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FCC Proposes $8 Million in Fines Against Telecom Company and Political Consultant for Using Deepfake Generative Artificial...

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In a pair of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a collective $8 million in fines against telecommunications company Lingo Telecom and political...more

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FTC and FCC Sign MOU on Continued Cooperation Following Restoration of Net Neutrality

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The FTC and FCC have signed the Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet FCC-FTC Memorandum of Understanding, reiterating the agencies’ ongoing cooperation on consumer protection matters following the FCC’s decision last...more

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FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future...

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced Thursday that in furtherance of the work of the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau signed Memoranda of Understanding (“MOU”)...more

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FCC Expands Privacy and Data Protection Work with States to Increase Investigations

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel issued a Press Release yesterday announcing that the agency’s Privacy and Data Protection Task Force (Task Force) signed Memoranda of...more

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What’s New in Wireless - December 2023

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily...more

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Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - January 2023

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1. Late last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules to block the importation and sale of telecommunications equipment considered unacceptably hazardous to U.S. national security. The Report and...more

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NTIA’s Scott Blake Harris Emphasizes Importance of Government Coordination on Spectrum Strategy in #MWC22 Keynote

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Scott Blake Harris, Senior Spectrum Advisor at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (@NTIAgov), gave the keynote address to launch the “Everything Policy” track at Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas,...more

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Higher-Frequency Communications: NTIA and FCC Sign New MOU on Spectrum Coordination

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On August 2, 2022, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on radiofrequency spectrum coordination....more

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AGs Commit to Fight Robocalls With FCC

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) shared a commitment to work collaboratively with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in a new letter signed by 41 attorneys general (AGs). Recognizing the FCC’s...more

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Telecom providers and state AG’s enter into agreement to combat robocalls

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Recently, the twelve largest telecom providers and the attorneys general of all fifty states and Washington, D.C., entered into an agreement aimed at identifying and deterring robocalls. Although this agreement is intended...more

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Ninth Circuit decision reaffirms the FTC's jurisdiction in overseeing broadband markets

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On 27 February 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled unanimously in an en banc decision that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may bring enforcement actions against AT&T and other telecommunications...more

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Will FCC reversal on net neutrality rules impact consumer payments?

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On Thursday, December 14, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to reverse its 2015 order classifying the provision of broadband internet access services as a “telecommunication service” subject to Title II of the...more

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On the Eve of the FCC’s Reclassification of Broadband Services, the FCC and FTC Release Memorandum of Understanding for Oversight...

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On December 11, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which will allocate oversight and enforcement authority related to...more

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FTC and FCC Outline Memorandum of Understanding to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Following Adoption of the FCC’s Restoring...

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Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to coordinate which of the two agencies would coordinate online consumer protection efforts following the...more

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Ninth Circuit Removes FTC From The Beat: Agency Lacks Authority To Police Common Carriers Engaged In Non-Common Carrier Activities

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) asserted broad regulatory authority over the Internet and broadband Internet service providers when it reclassified Internet access service as a “common carrier” service under...more

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