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Akin Intelligence - January 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/29/2024

Welcome to the January edition of Akin Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains a key area for state and federal legislators in the new year. State executives and legislators continue to propose AI-related...more

FCC Revokes Chinese Telecom’s US Authorizations

Perkins Coie on 2/4/2022

In recent years, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has worked closely with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other executive branch national security agencies to restrict China’s influence on U.S....more

Three Ways President Biden’s Executive Order Affects the Telecom and Tech Sector

Perkins Coie on 7/14/2021

President Biden’s recent “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (Order) promotes fair competition regulations across a diverse group of key U.S. industries, including telecom, technology, banking...more

Supreme Court Developments

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/30/2021

Even as President Biden has appointed a commission to study potential institutional reforms of the U.S. Supreme Court, his administration’s most immediate impact at the Court came through a flurry of filings early this year...more

What to Expect From Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s FCC

Perkins Coie on 2/2/2021

Shortly after his inauguration, President Biden appointed Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Acting Chairwoman Rosenworcel is expected to pursue the...more

The Return of the Congressional Review Act

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/20/2021

Little used before the Trump administration and with limited time to act, what regulations will the Biden administration target with the CRA? Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to overturn regulations passed in...more

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, January 2021 # 2

Hogan Lovells on 1/6/2021

In Washington: In a statement on Monday, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, responded that it was...more

What to Expect From the Biden FCC

Perkins Coie on 11/18/2020

What can we expect from the Federal Communications Commission from the incoming administration of President-elect Biden? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we know that the president-elect has pledged to “build back better,”...more

US Supreme Court Grabs Attention of Tech Giants as Past Immunity Granted by Section 230 Is Called Into Question

Jackson Walker on 10/31/2020

While this was a big week for the United States Supreme Court with the confirmation of Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Clarence Thomas’ written statement following the Court’s October 12, 2020, decision in...more

New Developments in the World of Section 230

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/28/2020

Nick Mooney and Joseph Schaeffer, Spilman Technology Law Practice Group Chairs, discuss proposed amendments from the Department of Justice, a recent statement from Justice Thomas on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” and a...more

Turkey’s New Social Media Law; Social Media Ad Spend; Harvard Law School’s Social Media Policy

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 10/19/2020

In an attempt to shut down free speech online, Turkey enacted a law that requires social media platforms with more than a million daily users in Turkey to open an office there or assign a representative who is legally...more

FCC Adopts Process Reforms for Foreign Ownership Reviews

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/8/2020

The new rules offer greater regulatory certainty and improve transparency in the Team Telecom review process. On September 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (the FCC) adopted a Report and Order (the Order)...more

Will The Passing Of Justice Ginsburg Impact The Future Of The TCPA?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/30/2020

The passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will likely bring with it many shifts in the Court on key issues, among which are matters regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), most imminently –...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - August 2020 #2

McGuireWoods Consulting on 8/14/2020

This week: EU-US privacy shield struck down, but talks continue; White House and Defense Department announce mid-band spectrum auction for 5G; Ninth Circuit decision largely upholds FCC decisions to promote 5G deployment;...more

It’s Official: Telehealth Benefits Have Been Expanded For Medicare Beneficiaries

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/11/2020

On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13941 (the “Executive Order”) which expands access to certain telehealth services post-pandemic. The Executive Order focuses on telehealth access for individuals...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - August 2020 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 8/7/2020

This week: FCC requests comment on social media order as White House withdraws O’Rielly nomination; U.S. Justice Department asks court to block California net neutrality law; FTC Commissioners testify before Senate Commerce...more

Commerce Dept. Petitions FCC to Issue Rules Clarifying CDA Section 230

Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 8/3/2020

The currents around the Communications Decency Act just got a little more turbulent as the White House and executive branch try to reel in the big fish of CDA reform. On July 27, 2020, the Commerce Department submitted a...more

Social Media and Politics: What President Trump’s Recent Executive Order Means

Brooks Pierce on 7/1/2020

Since 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has provided critical protection from most liability for content posted by third parties to websites and other “interactive computer services.” This protection has...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - May 2020 #3

McGuireWoods Consulting on 5/29/2020

This week: Coronavirus response; President Trump to sign an Executive Order aimed at social media’s “conservative bias;” Schumer leads bipartisan bill to boost federal investment in science and technology research....more

CFIUS Continues Active 2020 With Proposed Rule Modifying Mandatory Declarations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/27/2020

Since the beginning of 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has issued numerous regulations to implement fully the Foreign Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA) on behalf of the Committee on Foreign...more

Cross-Border Compliance Update: April 2020

Foley Hoag LLP on 5/12/2020

Foley Hoag LLP has formed a firm-wide, multi-disciplinary task force dedicated to client matters related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In the rapidly changing global health environment, Foley Hoag will provide clients...more

FCC Seeks Unprecedented License Revocations from Chinese Telecoms

Perkins Coie on 5/7/2020

International trade and cyber security issues, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, have increased existing tensions and distrust between the United States and China. At the same time, the Federal Communications Commission...more

The New National Security Regulator in Town: Team Telecom Becomes CAFPUSTSS (?) and Has a Big First Week

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 4/24/2020

Introduction: A New National Security Review Process - On April 4, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order creating the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications...more

Executive Order Creates Committee to Replace “Team Telecom” Review of Foreign Telecom Investments

Hogan Lovells on 4/16/2020

Recent developments have positioned the Executive Branch to exert greater influence over the U.S. telecommunications sector. On April 4, 2020, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order creating a new process for...more

‘Team Telecom’ Formalized into New Committee; Increased Scrutiny of Chinese Involvement in US Telecommunications Services...

White & Case LLP on 4/15/2020

On April 4, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the ‘Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector’ (the Committee). The Committee...more

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