As described in our May 8 client alert, most of the discussion regarding the new “network neutrality” order from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has focused on the FCC’s decision to reinstate rules the agency...more
After a closely divided vote, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an order effectively reinstating the “network neutrality” rules it adopted in 2015. This decision reverses a 2017 order during the Trump...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring “all-in” pricing for cable and satellite television services. Under the rules, all consumer bills and all promotional materials for video services...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in a Report to Congress, has adopted new standards for determining when internet services are fast enough to qualify as broadband services. The report sets the speed threshold at...more
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules to expand the use of spectrum in the 17 gigahertz band to transmit data to Earth. This decision allows the spectrum, which previously had been reserved for feeder...more
Beginning a process that will lead to a report on the availability of broadband service in the US, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has proposed that the FCC adopt new standards for what...more
The FCC has issued public notices announcing it has postponed two spectrum auctions and the comment deadlines in four proceedings in response to COVID-19. These are the auctions and deadlines that have been postponed...more
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has released an order on the FCC's 2018 Restoring Internet Freedom decision. The court affirmed most of the FCC decision but said the FCC could not prevent states...more
Responding to widespread concern that its existing methods for determining where broadband service is available are inaccurate, the FCC has released a draft Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week issued an en banc decision reversing an earlier Ninth Circuit panel order that had found the Federal Trade Commission has no authority over “common carriers,” including...more
The FCC has released the final version of its Restoring Internet Freedom decision, which largely reverses the 2015 Open Internet order and the "network neutrality" rules adopted in that order. Since the FCC had released a...more
On December 14, 2017, the FCC adopted a decision reversing nearly all of the significant elements of its 2015 Open Internet Order and the "network neutrality" rules from that order, retaining only the requirement that...more
The election of Donald Trump continues to raise questions about the potential direction of regulatory policies under his administration. While much of his campaign rhetoric focused on reducing regulation, he also suggested he...more
The Federal Communications Commission has released a 177-page order detailing new privacy and data security rules. It is important to note that these new rules not only apply to providers of broadband internet access service...more
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As expected, today the FCC adopted new privacy rules for broadband providers. Based on the information provided at the FCC's open meeting and in its press release and fact sheet, the new rules follow the general outline of...more
This morning, a 2-1 majority of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision upholding the 2015 Open Internet Order, which re-adopted the FCC's network neutrality rules and...more
The Federal Communications Commission plans to protect consumer privacy on the Internet by regulating Internet service providers. But the proposals, if adopted, could disrupt the Internet advertising industry. In a 147-page...more
In broad terms, the FCC brought back the rules that the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned in early 2014, and justified its legal authority to do so by reclassifying broadband Internet access as a common carrier service subject...more
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has released his proposal for the network neutrality order the FCC is expected to adopt at its open meeting on February 26. ...more
At its open meeting on Thursday, the FCC adopted a revised definition of broadband service and used that revised definition to bolster a determination that broadband service in the US is not "being deployed to all Americans...more
The House and Senate Republicans have released a draft of a network neutrality bill. On the whole, this bill would adopt the substantive rules proposed by the FCC in the spring, while rejecting Title II classification for...more