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The United States Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency established by the Communications Act of 1934. The Commission is charged with regulating interstate and international... more +

Ninth Circuit Strips FTC of ‘Activities-Based’ Jurisdiction over Common Carriers

Perkins Coie on 9/8/2016

The FTC has no jurisdiction over common carriers even when they engage in non-common carrier activity, according to a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opinion. In FTC v. AT&T Mobility, No. 15-16585 (9th...more

FCC Proposes Record $100 Million Penalty for Alleged Violations of Open Internet Transparency Rule

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/23/2015

If you work for a broadband service provider and haven’t recently reviewed your FCC-mandated network management “transparency” disclosures posted on your website, we suggest you make that the next thing you do after reading...more

As FCC Flexes New Consumer Protection and Privacy Regulatory Enforcement Muscles Against ISPs, Some Call for Expanded Authority...

BakerHostetler on 7/3/2015

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has imposed a record $100M forfeiture fine against a global telecommunications company for alleged deceptive data plan promotions. The FCC’s fine comes on the heels of revisions to...more

FCC Fines AT&T $100,000,000 for Violation of Transparency Rule

Womble Bond Dickinson on 7/1/2015

In a recent enforcement action, the FCC fined AT&T $100,000,000 for violations of the Open Internet Transparency Rule (“Transparency Rule”). The Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) for Forfeiture and Order stated that AT&T...more

FCC Proposes Unprecedented Fine of $100 Million for Alleged Violations of Open Internet Transparency Rule

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/24/2015

The FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) to AT&T for alleged violations of the 2010 Open Internet “transparency rule.” The FCC contends that AT&T “willfully and repeatedly” violated the rule by: (1) using the...more

In First Open Internet Enforcement Action, FCC Proposes $100 Million NAL Against AT&T Mobile for Transparency Rule Violations

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/19/2015

On June 17, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against AT&T Mobile, Inc. (AT&T) alleging that AT&T’s failure to adequately and accurately disclose its...more

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