Telecommunications, Covered Entities

FCC Opens Foreign Ownership Proceedings for Comment, Advancing National Security Focus

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/26/2025

The public comment period is now open for two Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proceedings proposing new rules related to foreign ownership of FCC authorization holders. Both proceedings are part of the...more

The Broadening Data Security Mandate: SEC Incident Response Plan and Data Breach Notification Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/16/2024

Virtually all organizations have an obligation to safeguard their personal data against unauthorized access or use, and, in some instances, to notify affected individuals in the event such access or use occurs. Those...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - January 2023

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/11/2023

1. Late last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules to block the importation and sale of telecommunications equipment considered unacceptably hazardous to U.S. national security. The Report and...more

The recently enacted 2023 National Defense Authorization Act adopts federal procurement restrictions for certain covered Chinese...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 1/3/2023

Amid the 4,000 pages of provisions in the recently enacted Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) are prohibitions and associated requirements relating to the federal procurement of certain Chinese...more

Do Routine Calls by Health Plans to Patients and Health Plan Members Constitute “Telemarketing” Under the Telephone Consumer...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/19/2017

Covered entities have a long list of laws and regulations governing their conduct, including their communications with patients, customers, and members. Specifically, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more

Enough is Enough: Court Dismisses TCPA Class Action Against A Health Plan That Placed Reminder Calls To Its Members That They...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/19/2017

Plaintiffs across the country have continued to file class actions against companies of all stripe for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), often for communications far afield from the classic...more

Alphabet Soup and Data Security

Bilzin Sumberg on 10/19/2015

In the span of two days, mobile device users learned of two data breaches that could compromise their personal data. In one, Experian (a credit reporting agency) reported that it was hacked, potentially putting 15 million...more

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