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Jan 14, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Marc Martin |Marc Martín |Brandon Thompson
The decades-long fight over net neutrality appears to beover. In one of the first appellate decisions since the Supreme Courtof the United States overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo(2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the SixthCircuit's decision in Ohio Telecom Association v. FCC(2025) held that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacksauthority to reinstate its 2015 net neutrality rules.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Brandon Thompson
U.S. federal agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (in coordination with similar agencies in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand), confirmed prior reports of cyber espionage against U.S. commercial telecommunications infrastructure, among other global targets, and issued updated cybersecurity guidance for telecommunications providers and other critical infrastructure...
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
portlandtribune.com | Brandon Thompson |Danny Peterson
After much debate and public testimony, two amendments have been formally adopted by Portland City Council for Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed camping ban going forward, with a set of amendments brought by Commissioner Rene Gonzalez failing to pass enough votes to join them. The proposed camping ban ordinance as a whole, with those new amendments, hasn’t been fully adopted yet. However, Wednesday’s City Council Meeting does set the stage for an eventual vote after a second hearing.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
youroregonnews.com | Brandon Thompson |Danny Peterson
After much debate and public testimony, two amendments have been formally adopted by Portland City Council for Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed camping ban going forward, with a set of amendments brought by Commissioner Rene Gonzalez failing to pass enough votes to join them. The proposed camping ban ordinance as a whole, with those new amendments, hasn’t been fully adopted yet. However, Wednesday’s City Council Meeting does set the stage for an eventual vote after a second hearing.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Ashley Nicole Connelly |Marc Martin |Marc Martín |Brandon Thompson
With the recent circulation of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) draft version of its highly anticipated net neutrality order, Promoting a Fast, Open, and Fair Internet (the 2024 Order), Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is making good on her promise to reinstate the net neutrality rules first adopted in 2015 during the Obama administration (the 2015 Order) and repealed in 2017 during the Trump administration (the 2017 Order).
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
portlandtribune.com | Brandon Thompson
Gunfire erupted outside the Clackamas Town Center during the early evening of Sunday, April 8, leaving bullet casings strewn about the parking lot — along with a pair of shoes — but no injuries. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. Sunday, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said. Though no one was injured, Sgt. Nate Thompson told KOIN 6 News “multiple things were hit.”kAmtG:56?46 >2C<6CD ?@E:?8 3F==6E 42D:?8D H6C6 D42EE6C65 :?
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
portlandtribune.com | Brandon Thompson
Mixed reactions are pouring in from service providers in response to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s new proposed camping ban. On the one hand, many are relieved to see the mayor taking what they call a more humane approach. On the other hand, some are still concerned about it being too vague. kAm%96 AC@A@D2= 32?D 42>A:?8 :7 E96C6’D C62D@?23=6 2446DD E@ D96=E6C] $@>6 @C82?:K2E:@?D 2C6 ?@H 2D<:?8i (92E 5@6D “C62D@?23=6” >62? H96? 6G6? (966=6C 9:>D6=7 25>:EE65 @? E@ z~x} e }6HD @?
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
youroregonnews.com | Brandon Thompson
Mixed reactions are pouring in from service providers in response to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s new proposed camping ban. On the one hand, many are relieved to see the mayor taking what they call a more humane approach. On the other hand, some are still concerned about it being too vague. kAm%96 AC@A@D2= 32?D 42>A:?8 :7 E96C6’D C62D@?23=6 2446DD E@ D96=E6C] $@>6 @C82?:K2E:@?D 2C6 ?@H 2D<:?8i (92E 5@6D “C62D@?23=6” >62? H96? 6G6? (966=6C 9:>D6=7 25>:EE65 @? E@ z~x} e }6HD @?
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
portlandtribune.com | Brandon Thompson
Portland’s police union is supporting an initiative to massively change the Community Police Oversight Board approved by voters in 2020. It’s one of two public safety proposals the Portland Police Association is trying to get placed on the November ballot. Should the oversight board amendment ballot measure pass, it would introduce sweeping changes, putting limits on what the board would do when members are finally appointed to it. kAm!!p !C6D:56?E p2C@? $49>2FEK E@=5 z~x} e }6HD E9:D :D :?
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Feb 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Marc Martin |Marc Martín |Brandon Thompson
Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated robocalls may trick some consumers into thinking they are being called by a human being, but the Federal Communications Commission clarified in a recent AI Declaratory Ruling that it will not be fooled. Moving forward, all AI-generated robocalls will be treated as artificial or prerecorded voice calls for purposes of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and will require a called party’s prior express consent.
