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Court Limits 2015 Text Marketing Rules, Gives New FCC an Opportunity to Provide Clarity

On March 16, the D.C. Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission’s July 10, 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the July 2015...more

3/20/2018 / ATDS , Auto-Dialed Calls , FCC , Mobile Devices , Prior Express Consent , Telecommunications , Text Messages

Coming Full Circle: FTC Recovers BIAS Regulation Jurisdiction Following FCC Vote

In a widely publicized decision, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) voted on Dec. 14, 2017, to repeal the tenets of the Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet Order, or the Open Internet Order, of 2015. See...more

1/4/2018 / Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) , Communications Act of 1934 , FCC , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , FTC Act , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , Net Neutrality , Open Internet Rules

FCC Broadband Privacy Rule Dead and Buried

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Privacy and Data Security Rule for broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers (the Privacy Rule) is dead. As we discussed, the new rule that was set to start phased...more

4/6/2017 / Broadband , Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) , Data Privacy , Data Security , FCC , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

FCC Broadband Privacy Rule On Hold, Likely Dead

The new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Privacy and Data Security Rule for broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers (Privacy Rule) was set to start phased implementation on March 2, 2017. We have previously...more

3/3/2017 / Broadband , Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) , Data Privacy , Data Security , FCC , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

FCC Closes Year With Enforcement Advisory on Text Messages

Almost a year and a half after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a rule update to its rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (2015 FCC TCPA Omnibus...more

1/3/2017 / Class Action , Corporate Counsel , FCC , TCPA , Text Messages

FCC’s Final Privacy Rule – How Final Is It?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order on Oct. 27, 2016, which started to go into effect this month, regarding privacy and data security obligations for broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers...more

12/14/2016 / Breach Notification Rule , Broadband , Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) , Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) , FCC , Open Internet Rules , Personally Identifiable Information

FCC Wades Back Into Data Privacy and Security for ISPs With Revised Privacy Proposal

Recently, Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated to the Commission a revised proposed order to regulate the data privacy and security practices of internet service providers...more

10/21/2016 / Cybersecurity , Data Privacy , FCC , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , NIST

Court of Appeals Upholds FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules and Regulatory Authority

On June 14, 2016, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favor of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules, which the commission approved on February 26, 2015 (published March 12, 2015). This...more

6/16/2016 / Broadband , Communications Act of 1934 , FCC , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , Net Neutrality

Internet Service Providers Face New Regulatory Environment in the FCC’s Privacy and Security Proposal

On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) of privacy and security regulations for Internet service providers (ISPs). The NPRM, In The Matter of Protecting the...more

5/9/2016 / Broadband , Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) , Data Security , FCC , Federal Communications Act , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , Open Internet Rules , Privacy Laws

New Cop on the Block – FCC’s Proposed Data Privacy and Security Rulemaking for Broadband Internet Access Providers

In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or global Commission) issued its Open Internet Order, applying Section 222 of the federal Communications Act to broadband Internet access services (BIAS), and in doing so...more

5/9/2016 / Broadband , Data Security , FCC , Internet Privacy , Internet Service Providers (ISPs) , Notification Requirements , Open Internet Rules

FCC’s New TCPA Order May Require Companies to Obtain Updated Consents for Marketing Calls and Texts

Last week we published an overview of key issues raised by the Federal Communications Commission’s July 10, 2015, Declaratory Ruling and Order regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “July 2015 Order”). The July...more

7/23/2015 / Compliance , FCC , Prior Express Consent , Robocalling , TCPA , Telecommunications , Telemarketing , Text Messages , Texting

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