DE Under 3: Big Changes Coming to OFCCP's Supply & Service Contractor ICRs
On November 20, 2023, as required by Section 60506 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (Infrastructure Act), 47 U.S.C. § 1754, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Report and Order and Further...more
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is an incredibly dangerous statute. Designed to crack down on rogue telemarketers, the TCPA has become—in the words of the former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission...more
The FCC has released the final version of its proposed international Section 214 updates, with a few minor but notable changes compared to the draft version we wrote about here. Specifically: The final version clarifies...more
The FCC is proposing wide-ranging changes to its international Section 214 authorization rules. Section 214 of the Communications Act provides the basic authorization for companies to provide regulated telecommunications...more
On April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) proposed new rules to reshape and significantly expand reporting and FCC review of non-U.S. ownership interests in companies authorized to provide international...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on whether to expand its audio description mandate to television stations in all Nielsen Designated Market Areas...more
Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Seeks Comment on Revising ACP Transparency Data Collection Rules: In this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests comment...more
On December 21, 2022, the Commission voted to approve a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to streamline the satellite and earth station application process under its Part 25 rules, stating that “[a]s the Commission...more
On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report & Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (R&O, Order, and FNPRM; collectively, the Item) that makes...more
On November 18, 2022, a summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second NPRM) proposing to amend its rules for the identification of foreign government-sponsored...more
The FCC proposes requiring mobile wireless providers to block text messages that appear to come from invalid, unallocated or unused numbers, and numbers on a “Do-Not-Originate” list. It also seeks comment on Over the Top...more
On September 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on a proposal that would require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text...more
The Federal Communications Commission has released a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the transition to the Next Generation Television (“Next Gen TV” or “ATSC 3.0”) standard. The FCC is seeking...more
Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Seeks Comment on Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands: In a 2nd Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Federal Communications...more
On June 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on the state of the Next Generation Television (Next Gen TV or ATSC...more
On March 16, 2022, the vast majority of the new rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – the successor program to the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program created by Congress last year to help offset the...more
On November 23, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Draft Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Order and NPRM) to address the agency’s rules for sharing spectrum among...more
Little used before the Trump administration and with limited time to act, what regulations will the Biden administration target with the CRA? Democrats can use the Congressional Review Act to overturn regulations passed in...more
On November 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Team Telecom Modernization Report & Order (Report & Order) was published in the Federal Register, which will cause portions of the new rules to...more
On September 17, 2020, FERC issued a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) seeking comments on strategies to mitigate any potential risks to the bulk electric system posed by telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided...more
Two federal agencies – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) – announced separate initiatives last week that stand to increase patient access to telehealth...more
Last week, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing guidelines and procedures designed to “breathe life” into Section 7 of the Communications Act. A somewhat obscure part – or, as Chairman Ajit Pai...more
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Relations Office has released a statement announcing Chairman Pai’s intention to stay a data security rule adopted by the Commission late last year in its Broadband Privacy...more
On February 18, the FCC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes new rules intended to open up the market for devices and software used to transmit video programming from multichannel video providers ("MVPDs") to...more
The FCC’s modification to the telecommunications carrier pole attachment rate formula have been published in the Federal Register and are set to take effect on March 4, 2016. As we reported in December, the FCC issued an...more