FCC, New Guidance

In Compliance: June 2024 Round-Up

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak on 7/2/2024

In this month's In Compliance Round-Up, we cover the following topics: Supreme Court Holds Federal Anti-Corruption Law Prohibits State and Local Officials from Accepting Bribes, But Not Gratuities - Ethics Guidance Issued...more

FCC Clarifies AI Call TCPA Legality

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP on 2/12/2024

On February 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Declaratory Ruling clarifying that telemarketing calls utilizing AI are regulated by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and its...more

California Proposes Website Accessibility Law with Significant Compliance Obligations and Liability Risks Nationwide

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/23/2023

On June 12, 2023, the California Assembly's Judiciary Committee replaced the full contents of AB 1757 (a bill originally addressing court consolidation) with new legislative language featuring heightened standards for...more

The FCC Wants You to Delete TikTok

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/22/2022

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr asserted that TikTok poses an “unacceptable national security risk” in a letter to the CEOs of Google and Apple urging the companies to remove the app from their mobile app stores. According to...more

Applications for the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program Due December 7

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/19/2020

The Connected Care Pilot Program will make available up to $100 million over three years to eligible health care providers. Eligible fund recipients include nonprofit and public health care organizations....more

Interagency Advisory Provides Guidance on Drone Detection and Mitigation Technology

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 8/18/2020

On Monday, August 17, 2020, the Department of Justice, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Communications Commission released a joint advisory on the acquisition and use...more

FCC releases new guidance on autodialers, leaves key questions unanswered

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/13/2020

Although the hunt for a workable definition of autodialer (automatic telephone dialing system, or ATDS) continues, a calling platform must be “capable of originating a call or sending a text” without human intervention in...more

Supporting the Telecommunications Industry Through the COVID-19 Crisis – What You Need To Know

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/6/2020

- Congress and federal agencies are taking action to ensure that Americans stay connected during the COVID-19 crisis, including the CARES Act. The CARES Act provides $200 million to the FCC for telehealth services and...more

TCPA industry focus - Energy and utility industry

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 12/3/2019

Over the last three years alone, energy, utility and solar companies have been targeted in numerous putative class actions alleging violations of the TCPA that resulted in several multimillion-dollar settlements totaling more...more

FCC Closes Loopholes and Expands Telephone Consumer Protection Act “TCPA” Consumer Protections in Declaratory Ruling and Order

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/14/2017

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Order”) offering...more

FCC Releases Spectrum Auction User Guide and Online Tutorial for March 28-29 Initial Commitment Window

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 2/29/2016

Today, the FCC posted to the Auction 1001 website the Reverse Auction Initial Commitment User Guide and Online Tutorial. Broadcasters that submitted an FCC Form 177 to participate in the Reverse Auction should review these...more

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