CommLaw Monitor
In First Open Internet Enforcement Action, FCC Proposes $100 Million NAL Against AT&T Mobile for Transparency Rule Violations
On June 17, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability against AT&T Mobile, Inc. (AT&T) alleging that AT&T’s failure to adequately and accurately disclose its…
FCC Appoints Open Internet Ombudsperson
On June 15, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) appointed Ms. Parul P. Desai to serve as its first “Open Internet Ombudsperson.” The FCC created the…
FCC Expands Emergency Alert Access Obligations for Equipment Manufacturers and MVPDs
Late last week, the FCC released a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking imposing additional emergency alert accessibility obligations on both device manufacturers and multichannel…
In Case You Missed Last Week’s TeleStrategies' Communications Taxation Conference
PowerPoints for Kelley Drye Partner Steve Augustino ’s presentations, “Communications M&A: Lessons & Strategies” and “The New FCC Enforcement Bureau” and are now available. TeleStrategies' annual Communications…
FCC Enforcement Advisory: Broadband Providers Must Take Reasonable, Good Faith Steps to Protect Consumer Privacy
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued its first enforcement advisory in the post- Open Internet Order era. Not surprisingly, the Bureau’s first advisory addressed the consumer privacy…