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- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $57 million fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against AT&T.
- The court ruled the FCC's in-house enforcement proceedings...more
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- The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued two new memorandums, which establish new federal policies for the use and acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal...more
4/17/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
New Guidance ,
OMB ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
As long anticipated, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr has launched a new proceeding to eliminate policies and rules that may no longer be necessary or that impose undue regulatory burdens. The...more
3/17/2025
/ Broadband ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
FCC ,
Filing Requirements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order that confirms the administration’s legal position that so-called independent regulatory agencies operate under the control of the White House.
Executive Order...more
Businesses can breathe a sigh of relief: In Insurance Marketing Coalition v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) controversial one-to-one consent rule,...more
2/14/2025
/ Chevron Deference ,
Consent ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FCC ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Written Consent
Among the over 70 executive orders rescinded by President Trump on his first day in office was President Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence (EO 14110).
Three days later, President Trump issued his own AI...more
As President Donald Trump’s announcement of the Stargate joint venture demonstrates, international stakeholders have been increasing their engagement in the U.S. data center industry.
The growth in foreign investment in...more
2/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has issued a presidential memorandum, which has the effect of an Executive Order, titled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review“ (the Regulatory Freeze). This Regulatory Freeze puts a hold on new agency...more
The decades-long fight over net neutrality appears to be over.
In one of the first appellate decisions since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo...more
1/8/2025
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
FCC ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Net Neutrality ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Telecommunications
Each year, robocalls account for hundreds of thousands of consumer complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)—more than all other complaints combined. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which is...more
U.S. federal agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (in coordination with similar agencies in Australia,...more
12/16/2024
/ Australia ,
Canada ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
FBI ,
FCC ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
New Zealand ,
Telecommunications ,
USTelecom
President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and post-election transition have given several strong indications of how the new administration is likely to approach artificial intelligence (AI) policy during his second term, which...more
12/5/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
OMB ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
In an effort led by industry experts and nearly 1,000 stakeholders, the European Union introduced the first draft of the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice (the Code), an important addition to its regulatory framework...more
With President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory and the Republicans gaining control of both houses of the legislative branch, significant policy shifts at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are expected, setting...more
11/14/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Congressional Committees ,
Donald Trump ,
FCC ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Mergers ,
Political Campaigns ,
Popular ,
Presidential Elections ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released Memorandum M-24-18, which directs how federal agencies will procure artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. M-24-18 and its accompanying fact sheet,...more
In the last 30 days, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 17 artificial intelligence (AI) bills and vetoed AI safety bill SB 1047. One of the AI-related bills signed into law, AB 2013 “Generative Artificial Intelligence:...more
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, marking a significant development in California’s approach to AI regulation. Both the tech industry and...more
10/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
Data Security ,
Governor Newsom ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State and Local Government ,
Technology Sector
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted an order (5G Fund Order) that will enable it to distribute up to $9 billion to 5G mobile voice and data service providers through the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G...more
Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election.
The prerecorded...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has once again set its sights on artificial intelligence (AI), proposing consumer protections in the use of AI-generated content in robocalls and robotexts. Illegal robocalls and...more
8/16/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Comment Period ,
Enforcement ,
FCC ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Robocalling ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
This presidential election season has heightened concerns about the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content in political ads to mislead voters. With this concern in mind, the Federal Communications Commission...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled in a closely divided 9-7 en banc decision that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) method of funding the Universal Service Fund (USF) is an...more
Building on its renewed jurisdictional authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers following the reinstatement of net neutrality, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted proposed internet...more
The European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by passing its AI Act on March 13, 2024, following a lengthy legislative process. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. Congress...more
5/23/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector
With the recent circulation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft version of its highly anticipated net neutrality order, Promoting a Fast, Open, and Fair Internet (the 2024 Order), Chairwoman Jessica...more