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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

[Webinar] Keeping Up With and Staying Ahead of FCC Actions on Data Privacy and Security - October 22nd, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Carriers have an obligation to protect customer proprietary network information (CPNI) and personally identifiable information (PI). Several recent FCC consent decrees resolving breaches of CPNI and PI show the FCC will hold...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

And T-Mobile Makes Three: More Information Security Guidance for Telecommunications Carriers from the FCC

Close on the heels of its Consent Decrees with TracFone and AT&T, on September 27, 2024, the Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it reached a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc....more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2024

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

AT&T Consent Decree Underscores Telecommunications Carriers’, Vendors’ Obligations to Protect Customer Data

On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to resolve an investigation into a data breach that occurred in January 2023. AT&T's vendor...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ July 2024

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Burners and Backdoors: The FCC’s $16 Million Settlement with TracFone for Breaches of Customer-Facing APIs

Last week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (“Enforcement Bureau”) entered into a consent decree (“Consent Decree”) with prepaid calling provider TracFone Wireless (“TracFone”), addressing TracFone’s failure to adequately...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Data Security Is National Security: Inside the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s Latest Crackdown

As the FCC continues to exercise close oversight of the use of Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”), telecom stakeholders should also be sensitive to potential data security obligations under any relevant...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Say What? FCC Fines NCE Broadcaster for Underwriting and Sponsorship ID Violations

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In 1972, comedian George Carlin famously released a bit on the seven “Filthy Words” you can never say on the public airwaves. The bit became the subject of a landmark Supreme Court decision, FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, in...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ September 2023

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

Pillsbury - CommLawCenter

FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ December 2022

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Enters into Consent Decree with LPTV Licensee/Permittee for Improper “Hopping”

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On March 7, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announced that it had entered into a Consent Decree with Lowcountry 34 Media, LLC (Lowcountry) for apparently relocating stations in a manner...more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ August 2019

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others....more

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FCC Enforcement Monitor ~ May 2018

Pillsbury’s communications lawyers have published FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. ...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Issues First Commission-level Consent Decree Order Since Removing Authority from Enforcement Bureau

On February 15, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its first Commission-level consent decree since Chairman Pai’s process reform measure, discussed in our earlier blog post, which removed the Enforcement...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TerraCom & YourTel Reach $3.5 Million Settlement With FCC over Alleged Privacy, Data Security, and Lifeline Violations

On July 9th, the Enforcement Bureau (EB) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) reached a $3.5 million Consent Decree to resolve an investigation into whether TerraCom, Inc. (TerraCom) and YourTel...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Unpacking the TracFone Cellphone Unlocking Settlement

On June 30th, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or the Commission’s) Enforcement Bureau (EB) reached a projected $3.2 million consent decree to resolve an investigation into whether TracFone, the nation’s largest...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

The FCC Just Upped the Ante for Communications Providers and the FTC with a $25 Million Fine, a Detailed Information Security...

The FCC has been warning communications companies for months that protecting consumer privacy and information security is a top priority, and the recent announcement of a $25 million settlement with AT&T over its alleged...more

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