On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft order to repeal its own net neutrality rules. The order, which is expected to be voted upon and approved by a partisan 3-2 vote on...more
11/28/2017
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Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Congressional Review Act ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Repeal ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 706 ,
Title I ,
Title II
Last year, the contentious net neutrality debate appeared to be finally settled when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order.[1] But in May, the FCC launched...more
9/13/2017
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Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Common Carriers ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rollbacks ,
Telecommunications ,
Title II ,
Trump Administration
New developments: Since we published our update below, the FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to begin the process of rolling back the rules and regulatory framework for net neutrality...more
5/19/2017
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Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Common Carriers ,
En Banc Review ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Rollbacks ,
Title I ,
Title II ,
Trump Administration
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has waded back into the shark-infested waters of net neutrality by releasing a draft NPRM proposal to reverse the FCC’s recently upheld consumer protection rules prohibiting Broadband Internet Access...more
5/2/2017
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Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Repeal ,
Reversal ,
Rollbacks ,
Title II
New development: President Trump signed the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval on April 3, 2017. The Federal Communications Commission is now prohibited from promulgating rules “substantially similar” to...more
4/7/2017
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Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Common Carriers ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Right To Know ,
Rollbacks ,
State and Local Government ,
Substantially Similar ,
Trump Administration
As anticipated, the Republican members of the Federal Communications Commission are taking steps to pare down the 2016 Broadband Privacy Order now that they are in the majority. The FCC has released an order staying the data...more
3/3/2017
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Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Common Carriers ,
Data Security ,
Deregulation ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Net Neutrality ,
Privacy Rule ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Stays ,
Telecommunications
In the days since the recent election, many tech, media and telecom industry observers remain unsure of what to expect from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration. Fortunately, there are some...more
12/1/2016
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Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Security ,
Educational Institutions ,
FCC ,
Libraries ,
Lifeline Program ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Media ,
MVPD ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Telecommunications ,
Transition Team ,
Trump Administration
The Federal Communications Commission recently released an order containing new privacy protections for customers of broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers, which was adopted by a 3-2 vote along partisan lines. In...more
11/15/2016
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Breach Notification Rule ,
Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opt-Outs ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Privacy Laws ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
VoIP