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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

White House Introduces Cyber Trust Mark Program

The White House has introduced the Cyber Trust Mark program, a voluntary labeling initiative to help consumers easily identify secure Internet of Things (IoT) devices....more

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What’s New in Wireless - September 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

Wiley Rein LLP

Wireless Roundup (October 2021)

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Key Wireless Deadlines - CISA Seeks Comment on its Zero Trust Maturity Model: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) requests comment on its draft Zero Trust Maturity Model. This draft publication is...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Seeking FCC Flexibility on the Sale of Wireless Medical Devices During COVID-19

We’ve written previously about the role of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in regulating wireless medical devices, chiefly in determining the operating frequency and certain technical rules that ensure...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FCC Simplifies Evaluations of Certain Wireless Medical Devices

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates wireless medical devices in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with the FCC’s role related to certain technical concerns such as the successful...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Reminder: Wireless Handset Manufacturer Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report Due July 15, 2019

By midnight EDT on Monday, July 15, 2019, every manufacturer of wireless handsets that are used in the delivery of digital commercial mobile radio service (“CMRS”) must file with the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”...more

Allen Matkins

FCC Re-examines Wireless Resiliency Framework

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently re-examining the Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework. The Framework was put together in 2016 for the purpose of creating a voluntary commitment by mobile carriers...more

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Hefty Fine is a Reminder of FCC’s Purview Over Certain Personal Hygiene and Wellness Devices

Do you manufacture, import, or market personal hygiene and wellness devices sold in drugstores? If so, you may be focused on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance, but may not have considered the requirements of...more

Perkins Coie

New FCC and Administration Initiatives Adopted to Support the Internet of Things

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The Federal Communications Commission and the Obama administration recently adopted several important initiatives to facilitate innovation in and rapid deployment of the nascent Internet of Things (IoT). The FCC identified...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Does Your Electronic Device Meet FCC Requirements?

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If you’re designing, manufacturing, or marketing a device for the US market that communicates wirelessly – using Bluetooth, WiFi, cellular or any other RF technology – or that contains a processor, that device is subject to...more

Burr & Forman

Wisconsin District Court Extends Stay in TCPA Case Pending Judicial Review of FCC Order

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In Gensel v. Performant Technologies, Inc., No. 13-C-1196, 2015 WL 6158072, (E.D. Wisc. Oct. 20, 2015), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted Performant Technologies, Inc.’s (“Performant”)...more

Morgan Lewis

FCC Proposes Reform of Radiofrequency Equipment Authorization Rules

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Faced with the rapid growth of increasingly complex wireless products, the FCC proposes to upgrade its equipment authorization program to prevent harmful interference without stifling innovation and product development....more

Polsinelli

TCPA News: Businesses May be Liable to New Owners of Previously-Opted-In Mobile Numbers

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On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission issued a 138-page Declaratory Ruling and Order approving nearly two dozen proposals to the rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

TracFone Settles Handset Unlocking Proceeding

On July 1, 2015, TracFone Wireless, Inc. reached a settlement with the FCC concerning an investigation into TracFone’s handset locking and unlocking practices. The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau had been investigating whether...more

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