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Wireless Roundup (May 2025)

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FCC Solicits Feedback on Sweeping Changes to Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks comment on comprehensive...more

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Wireless Roundup (April 2025)

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WCB Invites Comment on Privacy Issues Related to Text-to-988 Georouting: In this Public Notice (PN) the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) within the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks additional,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ALERT: Delete, Delete, Delete—FCC Calls for Comment on Which Rules Should be Eliminated

On March 12th, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Public Notice (“Notice”) seeking comment on which FCC rules should be repealed or modified to alleviate “unnecessary regulatory burdens” and enhance...more

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Dear Public, What Should We DELETE, DELETE, DELETE? Best Regards, the FCC.

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On March 12, 2025, Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) chair, Brendan Carr, opened a new docket titled In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete (the “Notice”), asking for the public’s help in identifying “unnecessary” FCC rules,...more

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Your Chance To “Delete” FCC Rules

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As long anticipated, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has launched a new proceeding to eliminate policies and rules that may no longer be necessary or that impose undue regulatory burdens. The...more

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“Delete, Delete, Delete”: FCC Begins Deregulatory Review

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On March 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” which seeks public comment on “identifying FCC rules for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: What's Next for the FCC After Trump's Executive Orders on Independent Agencies and Eliminating...

Asserting Executive Authority Over Independent Agencies: Assessing the Impact on the FCC - On February 18, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" (the "Accountability...more

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What’s New in Wireless - March 2025

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

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What Trump’s Broad Deregulatory EO Means for Telecom, Media, and Technology

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On February 19, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative.” As Wiley has...more

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New Executive Order Aims to Curb the Authority of Independent Agencies, Including the FCC

On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” which attempts to expand presidential authority over heretofore independent regulatory agencies. The...more

Venable LLP

Expectations for a Chairman Carr Led Federal Communications Commission

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With a unified Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress, there will be a dramatic shift in regulatory policy changing how the communications and technology industries interact with government. These...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | January 10, 2025

Good Afternoon! It was quite the holiday season for space: the FCC rounded out the year with a great gift, allocating additional spectrum for commercial launch and reentry vessels, and the Parker Solar Probe’s record-breaking...more

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CFPB to Issue Proposal to Make It Easier for Consumers to Reach ‘Real Person’ When Seeking Assistance

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Many financial services providers would be required to allow consumers seeking assistance to be connected to a “real person” by clicking on one button, under a new Biden Administration “Time is Money” initiative....more

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What’s New in Wireless - July 2024

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Tried and Tested: FCC Rulemaking Proposes Heightened Restrictions on Entities Involved in Testing and Authorizing Tech and Telecom...

FCC seeks to protect telecommunications certification bodies, measurement facilities, and the equipment authorization program from national security threats posed by foreign adversaries....more

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What’s in the Proposed American Privacy Rights Act?

Congress is once again entertaining federal privacy legislation. The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) was introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ALERT: FCC Seeks to Eliminate Digital Discrimination

On November 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Order”) adopting final rules to facilitate equal access to broadband and...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2023 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - New York Governor Proposes Cybersecurity Regulations for NY Hospitals - On November 13, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released proposed cybersecurity regulations applicable to all hospitals located within...more

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President Biden Issues Long-Awaited Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

n October 30, President Biden issued the long-awaited Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the first order to navigate AI’s impact across sectors and to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC to Vote on Digital Discrimination Rules

On November 15, 2023—the statutory deadline—the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on rules to prevent so-called “digital discrimination,” i.e., discrimination in access to broadband services. The proposed...more

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Twenty-Eight AGs Call for Stricter FCC Spam Call and Text Rules

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On June 8, a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general issued a letter, supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to close a “loophole” that currently allows lead generators to collect and sell...more

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FCC Strengthens Foreign Ownership Disclosure Requirements for Providers Holding International Section 214 Authorizations - 5%...

Taking another step to further regulate foreign participation in the U.S. telecommunications marketplace, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") adopted an Order and Notice...more

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What’s New in Wireless - April 2023

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine, to virtually digitizing almost all other aspects of Americans’ daily lives.  Leading...more

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Now is Your Chance to be Heard on the FCC’s New Proposed Drone Regulations

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The 30-day clock is about to start for comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking industry input on whether and how to regulate the wireless communications used to operate...more

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2022 TCPA Recent Recap — Litigation Updates & Regulatory Round Up

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September 2022 Action Clarifies Only Random Calls Trigger TCPA Violations — Not Mere Use of An Autodialer - Mehl v. Green, et al. 2022 WL 4056269 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 2, 2022) - A law firm was recently sued after one of its...more

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