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Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Nominations Sought for USAC Board Positions

One of the hottest areas in enforcement and litigation is the Federal Universal Service Fund. In fact, with USAC embarking on an expanded set of audits and investigations since August, USF disputes are about to…

FCC Settles $100,000 Proposed Fine for Only $250

At Kelley Drye, we handle a lot of FCC investigations, so we know first hand how the Commission develops proposed forfeitures for telecom violations. In previous posts, I've commented that the FCC should reconsider the…

FTC Seeks to Bring Telecom Carriers within the Scope of New Data Security and Data Breach Legislation

This entry was drafted by Telecom Partner John Heitmann Yesterday, the FTC testified before a Senate Subcommittee and recommended that proposed data security legislation introduced by Senators Pryor (D., AR) and…

2010 Regulatory Fee Update -- FCC Begins Accepting Payments

It's official -- FCC regulatory fees are due on August 31. Here are the links you will need to make payment by the deadline: FCC announcement of the August 31 deadline FCC public notice -- Payment methods and…

FCC Regulatory Fees Likely Due in August

In July, we reported that the FCC had adopted its FY 2010 regulatory fee schedule . In past years, regulatory fees were due in September, usually in the third week of the month. However, it looks like this year's fee…