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White House Clarifies and Expands Executive Branch Review of Foreign Participation in FCC Regulated Telecom Services

April 6th, 2020
The President has issued an Executive Order making changes to the process by which Executive Branch national security, law enforcement, trade and other agencies review FCC applications filed by telecommunications service providers. Read More
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Categories: Broadband, Spectrum, Utilities, and Communications Infrastructure, Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce, Satellite

Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Prohibition On Sports Betting

May 15th, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that prohibited states from authorizing sports betting. Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

Court Decision Results in Favorable Changes to FCC TCPA Rules

March 23rd, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has overturned parts of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order that expanded compliance requirements under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

Electronically Filed DMCA Registrations Due by December 31, 2017

November 14th, 2017
The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) issued new rules last year requiring online service providers, including website and app operators, that previously filed a paper registration for a designated agent under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to… Read More
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Categories: Intellectual Property, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

FCC Solicited Fax Opt-Out Notice Rule Overturned

April 17th, 2017
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit struck down the FCC’s 2006 Solicited Fax Rule. The Solicited Fax Rule required the sender of a fax to include a clear and conspicuous statement that the recipient has a right to opt-o… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

Broadcaster Group Asks FCC Not to Extend Written Consent Rule to All Calls/Texts - March 27, 2017 Deadline for Reply Comments

March 22nd, 2017
A group of radio broadcasters has filed Joint Comments asking the FCC to reject a Petition that would require senders of all telephone calls and text messages that use autodialer or artificial voice/prerecorded technology to obtain written prior expres… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

FCC’s Waiver of Retroactive Application of 2012 Robocall Rules Does Not Apply to All Businesses

August 27th, 2015
As noted in our memo dated July 24, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its much anticipated omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (Order) concerning more than 20 petitions and requests for clarification of the FCC’s rules imple… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

2012 Robocall Rules Are Retroactive

July 24th, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its much anticipated omnibus Declaratory Ruling and Order (Order) concerning more than twenty petitions and requests for clarification of the FCC’s rules implementing the Telephone Consumer Protect… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

SoundExchange Minimum Fee Payments for 2015 Due February 2

January 9th, 2015
Commercial and noncommercial entities streaming sound recordings over the Internet under statutory licensing are reminded that the annual minimum webcasting fee for 2015 is due to be paid to SoundExchange no later than February 2, 2015. The annual mini… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Intellectual Property, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce

TCPA Clarification – ALL Fax Ads Require Opt-Out Notice; Retroactive Waiver Requests Must Be Filed With FCC By April 30, 2015

December 29th, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission recently announced that all fax advertisements, including those sent with the prior express permission or invitation of the recipient, are required to contain an opt-out notice. The opt-out notice contained in fax… Read More
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Categories: Broadcast and Media, Privacy, Data Security, and E-Commerce
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