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Bank associations urge FCC to revise three rules

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/28/2025

On April 11, several trade associations filed joint comments urging the FCC to revise or rescind certain rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) which restrict non-telemarketing informational calls. In...more

2025 Legislative Recap – 114th Tennessee General Assembly, First Session

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 4/25/2025

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly concluded its first regular session on April 22, making it one of the most fast-paced sessions in recent years. Despite this compressed timeline, our government relations team successfully...more

Fifth Circuit Rules FCC Enforcement Action Unconstitutional

Perkins Coie on 4/25/2025

Key Takeaways - - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $57 million fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against AT&T. - The court ruled the FCC's in-house enforcement proceedings...more

Clocked In: FCC Seeks Clarity on Call Time Rules

Blank Rome LLP on 4/25/2025

In our previous alert, Tick-Tock, Don’t Get Caught: Navigating TCPA’s Quiet Hours, we discussed a growing wave of lawsuits targeting businesses under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) for allegedly sending text...more

Fifth Circuit Strikes Down FCC Forfeiture Order, Holds That It Violates Seventh Amendment Right to a Jury Trial

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/25/2025

On April 17, 2025, the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion (“Op.”) holding unconstitutional a Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) enforcement order. In that order, the Commission imposed civil penalties against...more

Brownstein Secures Regulatory Relief Promoting Credit Access and Affordability

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 4/25/2025

Over the past several weeks, litigation and government relations efforts have resulted in the accounts receivables management (“ARM”) industry achieving regulatory clarity, which will allow the industry to better serve...more

Cybersecurity: Salt Typhoon’s Persistence is a Cruel Lesson for Smaller Providers

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/25/2025

This article is based on Carri Bennet’s April 9th presentation at the Palmetto Broadband Coalition Annual Convention in Greenville, S.C. In December 2024, the White House’s Deputy National Security Adviser for Cyber and...more

TCPA Turnstile: TCPA Litigation Continues to Spring to Life in 2025 (TCPA Update Vol. 20)

Vedder Price on 4/24/2025

TCPA litigation, like spring flowers, is in full bloom this season. Over the past several months, major decisions have come down related to the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule (which we covered in our last update) as well as...more

Financial Industry Concerns Cause FCC to Delay Implementation of Broad Consent Revocation Requirement under TCPA

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 4/23/2025

On April 11, 2025, a controversial new rule by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was set to take effect to modify consent revocation requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). But each of the...more

Fifth Circuit Decision Vacating FCC Fine Against AT&T Makes It More Difficult for Federal Agencies to Impose Monetary Penalties...

Venable LLP on 4/22/2025

The Fifth Circuit on April 17 vacated a $57 million FCC forfeiture against AT&T, ruling the agency violated the company’s Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial under the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in SEC v. Jarkesy. ...more

TCPA Update: The FCC Delays Portions of Revocation of Consent Rules by One Year

BCLP on 4/21/2025

On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that it would delay portions of a significant new rule pertaining to the revocation of consumer consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

FCC Seeks Comment on ATSC 3.0/Next Gen TV Transition

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/21/2025

On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the Petition for Rulemaking (the Petition) filed by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) asking...more

Another Civil Penalty Falls under Jarkesy – What’s Next?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/21/2025

On April 17th, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an FCC penalty violates the Seventh Amendment based on the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy. The Seventh Amendment provides for the...more

FCC Issues Draft NPRM Proposing Targeted Changes to Foreign Ownership Rules and Processes

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/17/2025

On April 7, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in...more

FCC Takes Aim at Media Companies’ IE&D Efforts

Littler on 4/15/2025

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr recently revealed in a social media post the agency’s latest probe into various media entities’ inclusion, equity, and diversity efforts....more

FCC Council on National Security Launches Investigation of Businesses Linked to the Chinese Communist Party

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/14/2025

In its first major initiative, on March 21, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) newly formed Council on National Security (Council) launched an investigation into the “ongoing U.S. operations” of businesses...more

FCC Issues One Year Waiver for Consent Revocation Rule

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/14/2025

On April 7, the FCC issued an order staying the effective date of a key provision in its Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules. The provision—originally set to take effect on April 11, 2025—would have required that a...more

FCC Grants Narrow One Year Effective Date Extension of TCPA Consent Revocation Requirement

Womble Bond Dickinson on 4/14/2025

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

Trusty Confirmation Hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee Focuses on Broadband, Auction Authority and National Security

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/14/2025

Olivia Trusty, nominee for the open Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Commissioner position, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Trusty has...more

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