On November 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Order”) adopting final rules to facilitate equal access to broadband and...more
What is CFIUS? The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, is an interagency committee chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury which is authorized to review and approve transactions involving foreign...more
9/26/2019
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Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Dealmaking ,
National Security ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
U.S. Treasury
Key Takeaways:
• Technology Infrastructure and Data. CFIUS will focus its review on investments in critical Technology, critical Infrastructure, and sensitive personal Data (“TID Businesses”).
• Critical technologies is...more
9/23/2019
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Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Defense Production Act ,
Exon-Florio ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Interstate Commerce ,
National Security ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions
On March 16, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its long awaited decision in ACA International v. FCC, in which a group of petitioners across a spectrum of industries sought...more
6/4/2018
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ATDS ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Comment Period ,
Debt Collection ,
FCC ,
Opt-Outs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Robocalling ,
Safe Harbors ,
Smartphones ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing
Last week, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing guidelines and procedures designed to “breathe life” into Section 7 of the Communications Act. A somewhat obscure part – or, as Chairman Ajit Pai...more
3/1/2018
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Comment Period ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
FCC ,
Federal Register ,
Innovation ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Public Interest ,
Section 7 ,
Technology Sector