This article is based on Carri Bennet’s April 9th presentation at the Palmetto Broadband Coalition Annual Convention in Greenville, S.C.
In December 2024, the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and...more
4/25/2025
/ China ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
FCC ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
NPRM ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications
On November 22, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted two petitions for certiorari to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s (Fifth Circuit) en banc decision in Consumers’ Research v. Federal Communications...more
11/26/2024
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Certiorari ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
En Banc Review ,
FCC ,
Lifeline Program ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mootness ,
Non-Delegation Doctrine ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Split of Authority ,
Sua Sponte
In order to update the FCC’s records, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice announcing the opening of a one-time information collection (Information Collection) regarding foreign...more
In April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to require telecommunications carriers to renew, every 10 years, their international section 214...more
In 1936, during the throes of the Great Depression, the federal government launched the Rural Electrification Act to provide electricity to the people living outside of cities and towns. While 90% of homes in urban and...more
Today, President Biden signed a sweeping Executive Order containing 72 directives for more than a dozen federal agencies to impose regulations, largely aimed at Big Tech and Telecom to reshape and promote competition within...more
7/16/2021
/ Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Big Tech ,
Broadband ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Telecommunications ,
Transparency
This afternoon, President Biden signed a landmark executive order aimed at promoting economic competition by limiting the power of large corporations. The sweeping executive order includes 72 initiatives across more than a...more
7/16/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Competition ,
Consumer Information ,
Data Collection ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector
In this Client Alert, we provide a deep dive on the FCC’s recent Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order, that largely repeals the so-called “Open Internet” regulatory framework implemented by the prior FCC Chairman...more
2/6/2018
/ Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Competition ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Popular ,
Reclassification Rules ,
Repeal ,
Section 706 ,
Telecommunications ,
Title II ,
Transparency ,
Verizon ,
Websites
On January 9, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released a fact sheet and draft Connect America Fund Phase II (CAFII) Auction Public Notice (Draft PN) – an item the Commission will consider at its...more