On May 19, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that significantly expands obligations on...more
On May 13, 2022, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) for more than $44 billion in federal funding to the following three programs:...more
*This alert was originally published on January 28, 2022 and updated on February 4, 2022.
On January 27, 2022, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) moved to implement a provision of the bipartisan...more
2/7/2022
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On January 27, 2022, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) moved to implement a provision of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by adopting a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that...more
On January 7, 2022, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Comment (RFC) on the implementation of three broadband programs authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and...more
On December 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 4-0 to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to commence a rulemaking targeting rising business and government impersonation fraud. Critically, the...more
12/21/2021
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On November 5, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-206 to approve the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” (Infrastructure Bill). The Infrastructure Bill, which had already cleared the Senate in August, will...more
At the September 30, 2021 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposing Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes additional regulatory requirements on the gateway...more
At the September 30, 2021 Open Meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposing Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes additional regulatory requirements on the gateway...more
During the March Open Meeting, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced her first set of anti-robocall actions to kick off efforts to combat unwanted robocalls. The FCC’s actions...more
In its second major Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) ruling since last July, on April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a unanimous decision interpreting a critical term in the statute: “automatic telephone...more
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit addressed the applicable statute of limitations that applies to efforts by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) to recover the...more
On February 25, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously adopted a Report and Order (EBB Order) that established the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program), a $3.2 billion...more
Following passage of the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (TRACED Act or TRACED) in late 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) implemented the law’s numerous robocall abatement provisions on the statute’s...more
On December 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order updating a number of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) exemptions. The Report and Order codifies exemptions...more
The historic $900 billion coronavirus (COVID-19) relief package deal that the President signed into law this past weekend – the second largest economic stimulus legislation ever produced by Congress – includes $7 billion in...more
In this episode of Wiley Connected, Megan Brown, Kevin Rupy, and Kat Scott detail the broad obligations and expectations flowing from the FCC’s latest TRACED Act efforts, highlighting impacts on a diverse range of providers...more
On September 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously adopted a Second Report and Order (Order) as part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to combat illegal spoofing and stop illegal...more