The FTC has no jurisdiction over common carriers even when they engage in non-common carrier activity, according to a recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit opinion. In FTC v. AT&T Mobility, No. 15-16585 (9th...more
9/8/2016
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Common Carriers ,
Data Plan ,
Dismissals ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mobile Services ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Section 5 ,
Telecommunications ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On its third try, the Federal Communications Commission finally got the sweeping net neutrality court victory it had been seeking for years. In US Telecom v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...more
6/21/2016
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FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mobile Broadband Services ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Privacy Rule ,
Section 222 ,
Telecommunications
As previously promised in last year’s Open Internet Order, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposed privacy requirements for...more
4/6/2016
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Consent ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Security ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Jurisdiction ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Telecommunications