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Debt Collection Industry Advocates for Revocation of Burdensome TCPA Rules

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In response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) request for input on unnecessary compliance burdens, the debt collection industry, led by ACA International, is advocating for significant reforms to the Telephone...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Expanded FCC Foreign Government Sponsorship ID Rules Are Now in Effect; FCC Sets December 8 Compliance Deadline

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On June 10, 2025, the Media Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Public Notice (Notice) announcing that broadcasters have until December 8, 2025 to comply with the FCC’s expanded rules...more

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NTIA Revamps Federally Funded $42.5 Billion Broadband Deployment Subsidy Program

On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's...more

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AT&T Customer Data Resurfaces on Dark Web in Enhanced, Decrypted Format

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According to an AT&T spokesperson, this is not accurate. Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth were already available in plain text in the original compromised dataset from 2024 (in separate files that could be...more

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FCC Confirms Utilities Demand Response Communications are Permissible Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

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On June 9, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) issued a declaratory ruling clarifying that utilities may send non-telemarketing, time-sensitive “demand-response” calls and texts to customers who have...more

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ITS HERE: The First of a Wave of New “Keyword Avoider” SMS Opt Out TCPA Class Actions Has Been Filed And TCPAWorld Will Never Be...

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An attorney named Jeff Lohman recently narrowly escaped a jury verdict against him on a RICO claim arising out of allegations he had manufactured TCPA claims by encouraging clients to use vague opt out language during phone...more

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NTIA Restructures BEAD Program with Major Broadband Funding Changes

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On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a highly anticipated Policy Notice (Notice) making significant changes to the NTIA’s rules implementing the Broadband Equity...more

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New Foreign Sponsorship Disclosure Recordkeeping Requirements Become Effective, But FCC Provides Last-Minute Reprieve

With publication of OMB approval in the Federal Register, yesterday was the effective date for amendments to Section 73.1212(j) of the FCC’s Rules, which governs sponsorship identification for broadcast programming that “has...more

Troutman Amin LLP

TCPA CLASS ACTIONS CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET!!: TCPA Class Action Filings DOUBLE in April, 2025 And That’s Not All…

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Well as TCPAWorld.com readers know well the TCPA class actions continue to pour in. Previously we reported TCPA class action filings were up over 100% YoY through March, 2025....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

NTIA Makes Substantial Modifications to BEAD Requirements

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The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Policy Notice modifying and replacing certain requirements outlined in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...more

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FCC Confirms that Utilities Can Send Non-Telemarketing Demand Response Alerts Without Additional Consent

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The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau adopted a Declaratory Ruling, adding demand response alerts to a list of utility communications deemed “closely related” to utility services....more

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Department of Commerce Restructures BEAD Program

Nearing five months into the Trump administration, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released a Notice changing the requirements in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the...more

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FCC Plugs National Security Gaps by Targeting “Bad Labs”

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Key Takeaways - - Per a recent FCC final rule, telecommunication certification bodies owned or controlled by “prohibited entities,” including Chinese government and military affiliates, are prohibited from testing and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Key Takeaways From Commerce Department’s New Guidance for $42.5 Billion BEAD Program

On June 6, 2025, the Commerce Department released its long-awaited guidance for future implementation of the $42.5 billion Broadand, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.  Entitled a BEAD Restructuring Policy Notice...more

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COMMISSION GUTTED?: Rumors and Withdrawals Suggest FCC May Soon Be Unable To Act

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So it is being reported by Communications Daily that FCC Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington is expected to either leave the agency or announce his imminent departure this week. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court grants state attorneys general $600K in attorney fees

On May 27, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted a motion for attorneys’ general fees and costs against a defendant incurred in contempt proceedings for violations of a previous stipulated...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 06.05.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Secure Contempt Ruling Against Robocaller for...more

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What’s New in Wireless - June 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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Cooley Advisory: FCC About to Have Only Two Commissioners (Less Than a Quorum)

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Nathan Simington announced yesterday that he will resign his seat at the FCC on Friday, June 6, and Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks announced that he also will...more

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AGs Secure Contempt Ruling Against Robocaller for Allegedly Violating Prior Court Order

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A bipartisan coalition of seven AGs obtained an order from a federal district court holding John Spiller in contempt for allegedly continuing to engage in illegal robocalling in violation of a stipulated order that limited...more

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Delay! Delay! Delay! FCC Commissioners Starks and Simington Announce Departure from FCC, Leaving FCC Without a Quorum

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Federal Communications Commission Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Nathan Simington have each announced that they are departing from the FCC on Friday, June 6. Effective with their departures, the FCC will be down to only...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Projet de loi 109 : Le Québec cherche à réglementer la découvrabilité du contenu francophone sur les plateformes numériques

Le 21 mai 2025, le gouvernement du Québec a déposé à l’Assemblée nationale le projet de loi 109 intitulé Loi affirmant la souveraineté culturelle du Québec et édictant la Loi sur la découvrabilité des contenus culturels...more

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UK Media Act 2024: Implementing PSB Prominence

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The Media Act 2024 received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, marking a significant overhaul of the UK's media regulation framework. The Act aims to modernize the regulatory landscape to reflect changes in the way that television...more

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FCC Bans “Bad Labs” Connected to Foreign Adversaries, Seeks Comment on Additional Restrictions for Equipment Authorization Program

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Continuing its efforts under Chairman Brendan Carr’s leadership to safeguard United States communications infrastructure from foreign threats, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted an Order and...more

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FCC Proposes Broad Foreign Ownership Certification and Reporting Requirements

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The Federal Communications Commission has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing expansive new certification and disclosure requirements regarding foreign adversary ownership or control. The proposed...more

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