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Nina Totenberg: SCOTUS Secrets, Leaks & Pizza with Scalia
On September 4, 2024, two employees of the Russian state-funded media outlet RT (formerly known as Russia Today) were indicted in the Southern District of New York for conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act...more
Deadlines have been announced for responses to the FCC’s Public Notice inviting comment on expanding protections for U.S. government earth stations communicating with commercial satellite systems. Because most spectrum used...more
On Friday, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal agencies are no longer entitled to deference when they interpret ambiguous statutes. Loper Bright thus overrules an earlier Supreme...more
The continent’s growing population is producing a wealth of investment opportunities as demand for digital services ramps up - The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector has been a major driver of Africa’s...more
On May 2, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Space Bureau issued a Public Notice seeking to refresh the record on orbital debris mitigation rule changes originally proposed in a Further Notice of Proposed...more
In 1972, comedian George Carlin famously released a bit on the seven “Filthy Words” you can never say on the public airwaves. The bit became the subject of a landmark Supreme Court decision, FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, in...more
China’s telecommunications regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has announced a pilot scheme that would allow foreign investors to establish wholly owned subsidiaries in Beijing, Shanghai,...more
The media landscape continues to shift, and 2023 was certainly an eventful year. Layoffs abounded based not just on the slash-and-burn tactics deployed by private equity to gut local newspapers, but also on the national level...more
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling – by unanimous vote – to confirm that Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules apply to calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...more
For many, Thanksgiving is a time for some combination of family, food, football, and deal hunting. At the risk of contributing to your heartburn, we want to remind you of three upcoming deadlines that you do not want to wait...more
On November 13, 2023, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its National Spectrum Strategy (Strategy)—a “high-level blueprint” articulating the Biden-Harris Administration’s national...more
Circuits Split Over Whether Targeting Is Necessary for Seller Liability - Key Points - - While courts have long held that solicitations must be tailored to a particular audience to precipitate statutory seller liability,...more
A Decree published on 30 December 2022 and entered into force on 31 December 2022 has enhanced and broadened the “Name and Shame” powers of the French Directorate General in charge of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud...more
Despite rising interest rates, global geopolitical risk and uncertainty surrounding a looming recession, 2022 remained a robust and fascinating year for the PE industry. Dechert’s PE practice worked alongside our clients...more
On January 27, The FCC’s Media Bureau issued a Public Notice announcing that it is extending through February 28, 2023 the deadline for licensees to: (1) upload any documents into the Online Public Inspection File (OPIF)...more
The deadline for submitting comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules is March 3, 2023. Reply comments are due on March 20, 2023....more
This 13th edition of The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Review provides updated overviews of legal and policy constructs and developments in the TMT arena across 18 jurisdictions around the world. As in years past,...more
Dealmaking failed to reach the highs of the previous year as rising inflation and a challenging financing environment put some deals under question - Global dealmaking continued its bumpy return to pre-pandemic levels in...more
Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Seeks Comment on Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands: In a 2nd Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Federal Communications...more
Dealmaker interest from both home and abroad, along with record private equity activity, has driven India’s dealmaking activity to an all-time high - In line with the global trend, India’s dealmaking activity reached a new...more