CommLaw Monitor
The Month in FCC Enforcement: June 2016
As this blog has frequently covered, FCC Enforcement has been a significant and controversial area under Chairman Wheeler. We have seen a trend toward higher profile enforcement actions, often with proposed fines in…
FCC Enforcement: A Year in Review
New Enforcement Bureau Chief, Travis LeBlanc, took the FCC by storm when he assumed his position in 2014. In this podcast, Communications partner Steve Augustino provides a review of LeBlanc’s second year running the…
Client Advisory: The FCC's Broadband Privacy NPRM
As we discussed in our earlier blog post, on March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted along party lines (3-2) to launch a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish…
FCC Includes Privacy Item on Its March Open Meeting Agenda: What to Expect
It’s official: next Thursday, March 31, 2016, the FCC will vote on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed framework for new privacy and data security rules for broadband Internet access service…
Verizon Agrees to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FCC “Supercookie” Investigation
On March 7, 2016, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau announced that it reached a settlement with Verizon Wireless to resolve an investigation into whether Verizon violated the Commission’s rules by inserting Unique…