What can we expect from the Federal Communications Commission from the incoming administration of President-elect Biden? While we don’t have a crystal ball, we know that the president-elect has pledged to “build back better,”...more
11/18/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Digital Divide ,
End-Users ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Misrepresentation ,
Net Neutrality ,
Reversal ,
Section 230 ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
On the eve of Thanksgiving, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft order to repeal its own net neutrality rules. The order, which is expected to be voted upon and approved by a partisan 3-2 vote on...more
11/28/2017
/ Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Congressional Review Act ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Repeal ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 706 ,
Title I ,
Title II
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has waded back into the shark-infested waters of net neutrality by releasing a draft NPRM proposal to reverse the FCC’s recently upheld consumer protection rules prohibiting Broadband Internet Access...more
5/2/2017
/ Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NPRM ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Repeal ,
Reversal ,
Rollbacks ,
Title II
New development: President Trump signed the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval on April 3, 2017. The Federal Communications Commission is now prohibited from promulgating rules “substantially similar” to...more
4/7/2017
/ Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Common Carriers ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Right To Know ,
Rollbacks ,
State and Local Government ,
Substantially Similar ,
Trump Administration
Following the U.S. Senate’s recent vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has now voted to overturn the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Order using the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Enacted in 1996, the CRA allows Congress to...more
3/30/2017
/ Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Common Carriers ,
Communications Act 2003 ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Obama Administration ,
Repeal ,
Right To Know ,
State and Local Government ,
Title II ,
Tracking Systems ,
Trump Administration
Roughly two weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, has taken steps providing further evidence that he plans to roll back FCC actions taken under...more
2/7/2017
/ Broadband ,
Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS) ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
FCC ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Mobile Broadband Services ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry