This 13th edition of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review provides updated overviews of legal and policy constructs and developments in the TMT arena across 18 jurisdictions around the world. As in years past,...more
New FCC order scales back net neutrality mandates while seeking to ensure internet openness through updated transparency requirements and FTC oversight.
Background -
On January 4, 2018, the Federal Communications...more
Landmark ruling establishes a variety of new obligations, but long-term effects remain unclear.
On November 2, 2016, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order adopting new privacy rules that will...more
Today, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved far-reaching new information privacy rules that will govern how providers of broadband Internet access service collect, use, protect, and share data from their...more
10/28/2016
/ Broadband ,
Data-Sharing ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opt-In ,
Opt-Outs ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Policy ,
Reasonableness Factors
Last week, the FCC announced that Chairman Tom Wheeler had circulated a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on implementing Section 222’s privacy obligations for broadband providers. Section 222’s requirements were...more