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FCC Proposes New Rules for AI-Generated Calls and Texts

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On July 17, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (draft NPRM) that would, among other things, propose new rules to regulate AI-generated calls and...more

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Supreme Court Overrules Chevron; Courts Must Determine “Best” Meaning of Statutes Without Deference

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The Supreme Court of the United States has overruled Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U. S. 837 (1984). For 40 years, if an agency was interpreting an “ambiguous” provision of a statute it...more

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Telecommunications Law and Policy in a Post-Chevron World

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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

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FCC Declares Authority and Intent to Regulate AI-Generated Calls under the TCPA

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On February 8, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) unanimously adopted a Declaratory Ruling (“Ruling”) stating that calls made with AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer...more

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Analysis: How Team Telecom Can Conduct Faster Reviews in No-risk Cases

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A common concern of telecommunications companies, their investors, and their counsel is that the Team Telecom process is unduly long—especially compared with the analogous process for the Committee on Foreign Investment in...more

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Finding Alpha in the Wireless Space: Regulatory Changes That Could Impact Investment

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​​​​​​​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

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D.C. Circuit Vacates FCC’s Federal Preemption of State Net Neutrality Regulations as It Upholds Repeal of FCC Rules

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit added a new chapter in the ongoing saga over how and whether to regulate providers of broadband internet access service when, on October 1, 2019, it largely...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

D.C. Circuit Upholds “Light Touch” Federal Regulation of Broadband ISPs, but Opens the Door to Differing State-Level Laws

On October 1, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) largely upheld the “light-touch” approach to net neutrality regulation adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The FCC’s “Restoration of Internet Freedom Order” Largely Survives on Appeal; But Net Neutrality is Not Dead Yet

On October 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit released a long awaited decision in Mozilla Corporation v. FCC that largely upheld most aspects of the Federal Communications Commission’s 2018 “Restoring Internet...more

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California Enacts Another CCPA – Robocall Legislation

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On October 2, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019 to address the rise in deceptive robocalls and protect California consumers from fraudulent calls....more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

FCC’s OTARD Rule Proposal: Comment Period Open - Partner Gerry Lederer Discusses New Developments in PublicCEO

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed an expansion of its rules for Over-the-Air Reception Devices in what it says is an effort to spur the deployment of 5G infrastructure. The FCC’s recommended changes have...more

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