Update as of January 10, 2025: In a Public Notice released on January 3, 2025, the FCC announced that a summary of the Second R&O was published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2024, establishing January 13, 2025, as...more
1/13/2025
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On September 26, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") adopted a Report and Order (the "Second R&O") setting forth new rules to make interoperable video conferencing services ("IVCS") more accessible to people...more
On December 15, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of its long awaited Fourth Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing pole replacement...more
On Monday this week, Anna Gomez was formally sworn in as the FCC's fifth commissioner, bringing the Commission back to its full complement and giving Chairwoman Rosenworcel a third Democratic vote. The very next day,...more
On June 12, 2023, the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee replaced the full contents of AB 1757 (a bill originally addressing court consolidation) with new legislative language featuring heightened standards for...more
8/23/2023
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The FCC's June 2023 Report and Order clarifying the broad scope of video conferencing services that must be made accessible to persons with disabilities was published today in the Federal Register. As such, by no later than...more