On August 15, 2024, portions of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent amendments to its broadcast sponsorship identification requirements for leased programming provided by foreign governmental entities (FSID Rules)...more
On June 10, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on revisions to Commission rules related to the Low Power Television (LPTV) Service,...more
On June 10, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Second Report and Order (Second R&O) that amends the Commission’s foreign sponsorship identification rules (FSID Rules). As explained in...more
6/13/2024
/ Communications Act of 1934 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Governments ,
International Trade ,
Leases ,
Licensees ,
Political Advertising ,
PSA ,
Sponsors
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released the Report and Order (Order) in the 2018 Quadrennial Review, one day before the December 27 deadline mandated by the United States Court of Appeals for the...more
On November 1, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released the Seventeenth Notice of Inquiry (NOI) into the state of broadband availability to all Americans, as required by Section 706 of the...more
On October 17, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously adopted a Second Report and Order (Order) that will expand the Commission’s audio description mandate to television stations in all...more
On Thursday, September 28, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, if adopted, would comprehensively regulate broadband in the United States....more
10/2/2023
/ Business Conduct Standards ,
Communications Act 2003 ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
FCC ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Telecommunications ,
Title I ,
Title II
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) recently released an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that reaches several tentative conclusions designed to give digital FM stations more flexibility to...more
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau announced that, beginning on October 2, 2023, the Commission will open a window during which licensees of commercial and non-commercial full power...more
On June 26, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its funding allocations for the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. All 50 states received...more
On June 23, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Third Report and Order (Order) in its Next Generation Broadcast Television (ATSC 3.0 or Next Gen TV) docket, as well as a Fourth Further...more
On June 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to require cable operators and direct broadcast satellite (DBS) providers to specify the...more
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) launched a new “Privacy and Data Protection Task Force” (Task Force), throwing its proverbial hat into the ring to join the Federal Trade Commission,...more
Driven by the central role that video conferencing services took on for millions of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to have today, on June 12, 2023 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)...more
In a June 14, 2023 speech at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the FCC is launching a new, “first-ever” “Privacy...more
The leadup to the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show was filled with speculation about who would be the special guest that Rihanna teased. Would it be Adele, who said she was “going just for Rihanna”? Eminem? Someone else? Of...more
The deadline for submitting comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules is March 3, 2023. Reply comments are due on March 20, 2023....more
On December 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice (PN) commencing its 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules. Comments...more
Regulatory Announcements-
FTC Holds September Open Commission Meeting and Votes to Approve Government and Business Impersonation Fraud NPRM, Gig Work Policy Statement, and Dark Patterns Report. On September 15, the FTC held...more
9/21/2022
/ Advertising ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Karma ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Collection ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Experian ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fake Reviews ,
False Advertising ,
FDCPA ,
Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Geolocation ,
Made in the USA ,
NPRM ,
Popular ,
Pre-approval ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
Surveillance ,
Third-Party
FTC Launches Long-Anticipated Trade Regulation Rulemaking on ‘Commercial Surveillance’ and Data Security. On August 11, the FTC issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), titled “Trade Regulation Rule on...more
8/30/2022
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Advertising to Minors ,
Car Dealerships ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
FTC Act ,
Made in the USA ,
Marketing ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
ROSCA ,
Surveillance
Regulatory Announcements-
FTC Commissioner Phillips Plans to Leave the Agency in the Fall, Per Media Reports. On August 8, several media outlets reported that FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips informed his staff through a memo...more
8/9/2022
/ Automotive Loans ,
Bank Accounts ,
Cancellation Rights ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CRA ,
Credit Reports ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hyundai ,
Made in the USA ,
Medical Debt ,
Misleading Statements ,
Payment Processors ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
SCRA ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ,
US Bank
On June 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on the state of the Next Generation Television (Next Gen TV or ATSC...more
On May 27, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) released a much-anticipated draft of the regulations that would implement certain provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)....more
6/29/2022
/ Audits ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Consent ,
Consumer Requests ,
Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Policy ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On June 3, 2022, Senator Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Representatives Pallone (D-N.J.) and Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,...more
6/10/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processing Rules ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Acts ,
Data Retention ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation
Artificial intelligence (AI) has drawn significant policy interest for quite some time now, and a federal approach is taking shape. A recent flurry of federal activity on the AI front has emanated in large part from the U.S....more