Robocalls may have always had some artificial flavor to them; however, the proliferation of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to blur the line between human and machine interaction. ...more
As summarized by our Government Division colleagues last week, the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., holding that...more
7/9/2024
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Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
FCC ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Judicial Review ,
Jury Trial ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications
With the election cycle heating up as we approach the dog days of summer, so too is the Federal Communications Commission’s scrutiny of the use of AI technology in fraudulent robocalls. As we previously discussed, the FCC has...more
On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a request for comments (RFC) seeking input on how federal government policies can support the...more
In a pair of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a collective $8 million in fines against telecommunications company Lingo Telecom and political...more
6/3/2024
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Deep Fake ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Machine Learning ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Primary Elections ,
Robocalling ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Spoofing ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telecommunications
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed this week to cooperate and coordinate consumer protection efforts in enforcing the FCC’s reinstated “net neutrality” rules. The...more
Early this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it had fined the largest U.S. wireless carriers for sharing access to customers’ geolocation information without consent and without taking reasonable...more
5/2/2024
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Consent ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Forfeiture ,
Geolocation ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Statutory Authority ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is providing a new level of protection for consumers who are worried about potential cybersecurity risks to connected consumer devices. Last week, the agency adopted a voluntary...more
The use of wireless spectrum is often determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which generally implements rules regarding spectrum use through notice and comment rulemaking proceedings. In 2024, however,...more
Moving at rapid speed, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has just announced its unanimous adoption of a new Declaratory Ruling finding that voice calls using artificial intelligence (AI)-generated voices fall under...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues to make changes to communications policy to support the U.S. space industry in the new year. ...more
Addressing robocalls and robotexts under authority granted to it by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continues to be a priority agenda item for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Most recently, the...more
Over the past few decades, as demand for wireless spectrum has grown, many presidential administrations have put out various plans for handling spectrum policy. On November 13, 2023, the Biden administration released its...more
11/17/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Executive Orders ,
Machine Learning ,
NTIA ,
Research and Development ,
Spectrum ,
Telecommunications ,
Wireless Industry ,
Wireless Technology
In this program, we will explore the likely implications of new forms of artificial intelligence for Federal Communications Commission policy and rules.
Artificial intelligence—whatever the form or meaning—has become one...more
Last week, the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $20 million forfeiture, essentially a fine, against two telecommunications service providers for failing...more
As we recently previewed, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published its Proposed Rule that would codify its updated guidance on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA regulates calls and text...more
7/12/2023
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Automated Systems ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance ,
Consent ,
FCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Revocation ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Text Messages ,
Wireless Devices
Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission's Office of Engineering & Technology (OET) granted Schlage Lock Company LLC a waiver of the Part 15 rules to market an ultra-wideband (UWB) device. This is the first UWB...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to exercise more regulatory oversight over entities that have the authority to provide communications between the United States and foreign countries....more
6/7/2023
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China ,
Comment Period ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Oversight ,
FCC ,
Foreign Entities ,
License Renewals ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Telecommunications
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made a long-awaited revision to its rules for spectrum sharing among non-geostationary (NGSO) fixed-satellite service (FSS) satellite constellations. A Report and Order and...more
4/27/2023
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Comment Period ,
FCC ,
Guidance Update ,
Information Reports ,
Information Sharing ,
NPRM ,
Satellites ,
Spectrum ,
Technology ,
Telecommunications
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a draft Policy Statement, "Principles for Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum and Opportunities for New Services." This action builds on the FCC's April 2022 Notice of...more
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has issued a Request for Comment (Request) regarding the development of a new National Spectrum Strategy, one that considers a plan to study federal...more
At the tail end of 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposals to streamline the processing of satellite and Earth station applications under...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comment on proposed rules for the operation of unmanned aircraft systems in the 5030-5091 MHz band. The proposed rules...more
On December 27, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an Order on Reconsideration and Declaratory Ruling clarifying the express consent requirements for calls placed to residential landlines under the...more
1/6/2023
/ Administrative Reconsideration ,
Amended Rules ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Declaratory Rulings ,
Exemptions ,
FCC ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
TRACED Act
Regulatory certainty is a key component in investing in the wireless space. Whether you're evaluating a wireless network or an infrastructure play, a product that relies on wireless devices, or an emergent wireless...more