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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 communications by radio, wire, satellite, and cable. less -
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Real-time video conferencing services face rapidly approaching compliance deadline

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Marking a major shift in digital accessibility regulation, by September 3, 2024, providers of real-time video conferencing services in the United States will need to be in compliance with the accessibility requirements of the...more

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FCC Adopts Report and Order Facilitating Transition to Next Generation 911

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On July 18, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order at its July 2024 Open Commission Meeting intended to facilitate a nationwide transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911) emergency...more

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FCC Adopts Rules to Facilitate Next Generation 911 Services

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On July 18, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order (Order) to facilitate the transition from a traditional circuit-switched 911 system to an Internet Protocol (IP)-based system. An...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Announces Meeting of the North American Numbering Council

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The North American Numbering Council (NANC) will hold a meeting on December 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. ET in the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) meeting room....more

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FCC’s “Spring Cleaning” Initiative Signals More Robocall Enforcement Activity Ahead

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Over the last two years, federal and state agencies have significantly ramped up enforcement activities against companies and voice service providers allegedly responsible for the generation of illegal robocalls. That trend...more

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FCC CPNI Certification and Privacy Rules Update

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Dear Clients and Friends, As a reminder, telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers are obligated to file their annual certification documenting compliance with the Customer...more

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FCC Updates and Expands Data Breach Notification Rules

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The updated data breach notification rules broaden the definition of what is considered a breach and expand the scope of who must be notified when a data breach occurs. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or...more

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FCC Expands Data Breach Notification Requirements

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The FCC has significantly expanded telecommunications carriers’ data breach notification and reporting obligations. Telecommunications carriers, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and telecommunications...more

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FCC Adopts Data Breach Notification Rules for Telecommunications Providers

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At the end of 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “the Commission”) adopted updates to its existing 16-year-old data breach notification rules (“prior rules”) designed to ensure that sensitive customer...more

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FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future...

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The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”)...more

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FCC Beefs Up Robocall Guardrails for VoIP Number Access

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The FCC adopted new rules and proposed additional rules to modernize and strengthen its requirements for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to telephone numbers in order to reduce access to...more

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FCC updates rules to curb robocallers

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On September 21, the FCC adopted rules that would strengthen and modernize the requirements that providers under the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) need to abide by to obtain direct access to telephone numbers. The rules...more

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Licensees and Telecom/Video Service Providers Must File and Pay FCC Regulatory Fees by Sept. 20

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The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2023 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Sept. 20. The FCC’s CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more

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Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – August and September Filings

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Each month, Kelley Drye’s Communications Group offers this reminder of upcoming filing deadlines that may affect our clients and friends....more

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Bipartisan Coalition Targets Billion-Dollar Illegal Telemarketing Industry

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A bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General (AGs) representing each state and Washington D.C. joined forces with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). They have announced their unified...more

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FCC Finally Determines Scope of “Interoperable Video Conferencing Services” under the CVAA, Seeks Comment on Accessibility...

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Driven by the central role that video conferencing services took on for millions of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to have today, on June 12, 2023 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)...more

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Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – March/April Filings

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Each month, Kelley Drye’s Communications Group offers this reminder of upcoming filing deadlines that may affect our clients. The following are reminders for upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reports and...more

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FCC Proposes New Rules for CPNI Data Breach Reporting

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The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") has released its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") proposing to revise data breach reporting requirements for telecommunications carriers and...more

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FCC Proposes Updated Data Breach Notification Requirements

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The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to modernize the data breach reporting requirements for customer proprietary network information (CPNI), which apply to all...more

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FCC seeks to impose new carrier data breach notification rules

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to update and strengthen its rules requiring telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over...more

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FCC and State AG Partnership Signals Major Shift in Robocall Enforcement

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On July 7, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and the Attorney General of the State of Ohio (Ohio AG) announced a coordinated enforcement initiative that signals a major shift in how state and...more

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Reminder: Federal Communications Commission - March Filings

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Each month, Kelley Drye’s Communications Group offers this reminder of upcoming filing deadlines that may affect our clients. Please review the deadlines below and contact us if you have any questions...more

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Wireless Roundup (October 2021)

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Key Wireless Deadlines - CISA Seeks Comment on its Zero Trust Maturity Model: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) requests comment on its draft Zero Trust Maturity Model. This draft publication is...more

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More Privacy, Please - September 2021

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Do you want a simple way to keep current on important privacy changes? Avoid sleepless nights wondering whether you missed a privacy speed bump or pothole between annual updates? Worry no longer. Troutman Pepper is pleased to...more

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Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – March Filings

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Please be reminded of the upcoming due dates for the Reports listed below: Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) Annual Compliance Certification - In accordance with section 64.2009(e) of the FCC’s rules,...more

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