A new FCC rule will require comparison shopping websites and lead generators to obtain consumer consent to receive robocalls and robotext messages one seller at a time....more
In 2018, the FCC deregulated broadband internet access service, repealed its 2015 net neutrality rules, and specified that these actions were intended to preempt state net neutrality laws. On appeal, the D.C. Circuit upheld...more
2/7/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
FCC ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Preemption ,
Public Utility ,
Telecommunications
The Situation: The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") under President Biden is likely to revive Obama-era net neutrality rules repealed by President Trump's FCC.
The Issue: Net neutrality raises First Amendment...more
The ruling should limit the FCC's ability to rewrite the statute through administrative action.
In Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, the Supreme Court resolved the interpretive question at the heart of the swarm of litigation...more
Legal and regulatory battles continue over net neutrality, the concept that all internet traffic should be treated equally.
In Mozilla v. Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...more
In the latest development in the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC") decade-long approach to net neutrality, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the FCC's 2018 order preempting state net neutrality...more
10/3/2019
/ Broadband ,
Communications Act 2003 ,
FCC ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Preemption ,
Remand ,
Telecommunications ,
Vacated
The Issue: Tech platforms face a hostile environment in Washington, with bipartisan consensus building behind proposals for additional regulation.
The Situation: Regulating how tech companies transmit online content is the...more
9/27/2019
/ Broadband ,
Censorship ,
Communications Decency Act ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
First Amendment ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Net Neutrality ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Social Media ,
Telecommunications