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FCC seeks comment on proposed security and reporting requirements for Border Gateway Protocol

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With new authority to regulate broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers following reclassification of BIAS as a Title II service under the Communications Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advanced a...more

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FCC Proposes New Internet Routing Security Rules for Telecoms

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Building on its renewed jurisdictional authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers following the reinstatement of net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted proposed internet...more

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FCC’s Net Neutrality Redux: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

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FCC Announces Effective Date for Broadband Reclassification

On May 22, 2024, a notice and summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) recent decision to reclassify broadband Internet access service (“BIAS”) as a Title II telecommunications service was published in the...more

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FCC ‘Network Neutrality’ Order Shakes Up Broadband Privacy

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As described in our May 8 client alert, most of the discussion regarding the new “network neutrality” order from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has focused on the FCC’s decision to reinstate rules the agency...more

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FCC Reinstates ‘Network Neutrality’ Rules

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After a closely divided vote, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an order effectively reinstating the “network neutrality” rules it adopted in 2015. This decision reverses a 2017 order during the Trump...more

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FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality Rules

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On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Declaratory Ruling, Order, Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration reclassifying broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a common...more

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With Net Neutrality Order, FCC Grants Broadband-Only ISPs New Pole Attachment Protections

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on April 25, 2024 to reinstate its net neutrality rules by reclassifying broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a “telecommunications service” under Title II of the...more

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FCC Asserts Jurisdiction Over Property Owners to Enforce Ban on Digital Discrimination

As part of the massive 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Congress directed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules facilitating consumers’ “equal access” to broadband internet access...more

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FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future...

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”)...more

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Wireless Roundup (December 2023)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) proposes to reinstate the open Internet rules the...more

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Update: FCC Adopts Digital Discrimination Rules in Party-Line Vote

Key Points - On November 15, 2023, the FCC adopted rules aimed at preventing discrimination in access to broadband services. The FCC vote satisfies the Commission’s obligation under the IIJA, which requires the FCC to...more

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FCC Revisits Net Neutrality, Extending Reach and Targeting National Security and Cybersecurity

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Last week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to reclassify broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a Title II common carrier service and reinstate net neutrality...more

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In Latest Net Neutrality Proceeding, the FCC Proposes Reclassifying Broadband Internet Access as a Telecommunications Service,...

If adopted, the FCC will have expanded authority to regulate Broadband Internet Access. The FCC is not proposing to regulate rates, but it would have authority to review changes in ownership, as well as jurisdiction to rule...more

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NTIA Announces Allocations for $42 Billion in BEAD Funding for Expanding High-Speed Internet Access

The Biden Administration recently released its plans for allocating more than $42.45 billion in broadband funding to all 50 states through the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment ("BEAD") Program. These dollars will be...more

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Pennsylvania Distributing $200 Million to Bolster Broadband Infrastructure Projects for Unserved and Underserved Areas

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (Authority) is currently accepting applications for the Broadband Infrastructure Program (Program), funded through the federal Capital Projects Fund, to distribute $200 million...more

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New York Note: State Budget, MyCity Portal, Broadband Access

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State Budget Update- The New York State budget has not yet been agreed upon, now past the deadline of April 1. Some of the key issues holding up its passage include the Governor’s housing proposal and a plan to scale back...more

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FCC Announces Upcoming Release of National Broadband Map; BEAD Program Allocations to Follow

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On November 10, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it will release a preliminary “pre-production” draft of its national broadband map on November 18, 2022....more

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FCC Posts Draft NOI on Preventing Digital Discrimination

On Feb. 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published a draft Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that would seek comment on how to prevent and eliminate discrimination of broadband access as directed by Congress in the...more

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FCC adopts new regulation of telecommunications in multi-tenant environments

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Recent developments from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signal a renewed focus on leveraging the blunt instrument of regulation to spur telecommunications competition in apartment buildings, shopping malls, and...more

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Broadband Access Ohio Formed to Promote High-Speed Internet Across Ohio

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A new association established to promote communities' role in broadband access officially launched this morning. Broadband Access Ohio will advocate for access to high-speed, secure internet across the state. ...more

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FCC Proposes Broadband “Nutrition” Label Requirement - UPDATED February 2022

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*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

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FCC Proposes Broadband “Nutrition” Label Requirement

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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

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California’s New $6 Billion Broadband Program: How Can It Assist Your Community?

Localities Should Take Advantage of Grant Programs Before Application Deadlines Close - California has launched a new $6 billion Broadband Program to fund broadband internet access service (BIAS) infrastructure in response...more

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Highlights from the Colorado Assembly’s Extraordinary Session for COVID-19 Relief

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On November 30, 2020, the Colorado General Assembly convened for an extraordinary session aimed at providing additional pandemic relief. Of the nearly 40 bills that were introduced, 10 passed. By December 7, 2020, Governor...more

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