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Please Join Us on March 24 at 12 PM ET for a Free Webinar: What Your Company...
On March 12th, the FCC released its long-awaited 2015 Open Internet Order. In brief, the order reclassifies broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a “telecommunications service” under Title II of...
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AT&T Reaches $25 Million Settlement with FCC over Privacy and Data Security...
On April 8, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) Enforcement Bureau (“EB”) reached a $25 million consent decree with AT&T over privacy and data security breaches...
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Post-Open Internet Order, FCC Schedules a Consumer Privacy Workshop
The FCC’s Wireline Competition and Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureaus recently announced that they will hold a joint workshop on Tuesday, April 28 to “explore the Commission’s role in protecting...
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FCC Enforcement Advisory: Broadband Providers Must Take Reasonable, Good...
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued its first enforcement advisory in the post-Open Internet Order era. Not surprisingly, the Bureau’s first advisory addressed the...
View ArticleFCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Praises PayPal After Original TCPA Terms Drew...
Two weeks ago, the Chief of the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) sent a letter to PayPal, Inc. (“PayPal” or “Company”) stating that the Company’s recent amendments to...
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TerraCom & YourTel Reach $3.5 Million Settlement With FCC over Alleged...
On July 9th, the Enforcement Bureau (EB) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) reached a $3.5 million Consent Decree to resolve an investigation into whether TerraCom, Inc....
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Steve Augustino joining upcoming TeleStrategies Webinar panel: USA Freedom...
The USA Freedom Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on June 2, 2015. Much is certain about this law, for example, after six months the phone companies, not NSA will hold...
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A First Look at the FCC’s 2015 TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order
On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or the “Commission”) released the text of its omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order” or “Ruling”),...
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Revival of Cookie Litigation Highlights Risks Associated with Mobile Tracking...
On November 10, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived several privacy claims against Google pertaining to the Internet company’s practice of side-stepping “cookie blockers” on...
View ArticleFCC Enforcement Bureau Hires Privacy Advocate
In another example of the expanding enforcement focus of this Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently hired privacy and digital security expert Jonathan Mayer as the Chief...
View ArticleVerizon Agrees to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FCC “Supercookie” Investigation
On March 7, 2016, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced that it reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless to resolve an investigation into whether Verizon violated the Commission’s rules by inserting...
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FCC Includes Privacy Item on Its March Open Meeting Agenda: What to Expect
It’s official: next Thursday, March 31, 2016, the FCC will vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed framework for new privacy and data security rules for broadband Internet...
View ArticleFCC Votes 3-2 to Initiate Sweeping Broadband Privacy Rulemaking Proceeding
On March 31, 2016 at its Open Meeting, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish privacy rules...
View ArticleClient Advisory: The FCC’s Broadband Privacy NPRM
As we discussed in our earlier blog post, on March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Wheeler Turns to the FCC Blog to Encourage Robocall Blocking
On July 22, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler penned a blog post on the Commission’s website highlighting the efforts at the agency to prevent unwanted automated and prerecorded message calls restricted under...
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FCC Continues Crusade to Curb Robocalls
The FCC’s high-profile efforts with regard to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continue. In addition to two controversial orders released in the last two weeks, the FCC is pushing the...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Decision in AT&T “Throttling” Case May Reset Boundaries Between...
On Monday, August 29, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that may dramatically alter the boundaries between the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) and Federal Communications...
View ArticleFCC Chairman Outlines Proposal for New Broadband Privacy Rules
On October 6, 2016, Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Tom Wheeler published a blog entry on the Commission’s website outlining proposed privacy rules for broadband Internet...
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FCC Votes to Impose Aggressive New Privacy Rules on Broadband Providers
At the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Open Meeting on October 27, the Commission voted along party lines (3-2) to impose more stringent rules on broadband Internet service providers...
View ArticleClient Advisory: The FCC’s Broadband Privacy Order
On Wednesday, November 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of its long-awaited Broadband Privacy Order, which it adopted on October 27, 2016. For an overview of the...
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