FCC, Privacy Laws, Broadband

Fifth Circuit Shocks Telecom Industry by Overturning the FCC’s Universal Service Fund

Perkins Coie on 8/1/2024

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

FCC’s Net Neutrality Redux: Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/7/2024

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

FCC Proposes To Reinstate Net Neutrality

Perkins Coie on 10/26/2023

The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reestablish its authority over broadband internet access service (BIAS) by reinstating its net neutrality rules. The NPRM...more

What's New In Washington - September 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/4/2018

Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more

BROWSER Act Aims to Replace Invalidated FCC Privacy Rules

Morgan Lewis on 6/7/2017

US Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) recently introduced the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act (the Bill), under which the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would regain...more

Ajit Pai and the FCC’s Role in ISP Privacy Regulation under President Trump

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 2/2/2017

On January 23, 2017, President Donald Trump named Ajit Pai as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In his previous role as the senior Republican on the FCC under President Barack Obama, Mr. Pai was an...more

The Clock Has Started: What ISPs Need to Do and When to Comply with the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Rules

Proskauer on Privacy on 12/8/2016

On December 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published its Report and Order entitled “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” (the “Order”) as a final rule...more

BIAS Rules: New FCC Regulations on Broadband Customer Privacy

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 11/16/2016

On October 27, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) adopted sweeping new privacy rules applicable to all telecommunications providers including broadband internet access service (“BIAS”) and...more

FCC’s Broadband Privacy Order: Dead on Arrival?

Perkins Coie on 11/15/2016

The Federal Communications Commission recently released an order containing new privacy protections for customers of broadband internet access service (BIAS) providers, which was adopted by a 3-2 vote along partisan lines. In...more

FCC Imposes Privacy Restrictions on Broadband Providers…For Now

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 11/11/2016

As he rushes to accomplish his list of objectives before the change in administrations, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was able to cross one off that list last week. For the first time, the FCC imposed privacy requirements on...more

New FCC Privacy Rules for Broadband and Voice Providers

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 11/9/2016

In an order issued November 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission for the first time imposed privacy requirements on providers of broadband internet access services (“BIAS”). The much-anticipated order was an...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - October 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/2/2016

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at the FCC's new rules for broadband privacy, the FTC's new playbook for data breach response and notification, the NHTSA's voluntary guidance for...more

One Less Sheriff In Town: Ninth Circuit Rules that Communications Common Carriers are Exempt from FTC Enforcement

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/6/2016

On August 29, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a major decision restructuring how common carriers are regulated at the federal level. The Ninth Circuit interpreted Section 5 of the FTC Act, which...more

Commenters Dispute FCC’s Proposed ISP Privacy Opt-In Rules

King & Spalding on 7/27/2016

The Federal Communications Commission ( “FCC”) received more than 276,000 public comments on its proposed broadband Internet service provider privacy rules. Of these, two academic submissions received near the July 6 deadline...more

Internet Service Providers Face New Regulatory Environment in the FCC’s Privacy and Security Proposal

BakerHostetler on 5/9/2016

On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) of privacy and security regulations for Internet service providers (ISPs). The NPRM, In The Matter of Protecting the...more

FCC Proposes Privacy Rules for Broadband Providers

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter on 4/12/2016

In a recently issued Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC asked for comments on proposed rules that would apply the traditional privacy requirements of the Communications Act to providers of broadband Internet access...more

FCC Announces Broadband Privacy Proposal

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/15/2016

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has announced that a proposed rulemaking is being circulated among the Commissioners that would establish privacy and data security requirements applicable to providers of broadband Internet access...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/2/2015

In This Issue: - Second Circuit Rules Patriot Act Does Not Authorize Bulk Metadata Collection; Congress Reconsiders Certain Patriot Act Authorities - SEC Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Investment Companies...more

FCC Warns Broadband Internet Service Providers Of Coming Expanded Title II Privacy Regulation

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/1/2015

On May 20, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) released an Enforcement Advisory notifying providers that the agency’s recent Open Internet Order “applies the core customer privacy protections of Section 222 of...more

Consumer Privacy and Broadband: The Debate Begins

Perkins Coie on 5/6/2015

Privacy and data security are high priorities of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the leadership of Chairman Tom Wheeler. In addition to significant enforcement actions against AT&T and TerraCom/YourTel that...more

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