Telecommunications, Public Schools

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

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 5/2/2025

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

SCOTUS Will Soon Decide the Fate of E-Rate Program: Could Schools Lose Their Tech Funding?

Fisher Phillips on 4/14/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard argument on an important case that has the potential to upend a significant source of technology funding for school systems throughout the country. The FCC v. Consumers’ Research case,...more

High Court To Review Legality Of FCC's Subsidy Fees

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 11/26/2024

For decades, there has been broad, bipartisan support for the Universal Service Fund and the FCC programs that help communications reach low-income households and the most rural and least-connected communities in the United...more

Understanding the current resources for expanding broadband connectivity

Bricker Graydon LLP on 8/13/2021

The expansion in federal and state funding coupled with low interest rate financing options now promise to make the goal of “middle mile” and “last mile” broadband connectivity a reality for local communities. Whether your...more

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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 9/11/2018

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

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

Franczek P.C. on 10/12/2015

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