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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous, Connected, and Electric Mobility Newsletter - July 2025

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter published by Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility Team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous and connected vehicles, smart infrastructure,...more

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Privacy Law Recap 2024: Data Security

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Continued cyberthreats drove expanded data security and breach notification requirements in 2024. Although sectors deemed high-risk saw significant activity, we also saw proposed regulations that stand to have a...more

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The FCC Proposes New Submarine Cable Systems Rules: Six Key Facts to Know

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For the first time since 2001, in an unanimous vote, the Federal Communications Commission (the "FCC") is proposing a major overhaul of its submarine cable licensing rules in its recently released Notice of Proposed...more

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FCC Proposes New Regulations for AI-Generated Robocalls

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a new notice of proposed rulemaking that would impose new requirements for autodialed marketing calls and texts that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate...more

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What’s New in Wireless - July 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Adopts Second Report and Order On Robotexting With Some...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Second Report and Order (“Report and Order”) and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Second Further Notice”) at its December Open Meeting. We summarized the...more

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FCC Proposes To Reinstate Net Neutrality

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The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reestablish its authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS) by reinstating its net neutrality rules. The NPRM...more

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[Webinar] The FCC’s Proposed Changes to Regulation of International Telecommunications Service - May 9th, 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm EDT

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The FCC is proposing comprehensive and sweeping changes to its twenty-year-old rules governing its international section 214 authorization framework. Because the FCC’s proposals would affect any company offering international...more

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You Are Now Accepting a Very Long-Distance Call: FCC to Propose Regulatory Framework for Satellite-Terrestrial Connectivity

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New opportunities for wireless communication may be coming, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) considers a new regulatory regime allowing satellite connectivity by consumer handsets on terrestrial networks....more

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FCC Proposes To Strengthen Data Breach Notification Rules for Telecom Operators

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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

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FCC Calls for Changes to Telecommunications Carriers’ Reporting of Data Breaches

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The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) circulated internally a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) last week that would, among other things, enable telecommunications carriers to report breaches to their customers...more

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FCC Seeks to Unlock Potential of TV Spectrum for Advanced Broadband Services

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The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted on June 9, 2020, to adopt a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to promote broadcast internet services through a new broadcast standard called ATSC 3.0....more

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FCC Is All Ears To Small AM Stations Seeking More Power On The Air

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Small low-power AM radio stations across the country may be in for a big boost. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed regulations last month to increase the power of more local stations while scaling back some...more

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FCC Takes First Of Two Actions: Could Cost Local Government Billions in Next Decade - Communities Coalition Forming Now

The FCC today released a Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if adopted, would allow cable operators to deduct the value of in-kind contributions from cable franchise fee payments, and would limit the authority of...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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SPEAK UP - FCC invites comment on proposed rules governing calls to reassigned cell phone numbers and attendant TCPA liability

On March 22, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and is seeking comments on the intractable problem of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) liability...more

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Life in the Slow Lane? What the Net Neutrality Repeal May Mean for Telehealth Services

Will the repeal of the net neutrality rules negatively impact the provision of TELEHEALTH SERVICES, which require robust and reliable internet connectivity? Net neutrality is the principle that Internet Service Providers...more

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HUD Proposes Two New Rules on Broadband Infrastructure and Consolidated Planning

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking to impose new and unfunded mandates on local governments related to the accessibility of broadband services in federally funded...more

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FCC Faces Scrutiny Over Proposed Privacy Rules for Internet Service Providers

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has faced intense opposition to its proposed privacy rules for internet service providers (ISPs) – and debate is expected to escalate very soon. The U.S. Senate Committee on the...more

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FCC Proposes Sweeping Broadband Privacy Rules

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Broadband Internet access service providers would face a new, top-to-bottom consumer privacy regime. Twelve months after the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) imposed common-carrier telecommunications rules on...more

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FCC Proposes Rules on Data Privacy and ISPs' Role in Collecting Customer Data

The FCC has circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on privacy rules for Internet Service Providers (ISPs). If approved, it would affect the use of consumer data by ISPs and telecommunication companies. The FCC...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: FCC Proposes New Privacy Rules for Internet Providers (3/16)

On March 10, 2016, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) released its proposal for new, sweeping privacy rules that would apply to internet service providers (ISPs). According to the FCC, the rules are designed "to...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Wants to Impose Network Outage Reporting Requirements on Submarine Cable System Licensees

As it did when it imposed circuit capacity reporting obligations on all submarine cable licensees earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) once again is looking to step up regulation of submarine cable...more

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FCC Proposes Reform of Radiofrequency Equipment Authorization Rules

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Faced with the rapid growth of increasingly complex wireless products, the FCC proposes to upgrade its equipment authorization program to prevent harmful interference without stifling innovation and product development....more

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Cyberspace Oddity: The FCC Regulates Internet Services as Common Carrier Telecommunications Services, “Protecting and Promoting...

The FCC voted recently 3-2 along party lines to promulgate new rules necessary to protect the “Open Internet.” At the core of the Commission’s action lies its decision to reclassify Internet services as a...more

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