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FCC’s Rosenworcel responds to congressmen on FCC’s efforts to combat scam texts

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/18/2024

Recently, the Chairwoman of the FCC, Jessica Rosenworcel, responded via letter to members of Congress on the FCC’s efforts to curtail scam text messages. These scam texts had often masqueraded as having been sent by financial...more

Reinstated CPNI Regulations Require Providers to File Annual FCC CPNI Certification by March 1, 2018

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/21/2018

As we previously advised, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reinstated its customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”) rules governing the privacy obligations of telecommunications and VoIP service providers...more

It’s Official: The Old CPNI Rules Are Back in Effect

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 9/21/2017

Today the Office of Federal Register published a final rule from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) that formally voids the rule changes in the Commission’s 2016 Privacy Order—which Congress invalidated...more

Reading the Tea Leaves: What Lies Ahead for Broadband Privacy Regulation?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/26/2017

On April 3, 2017, President Trump signed into law a rare Joint Resolution of Congress under the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”), which disapproved the Broadband Privacy Rules adopted late last year by then-Chairman Wheeler’s...more

President Signs Law Overriding FCC Rules Regarding Online Privacy

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/8/2017

On April 3, 2017, the President signed into law a joint resolution that eliminates rules submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would have required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to get approval from...more

Congress Repeals FCC 2016 Privacy Order via Congressional Review Act

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/5/2017

On April 3, 2017, President Trump signed into law a Congressional joint resolution eliminating new broadband and voice privacy rules set forth in a November 2016 order (the 2016 Privacy Order) by the Federal Communications...more

Alert: Congress Has Repealed the FCC’s Privacy Rules – Now What?

Cooley LLP on 3/30/2017

By narrow and largely party-line votes, the Senate and the House of Representatives have repealed the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules. The repeal occurred pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a...more

New FCC Stays ISP Data Security Rules from Wheeler Era

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/3/2017

On Wednesday, the Chairman Pai-led FCC adopted an Order granting a stay of the data security rules that were adopted as part of the Commission’s 2016 Privacy Order spearheaded by former FCC Chairman Wheeler. The stay will...more

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ February 2017

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 2/24/2017

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. This month’s issue includes: ...more

Hotly Anticipated Broadband Privacy Order Released by FCC

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/11/2016

On Nov. 2, 2016, the FCC released its long-awaited broadband privacy Order and rules by a 3-2 vote. The Order comes nearly 18 months after the Commission moved to reclassify broadband internet access service (“BIAS”) as a...more

FCC Releases Broadband Privacy Order with Major Implications for All Telecommunications Carriers

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 11/10/2016

On October 27, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) in a party-line (3-2) vote adopted a Report and Order (the Broadband Privacy Order or Order) that imposes a comprehensive set of privacy and data...more

Six Key Consequences of the D.C. Circuit Upholding Net Neutrality

Perkins Coie on 6/21/2016

On its third try, the Federal Communications Commission finally got the sweeping net neutrality court victory it had been seeking for years. In US Telecom v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...more

The FCC’s Privacy NPRM: A Closer Look at the Commission’s Legal Authority and Some of Its Proposals

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/27/2016

As we have previously advised, the FCC’s proposed rulemaking to “protect the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services” (the “NPRM”) proposes sweeping changes to the ways that Internet Service...more

FCC Proposes Sweeping Privacy and Data Security Rules with Significant Potential Impact on the Broadband Ecosystem

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 4/11/2016

On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (Notice or NPRM) to establish privacy rules for Broadband Internet Access...more

Verizon Agrees to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FCC “Supercookie” Investigation

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 3/14/2016

On March 7, 2016, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced that it reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless to resolve an investigation into whether Verizon violated the Commission’s rules by inserting Unique Identifier...more

FCC Shows Hand on Regulation of Edge Providers

BakerHostetler on 9/3/2015

In a prior post, we commented on how the recent expansion of the FCC’s authority to regulate the privacy practices of Internet service providers (ISPs) has ignited calls for further expansion of the FCC’s authority to cover...more

FCC Warns Broadband Internet Service Providers Of Coming Expanded Title II Privacy Regulation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/1/2015

On May 20, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released an Enforcement Advisory notifying providers that the agency’s recent Open Internet Order “applies the core customer privacy protections of Section 222 of...more

Consumer Privacy and Broadband: The Debate Begins

Perkins Coie on 5/6/2015

Privacy and data security are high priorities of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the leadership of Chairman Tom Wheeler. In addition to significant enforcement actions against AT&T and TerraCom/YourTel that...more

FCC Stakes Out Privacy Territory in Broadband Privacy Workshop

Brooks Pierce on 4/29/2015

If you thought all the action in privacy regulation centered around the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission would like you to think again. Yesterday, April 28, the FCC held a 3-plus hour workshop...more

AT&T Pays $25 Million in FCC Settlement

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity on 4/15/2015

In the largest ever data security enforcement action taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), AT&T agreed to pay $25 million to resolve an investigation into consumer privacy violations at its call centers in...more

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