CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Kelley Drye Webinar Recap: Disability Laws & LGBT Rights in the Workplace

On April 19, Kelley Drye's Labor and Employment and Communications practice groups held the first in a series of joint webinars on labor issues affecting communications and technology companies. Barbara E. Hoey,…

Kelley Drye Webinar: Disability Laws and LGBT Rights in the Workplace

On April 19, from 12:00pm-1:00pm, Kelley Drye's Communications and Labor and Employment practice groups invite you to their latest in a series of webinars on labor issues affecting communications and technology…

FCC Reminds Broadband Providers of Disabilities Access Duties

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has long-required regulated telecommunications service providers (as well as VoIP providers) and equipment manufacturers to make their services and devices…

FCC Expands Hearing Aid Compatibility Rules to Wi-Fi Calling and VoIP and Proposes Compatibility for All Handsets

On November 19, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Fourth Report and Order (R&O) and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), expanding its hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules to…

FCC Grants AT&T Waiver Request to Use Real-Time Text for Hearing Impaired Communications

On October 6, the FCC issued an Order granting AT&T a temporary limited waiver of the text telephony (TTY) rules “on wireless networks to the extent that they use Internet Protocol (IP) technologies.” In June 2015,…