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EAS Participants Must File FCC Form One by October 4, 2024

The FCC’s rules require that all Emergency Alert System (EAS) Participants update their identifying information in the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) annually.  Accordingly, all EAS Participants must update and submit their...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] The Future of the Universal Service Program After the 5th Circuit’s Decision - September 30th, 2:00 pm ET

In July, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) to violate the Constitution in several ways. This decision reversed an earlier decision by a panel of the court...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Reminder: Federal Communications Commission – September/October Filings

Each month, Kelley Drye’s Communications Group offers this reminder of upcoming filing deadlines that may affect our clients and friends. Please review the deadlines below and contact us if you would like assistance or have...more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

FCC Advises AM and FM Broadcasters Not to Pay 2024 Regulatory Fee Payments Pending Resolution of System Errors

Last week, the FCC opened CORES to accept FY 2024 regulatory fee payments and announced a payment deadline of September 26, 2024.  Since that time, however, broadcasters have encountered a number of issues when trying to pay...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Sets October Comment Deadlines on NPRM for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among other things, proposes...more

Perkins Coie

FCC Forges Ahead With Rural 5G Broadband Fund

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted an order (5G Fund Order) that will enable it to distribute up to $9 billion to 5G mobile voice and data service providers through the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G...more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

FCC Announces September 26, 2024 Payment Deadline for Regulatory Fees

Following last week’s adoption of the 2024 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, which we discussed here, the Federal Communications Commission has released its annual Public Notice setting 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 26,...more

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Broadcast FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Due by September 26, 2024

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By September 26, 2024, broadcast (radio and television) licensees must pay all required annual regulatory fee payments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). Payments received after the deadline will be...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Federal Communications Commission FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Due September 26, 2024

The FCC released a Public Notice on September 10, 2024, announcing that the deadline for payment of regulatory fees by licensees and other regulatees is September 26, 2024. The FCC collects annual regulatory fees from most...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Licensees and Telecom/Video Service Providers Must File and Pay FCC Regulatory Fees by Sept. 26, 2024

The FCC has released its annual Report and Order showing the regulatory fees due for the 2024 fiscal year. Fees must be paid by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September 26. The FCC's CORES payment module is accepting fee payments...more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

FCC Releases Order Setting FY2024 Regulatory Fees

Friday, the Federal Communications Commission released its Report and Order setting this year’s annual regulatory fee amounts.  Payments will be made electronically via the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES), but...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Two Russian Media Operatives Indicted for Conspiracy to Violate FARA

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On September 4, 2024, two employees of the Russian state-funded media outlet RT (formerly known as Russia Today) were indicted in the Southern District of New York for conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act...more

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What to Know About the FCC's Report and Order on Drone Operations in 5 GHz

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On August 29, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order (R&O) regarding initial rules for drone operations in the 5 GHz spectrum band....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

ALERT: Team Telecom Streamlining Procedures Take Effect

In October 2020 and 2021, the FCC adopted a pair of Orders to streamline the processing of applications involving “reportable” foreign ownership that are referred to the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Deepfakes, AI, And The Continuing Saga Of Reddit

Lingo Telecom, a Georgia-based VoIP service operator, has agreed to pay a $1 million fine for using AI-generated deepfake technology to spoof President Joe Biden’s voice in a series of robocalls. A Louisiana political...more

Proskauer on Privacy

Privacy Class Action Spotlight: Surge of Privacy Class Actions in Arizona Targeting Email Pixel Tracking

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There has been a recent surge of privacy class action lawsuits under the Arizona Telephone, Utility, and Communication Service Records Act targeting the use of common email marketing analytics technologies. Defendants are...more

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FCC Fines Telecom That Transmitted AI-Generated Deepfake Robocalls Impersonating President Biden

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Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election. The prerecorded...more

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FCC Proposes New Regulations for AI-Generated Robocalls

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a new notice of proposed rulemaking that would impose new requirements for autodialed marketing calls and texts that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

What Constitutes A TCPA Solicitation?

Readers of this blog know that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) is an oft-discussed topic, with companies continuing to find themselves named as defendants in TCPA lawsuits. Thankfully, two recent decisions...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (September 2024)

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FCC Seeks Comment on Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Federal...more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ August 2024

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

UnitedLex

The Untethered Competition of Wireless Technology - Unpacking Standard Essential Patent Lapse Strategies by Major Telecom...

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Introduction - Standard essential patents (SEPs) can make or break an organization’s research and development program, and no industry can manifest this like Telecom....more

Troutman Pepper

Telemarketer Fees to Access the National Do Not Call Registry to Increase

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On August 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an update to the fees telemarketers must pay to access phone numbers on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry for the fiscal year 2025. The revised fees will take...more

Hogan Lovells

Remaining Team Telecom rules—including standard questions—now in effect at the FCC

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At long last, on August 23, 2024, the FCC’s Office of International Affairs announced that major elements of its 2020-2021 changes to the Team Telecom review process for applications involving foreign ownership have gone into...more

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Standard Team Telecom Questions Take Effect, Completing FCC’s Modernization Effort

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On Friday, August 23, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice announcing that its rules regarding standardized national security and law enforcement questions (Standard Questions) for...more

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