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Federal Communications Commission Expands Availability of 400 Million Dollar...

Executive Summary: The Federal Communications Commission has released an Order significantly expanding access to $400 million in funds available to health care providers for more accessible and...

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FCC Seeks Comment on Bundled Components for E-rate

Executive Summary: The Wireline Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) is seeking comment on proposed clarifications to the treatment of ineligible devices when bundled with E-rate eligible components....By:...

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FCC Sets Comment Dates for Bundled Components Public Notice

The Wireline Competition Bureau has set the comment and reply comment deadlines for the Bundled Components Public Notice discussed below....By: Rebecca Jacobs

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FCC Seeks Comment on Healthcare Connect Fund Clarification

The Wireline Competition Bureau is seeking comment on a petition filed by the United States Telecom Association (USTelecom) for reconsideration and clarification of the FCC’s recent Rural Health Care...

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Consistent With Precedent, FCC Finds Violation of Competitive Bidding Rules...

In a newly released Order, the FCC upheld a Universal Service Administrative Company finding that a school district had violated the Commission’s competitive bidding rules by failing to weigh price as...

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FCC Fines AT&T $100,000,000 for Violation of Transparency Rule

In a recent enforcement action, the FCC fined AT&T $100,000,000 for violations of the Open Internet Transparency Rule (“Transparency Rule”). The Notice of Apparent Liability (“NAL”) for Forfeiture...

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FCC Seeks Comment on Small Business Exemption From Open Internet Enhanced...

The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau is seeking comment on the “Small Business Exemption from the enhanced transparency requirements adopted in the 2015 Open Internet Order. The exemption...

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FCC Closes Loopholes and Expands Telephone Consumer Protection Act “TCPA”...

On July 10, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) Declaratory Ruling and Order (“TCPA Declaratory Ruling and Order”...

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EEO Program Annual Reports Due by September 30, 2015

This is a reminder that all MVPDs must file their Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Program Annual Report by September 30th. In addition, specific MVPDs identified by the Commission must complete...

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FCC Issues First Privacy Enforcement Action Against Cable Operator

In the third privacy-related enforcement action of the year, the FCC Enforcement Bureau entered into a $595,000 settlement with Cox Communications to resolve an investigation into the company’s loss of...

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FCC Spares Smaller Broadband Providers from Compliance with Enhanced...

On December 15, 2015, the FCC Consumer Governmental Affairs Bureau (“CGB”) released an Order extending the temporary small business exemption from enhancements to the modified transparency rule...

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FAA's New Rules Are a Green Light For Growth of Commercial Drones

On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released its long awaited amendments to regulations for the operation of small unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), defined as aircraft...

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Proposed FCC Rules for Team Telecom Review of Applications with Foreign...

The FCC recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing reforms to the Executive Branch “Team Telecom” review process for certain FCC applications and petitions involving foreign...

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Spokeo Injury Requirement May Not Be TCPA Silver Bullet Some Had Predicted,...

While many legal analysts predicted the potential demise of TCPA litigation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Spokeo v. Robins decision in May, as it turns out with all things TCPA, the reality looks...

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FCC OKs Certain Informational Calling and Texts by Schools and Utilities to...

The FCC recently released a Declaratory Ruling with new clarifications for schools and utilities on autodialed calls and texts and pre-recorded/artificial voice calling under the Telephone Consumer...

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FCC Proposes to Fine E-Rate Telecom Provider $106,425 for Violation of E-Rate...

A recent Notice of Apparent Liability ("NAL") issued by the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") proposing to fine AT&T $106,425,...

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Sixth Circuit Says FCC Can't Preempt State Limits on Muncipal Broadband

In an August 10, 2016 ruling, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the FCC’s preemption of state laws in Tennessee and North Carolina which prevented municipal broadband providers from expanding...

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FCC Nixes Mortgage Bankers' Petition on Autodialed Calls to Wireless Numbers

The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau recently denied a petition from the Mortgage Bankers Association for an exemption from the prior express consent requirement for autodialed calls and...

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Broadband Privacy Rules Published, FCC Stakes Out Role as Privacy Cop

On December 2, 2016, the FCC’s Broadband Privacy Report and Order (“Order”) was published in the Federal Register, triggering the 30-day deadline for petitions for reconsideration, and the effective...

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FCC Waives Certain Classification Standards from 2017 E-rate Eligible...

On February 8, 2017, the Wireline Competition Bureau (“Bureau”) granted a waiver of certain Category One/Category Two classification standards established in the 2017 Eligible Services List (“ESL”) on...

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