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Client Advisory: D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
On June 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) 2015 Open Internet Order (2015 Open Internet Order), which classified…
D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC's Open Internet Rules
In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit's Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) 2015 Open Internet rules, which reclassified Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS),…
Housing Department Proposes Rules Requiring Installation of Broadband Infrastructure in HUD-Financed Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing rules requiring the installation of broadband infrastructure during construction of HUD-financed multi-family rentals, or apartments, recognizing the…
FCC Updates Some Network Outage Reporting Rules; Seeks Comment on Other Issues Including Broadband and Possible Expansion of VoIP Reporting
More th an a year after seeking comment on proposed revisions to its communications network outage reporting (NOR) requirements, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has released an Order. (The…
FCC Approves Release of NPRM to Implement Government Debt TCPA Exemption
On May 4, 2016, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to exempt robocalls made to collect “a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States” from the TCPA’s prior express consent requirement. The new rules…