an ethics and compliance plan ahead...more

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ML Strategies Capitol Hill & Executive Branch Fall Preview

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With Labor Day now behind us, Washington returns to a fairly significant workload for September and October in the run-up to the midterm elections in November. The House is in session for the next two weeks before returning...more

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The FCC Moves Forward with Potential New 911 Obligations for Hotels and Offices

The Federal Communications Commission will seek public comment on proposed new rules to require that 911 calls made from hotels, offices and campuses automatically include precise location information, such as room or floor...more

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White House Releases Fiscal Year 2019 Budget (Plus an Infrastructure Proposal)

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Fiscal Year 2019 Budget - The White House has unveiled President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2019, entitled Efficient, Effective, Accountable: An American Budget. The Administration has worked for...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

E-Rate Fraud in Crosshairs Following Charter School Indictment

E-Rate fraud is back in the spotlight following the indictment of a Dallas charter school CEO and the owner of a contracting company for an alleged kickback scheme resulting in over $300,000 in illegal subsidies. Federal...more

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Congressional Preview - Fall 2017

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Summer isn’t quite over yet, but the August recess is coming to an end and Congress returns next week to resume work on a number of outstanding issues, as the Trump Administration continues to aggressively implement the...more

Perkins Coie

What to Expect From the Trump FCC

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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

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FCC Allows for Greater Use of Robo-Calls By School Districts

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The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has issued a ruling that clarifies the application of the Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to schools to allow automated calls and texts to parents in the case of...more

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FCC Holds Educators and Utilities Making Certain Robo Calls Do Not Violate The TCPA

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On August 4, 2016, the FCC released a Declaratory Ruling confirming that schools and utilities making robo calls do not violate the TCPA under certain circumstances. The Ruling, addressed Petitions filed by Blackboard, Inc....more

Stinson LLP

FCC Outlines Exemptions from the TCPA for Schools and Utilities

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On Thursday, Aug. 4, the FCC granted organizations representing schools and utilities significant relief from liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act—a law that subjects callers to substantial penalties if they...more

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School Leaders: Are Your Automatic Phone Messages and Texts Breaking The Law?

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In the past few months, we’ve had a flurry of requests from schools about the legality of automated calls and text messages they are making to cell phones. The Telecommunications Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) governs the...more

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U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Commerce Announce Additional Revisions to Cuba Sanctions Regulations

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Last week, the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Commerce announced additional revisions to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR), building off the changes put...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Obama Administration Further Eases Restrictions to Aid Implementation of Cuba Policy

On Monday, September 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented amendments to the Cuban...more

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