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FCC Releases 2018 Quadrennial Review Report and Order

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released the Report and Order (Order) in the 2018 Quadrennial Review, one day before the December 27 deadline mandated by the United States Court of Appeals for the...more

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U.S.-China Relationship: Assessing the Risk of Marketing Electronics Made Outside the United States

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Just weeks after President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met face-to-face to restore dialogue between the two countries, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that could limit national security threats...more

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FCC Again Moves on National Security, Further Implementing the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act

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On December 10, 2020, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously approved a Second Report and Order on supply chain security (Second R&O), which is the latest effort in its evolving role with...more

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Supply Chain Threats and Cybersecurity Compliance Issues on the Horizon

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New rules and developments continue to proliferate as the U.S. government seeks to minimize supply chain threats and cybersecurity risks. For contract awards issued after August 13, 2020, prime contractors must conduct a...more

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FCC Proposed Rule Will Change Business Data Services (Also Known as Special Access) Marketplace

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Public and Private Agencies' Rates Could Be Impacted - The FCC is expected to issue a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on April 28 that will rewrite the rules that protect local governments, public agencies and...more

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FCC's IP Decision Might be Good for Providers and Bad for Business

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On August 6, 2015, in a series of rulings and tentative decisions that will afford telecommunications providers more flexibility in transitioning to IP networks while at the same time may serve to impose unanticipated costs...more

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Rules Impacting Marketing, Packaging, and Labelling of Consumer Boosters Clear OMB Hurdle

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Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced in the Federal Register that July 7, 2015, is the effective date for new consumer booster marketing and labelling rules adopted in its September 2014...more

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New FCC Rules for Medical Body Area Networks

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On August 21, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released an Order with new and clarified rules to foster the development and deployment of Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs). The Order provides more...more

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FCC Authorizes Additional 100 MHz of Unlicensed Spectrum in 5GHz Band

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Gigabit Wi-Fi services are one step closer to reality following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to unanimously adopt an order today, March 31, 2014, authorizing use of an additional 100 MHz of...more

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5 Ways the FCC Could Respond to Invalidation of Its 'Net Neutrality' Rules

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After the Net Neutrality decision, the FCC has a number of options, all of which could have an important impact on providers and users alike....more

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D.C. Circuit Largely Invalidates Net Neutrality Rules: Analysis and Prospects

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On Jan. 14, 2014, a D.C. Circuit panel struck down the portions of the FCC’s 2010 “Open Internet” (or “net neutrality”) rules that had banned blocking or discriminatory treatment of web sites or other online applications by...more

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"Verizon v. FCC: D.C. Circuit Overturns FCC Network Neutrality Regulations"

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On Tuesday, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated and remanded the operative portions of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) network neutrality regulations....more

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FCC: Carriers Must Protect Certain Data Collected on Mobile Handsets

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Aiming to “address the real privacy and security risks that consumers face when telecommunications carriers use their control of customers’ mobile devices to collect information about their customers’ use of the network,” the...more

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