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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, wire, satellite, and cable. less -
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Supreme Court Preserves Federal Universal Service Program

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The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the federal Universal Service Fund (USF)'s funding regime on the final day for releasing opinions of its 2024 term. In FCC v. Consumers' Research, the Court reversed the U.S....more

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Federal Cybersecurity Policy in 2025: What to Watch in Changing Times

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Last year we made some predictions about 2024’s cyber landscape and major issues. Several proved prescient, with incident reporting, CISO scrutiny, SEC aggression, and new regulation of various sectors taking shape as the...more

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Is Your Internet Bill About to Skyrocket While Your Service Gets Worse?

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The Sixth Circuit’s January 2, 2025, decision in Ohio Telecom Association et al. v. Federal Communications Commission et al. may reshape the future of the Internet, delivering a significant blow to the concept of net...more

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Supreme Court to Hear TCPA Class Action on Unsolicited Faxes and Online Fax Services

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For the second time in five years, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case that arises out of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) ban on the sending of unsolicited faxes. On Friday, October 3, 2024, the Court...more

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West Virginia v. EPA and the Future of Tech Regulation

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This term, in West Virginia v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not compel a nationwide shift away from coal-powered electricity generation. The Court reasoned that it...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Relaxed Media Ownership Rules, Opening The Door For More Deals And Possible Antitrust Scrutiny

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M&A in the media industry is about to pick up. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 rollback of media ownership limits. Media companies that once avoided specific...more

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SCOTUS Punts on TCPA Guidance

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In its long-awaited ruling addressing whether the Administrative Orders Review Act (Hobbs Act) requires district courts to accept the FCC's legal interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the TCPA), the...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - December 2017

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), one of the watchdogs of the financial services industry, has announced through Acting Director Mick Mulvaney that it will no longer collect personal information of consumers...more

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