By narrow and largely party-line votes, the Senate and the House of Representatives have repealed the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules. The repeal occurred pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA), a...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
11/7/2016
/ Bias ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Broadband ,
Certification Requirements ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
ECPA ,
FCC ,
Federal Communications Act ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
NIST ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Service Agreements ,
Telecommunications ,
VoIP
As noted in previous alerts, the FCC has dramatically increased its enforcement of data security practices and breaches resulting from what the FCC considers to be inadequate security measures. ...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken its first big step into the regulation of data security by fining two affiliated telecommunications carriers a total of $10 million for failing to protect personal...more