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Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

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

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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath

On February 21, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, holding that a whistleblower can bring a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit against a telecommunications carrier over...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Proposes to Keep Category 2 Budget Approach and Further Refine Category 2 Rules in the E-rate Program

On July 9, 2019, the FCC released a new rulemaking proceeding in which it proposed several changes to its E-rate rules to further modernize and streamline funding for connectivity services within schools and libraries. ...more

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The New York Note - March 2018

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DOITT releases First Ever Contract for Design Services - This week, the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications released a first of its kind RFP for design services contracts through its Government X...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Seeks Comment on Sufficiency of Category 2 Budgets and E-rate Administration Generally

Late last Friday, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking comment on whether the per-student and per-square footage budgets set for E-rate Category 2 funding are sufficient. The FCC established...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FCC Proposes to Fine E-Rate Telecom Provider $106,425 for Violation of E-Rate Lowest Corresponding Price Rule

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A recent Notice of Apparent Liability ("NAL") issued by the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") proposing to fine AT&T $106,425, highlights the need for service...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

7th Circuit Rejects Public-Disclosure Bar in Qui Tam Case

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In United States ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc., No. 12-3383 (7th Cir. July 28, 2014), the Seventh Circuit grappled with this bar on the use of publicly disclosed information, refusing to apply it in a case involving...more

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