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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 +

PPP Round 2: Who Is Eligible, What Expenses Can Be Paid, And What Is The Tax Treatment?

Tonkon Torp LLP on 3/12/2021

Shortly before the end of the bizarre and painful 2020 calendar year, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021 (the Act) was signed into law, providing an additional $284 billion appropriation for the Paycheck Protection...more

Eleventh Circuit Reins in TCPA Liability

Jones Day on 2/10/2020

The Situation: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") prohibits unconsented calls or texts made "using an automatic telephone dialing system" ("ATDS"), defined as "equipment which has the capacity—(1) to store or...more

Sleep with an Eye Open: The New Age of Hotel Privacy Intrusion

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/30/2016

A hotel is a personal place, even if you share it with thousands of other people. The very obscurity in a crowd can make you feel anonymous, and the private living space allows for the most private of conversations and...more

Update: Hotel Industry Members Withdrawal FCC Wi-Fi Petition

Snell & Wilmer on 3/5/2015

This is an update to an article we posted on January 28, Can Hotels Legally Block Wi-Fi Hot Spots? The FCC Says No, and Fines a Hotel $600,000 For Doing It. On August 25, 2014, the American Hotel & Lodging Association,...more

Can Hotels Legally Block Wi-Fi Hot Spots? The FCC Says No, and Fines a Hotel $600,000 For Doing It.

Snell & Wilmer on 1/29/2015

In a public notice issued this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warned hotels, convention centers and other businesses that it is illegal to willfully block or interfere with their guests’ Wi-Fi hot spots...more

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