Subscription-based services are a lynchpin of the services industry and the current focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” rule. Responding to customer complaints focusing on the difficulty of…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
The Major League Baseball (MLB) Postseason is underway, and the World Series will start on October 25, 2024. Your radio or television station may want to be involved in promotions that are tied to the baseball championships..…
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/ Intellectual Property
The Federal Communications Commission wants to require radio and television stations, as well as cable, direct broadcast satellite operators such as Dish and DirecTV, and satellite radio operators such as Sirius/XM…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
The FCC has adopted a three-year pilot program that will disburse up to $200 million from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to schools and libraries seeking to cover eligible cybersecurity services and equipment. The pilot…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Education Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The FCC has taken several actions directed at low power television (LPTV), Class A, and television translator stations.
On August 20, 2024, the FCC will lift its freeze on major modification applications to permit LPTV,…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law
The Summer Olympic Games will begin on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) carefully protect Olympic trademarks and copyrights…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
The FCC has fined Nexstar Media Group, Inc. and Mission Broadcasting, Inc. $1.8 million after finding Nexstar exercised de facto control over Mission’s Station WPIX (TV) in New York without FCC consent.
The FCC also found…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Finance & Banking
The Federal Communications Commission has created a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program, also known as the “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark program,” for wireless consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products. The FCC is seeking public…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The FCC has proposed new rules to permit issuance of spectrum licenses to companies proposing operations in space other than deployment of traditional satellite space stations, including services such as assembly and…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The NCAA national men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will begin on March 17, 2024 and end with the national championship games in early April.
Broadcast stations often conduct promotions tied to these tournaments and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property
The FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking codifying existing revocation of consent requirements and establishing new opt-out rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Report…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law
After a hiatus of more than 20 years, the FCC will again require radio and television broadcasters to submit information about the race, ethnicity, and gender of their employees. The information, to be filed on FCC Form 395-B,…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Round 5 of the ReConnect program. Applications can be submitted through the RUS online…
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/ Communications & Media Law
The Federal Communications Commission has set a February 26, 2024 filing deadline for all providers in the call chain, regardless of STIR/SHAKEN status or whether they have the facilities to implement STIR/SHAKEN, to file…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information.
The COPPA Rule requires websites…
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/ Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Education Law, Privacy, Consumer Protection
