FCC, Breach Notification Rule, Data Breach

Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC’s 2024 Breach Notification Rules

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/26/2025

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

Split Sixth Circuit Upholds FCC Expansion of Data Breach Notification Rules

Saul Ewing LLP on 8/18/2025

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

FCC Expands Data Breach Notification Requirements

Lerman Senter PLLC on 1/19/2024

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

FCC Expands Data Breach Notification Rules

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/4/2024

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

FCC Updates Data Breach Notification Rules

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/29/2023

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

New FCC Data Breach Rules Draw Criticism For Problems Beyond the CRA

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/18/2023

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

FCC Plans to Update Data Breach Notification Rules

Alston & Bird on 12/13/2023

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

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (February 13, 2023)

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/14/2023

Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

FCC Proposes Updates to Customer Proprietary Network Information Breach Reporting Requirements

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/27/2023

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes redefining “breach” to include inadvertent disclosures of customer proprietary network information. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) also proposes to update the...more

FCC Proposes To Strengthen Data Breach Notification Rules for Telecom Operators

Perkins Coie on 1/13/2023

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

Keeping Pace with Today’s Challenges: FCC Proposes New Data Breach Rules for CPNI

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/13/2023

Prompted by a rapid increase in frequency, sophistication, and scale of data leaks and data breach legislation in recent years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously voted to kick off a proceeding aimed at...more

FCC Releases Long-Anticipated Data Breach Reporting NPRM, Proposing Major Changes to CPNI Rules

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/10/2023

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

Cyber Alert: 2016 Breach Roundup, Part II: U.S. and EU Data Breach Notification Regulations Highlights and Trends

Alston & Bird on 1/9/2017

Frameworks requiring breach notifications of various kinds significantly expanded in scope in 2016 at both the state and federal levels. However, at least in the U.S., some of the new federal requirements may not be in place...more

Data Security and Breach Notification Requirements of New FCC Privacy Order May Present Immediate Implementation Challenges for...

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/22/2016

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

BIAS Rules: New FCC Regulations on Broadband Customer Privacy

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/16/2016

On October 27, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) adopted sweeping new privacy rules applicable to all telecommunications providers including broadband internet access service (“BIAS”) and...more

Hotly Anticipated Broadband Privacy Order Released by FCC

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/11/2016

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

Alert: FCC Releases Sweeping Privacy Order

Cooley LLP on 11/7/2016

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

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/2/2016

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the FCC's new rules for broadband privacy, the FTC's new playbook for data breach response and notification, the NHTSA's voluntary guidance for...more

What You Need to Know about the New Broadband Privacy Regulations

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 10/31/2016

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

It’s Official: The FCC Has Adopted New Privacy and Security Rules for ISPs Following a 3-2 Vote Along Partisan Lines

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/28/2016

Today, the FCC formally adopted on a 3-2 party-line vote an order that enacts a new privacy and security regime for Internet service providers (ISPs). While it may be several days before the official order and the text of...more

FCC Chairman Moves to Regulate Broadband Consumer Privacy

Morgan Lewis on 10/13/2016

On October 6, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler released a factsheet outlining proposed rules aimed at protecting broadband consumers’ privacy. The proposed rules would apply to internet service...more

Trick or Treat: The FCC Releases Privacy Regulations for Internet Service Providers

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/10/2016

On October 6, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revealed its revamped broadband privacy regulations. In March, the FCC initially proposed privacy rules which were highly criticized by everyone from the Federal...more

Privacy Tuesday – July 2015: Hack Attack on Adultery Site Ashley Madison

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/21/2015

Once again, data breaches and hacks are front and center, so here are three stories you should know about to start your week....more

FCC Accepting Comments on ABA Petition to Exempt Data Breach Notification Requirements from the TCPA

King & Spalding on 11/20/2014

On November 6, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Public Notice requesting comments on a petition by the American Bankers Association (“ABA”) to exempt informational calls and texts to mobile devices...more

FCC Proposes $10M Privacy Breach Fine Against Two Telecommunications Companies

King & Spalding on 11/7/2014

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

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