Readers may recall that in February 2024, the FCC adopted a Report and Order imposing a number of new TCPA caller and texter compliance obligations in connection with consumer revocation requests, which are applicable to...more
4/14/2025
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FCC ,
Financial Institutions ,
New Regulations ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Revocation ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages ,
Waivers
In yet a third setback for the FCC since the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright opinion eliminating Chevron deference, the 11th Circuit last Friday in Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited v. FCC, vacated two TCPA consent...more
1/30/2025
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Chevron Deference ,
Consent ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Lead Generators ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Section 317 of the Communications Act requires broadcast licensees to inform their audiences of when programming is being aired in exchange for payment or compensation to the station....more
8/7/2024
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Broadcasting ,
Business Licenses ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
FCC ,
Foreign Governments ,
Social Media ,
Sponsors ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Television Programming
In April, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted its Net Neutrality Order which once again reclassified Broadband Internet Access Service (BIAS) as a Title II, common carrier service. ...more
7/31/2024
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Bulk Purchasing ,
Cable Operators ,
Commercial Property Owners ,
Common Carriers ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
FCC ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opt-Outs ,
Pending Litigation ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Property Owners ,
Telecommunications ,
Title II
In this first-of-its kind enforcement action, the FCC has proposed forfeitures not only against a party for allegedly instigating a deepfake, robocall campaign, but also against the voice provider for alleged STIR/SHAKEN...more
On December 18, 2023 the FCC released a Second Report and Order, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), and Waiver Order, which it considered and adopted at its December Open Meeting, furthering what it...more
1/4/2024
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Comment Period ,
Do Not Call List ,
Email ,
Enforcement Authority ,
FCC ,
Lead Generators ,
NPRM ,
Opt-In ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages
The FCC will consider at its Open Meeting this Wednesday, December 13, 2023, a TCPA item focused on “robotexting”, which will be the second item considered at the meeting, scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. ET....more
The FCC adopted new rules and proposed additional rules to modernize and strengthen its requirements for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to telephone numbers in order to reduce access to...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
While an ongoing FCC rulemaking is seeking comment on whether the FCC should clarify that TCPA’s Do-No-Call rules apply to text messages as they do to voice calls, a federal court has weighed-in with its view that...more
In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more
8/31/2023
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
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