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Dec 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kevin G. Rupy
On November 22, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at broadening and strengthening its oversight of submarine cables. The NPRM seeks to revise the Commission’s submarine cable licensing rules.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Diane Holland |Kevin G. Rupy
IntroductionOn October 15, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking information about the use of data caps by Broadband Internet Access Service (BIAS) providers for both fixed and mobile broadband internet service and the impact of the use of data caps on consumers and competition.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Stephen Conley |Diane Holland |Kevin G. Rupy
On Tuesday, October 8, CTIA hosted the ConnectMobile Forum as part of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Las Vegas. The event brought together stakeholders from the messaging and voice ecosystems to discuss consumer protection efforts and the future of mobile engagement. A key through line from the Forum was the critical importance of continuing collaboration across industry and government to stop both illegal robocalls and illegal messaging.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kathleen Scott |Kevin G. Rupy |Scott Delacourt |Duane Pozza
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Edgar Class |Diane Holland |Thomas Johnson |Kevin G. Rupy
On a petition for rehearing en banc, the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit recently held in Consumers' Research v. FCC1 that the current funding mechanism for the Universal Service
Fund (USF) is unconstitutional and remanded the case to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) for further
proceedings.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kevin G. Rupy |Kathleen Scott |Stephen Conley |Scott Delacourt
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has announced comment deadlines for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of
Inquiry (NPRM and NOI) released in early August that, among
other things, proposes new rules to regulate AI-generated calls and
texts. Stakeholders can now weigh in on the NPRM and
NOI—comments are due Thursday, October 10,
and reply comments are due Friday, October 25.
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Aug 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kevin M. Maynard |Lisa Rechden |Kevin G. Rupy
WHAT: On July 30, 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued guidance on demonstrating compliance with the “Build America, Buy America” (BABA) domestic content requirements in connection with various federally-funded broadband programs – including the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | CCP-Related Entities |Kathleen Scott |Kevin G. Rupy |Scott Delacourt
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 texts and seek comment on technologies used
to detect and mitigate illegal and unwanted robocalls that use AI.
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May 20, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Kevin G. Rupy |Kathleen Scott |Stephen Conley |Kelly Laughlin
On May 13, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or
Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) classified for the first
time a group of entities and individuals – dubbed "Royal
Tiger" – as a Consumer Communications Information
Services Threat (C-CIST). This first-of-its-kind FCC designation
represents a new development on the robocall front that all voice
providers should closely monitor.
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May 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Stephen Conley |Kelly Laughlin |Kevin G. Rupy
On May 13, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) classified for the first time a group of entities and individuals – dubbed “Royal Tiger” – as a Consumer Communications Information Services Threat (C-CIST). This first-of-its-kind FCC designation represents a new development on the robocall front that all voice providers should closely monitor.
