CommLaw Monitor
FCC Maps Out Requirements for Broadband Deployment Data Collection Framework
At its July 16, 2020 meeting, the FCC adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("R&O and FNPRM") to facilitate development of new broadband deployment maps and data sets. According to the…
COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know – July 13, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly unfolds, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers, extensions, and other regulatory relief. Kelley…
Supreme Court to Weigh-in on the Definition of an Autodialer Under TCPA
On July 9, 2020, the Supreme Court granted Facebook’s petition for certiorari in a case with potentially broad implications for both class action litigation and business communications with their current and potential…
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of the TCPA
On July 6, 2020, in a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the TCPA, but severed as unconstitutional the government debt exception. William P. Barr et al. v. American Association of Political…
C-Band Earth Stations: The FCC Made the List; It’s Worth Checking It Twice
Incumbent earth stations operating in the 3700-4000 MHz range are entitled to have eligible space station operators provide a turnkey solution to transition them out of the band to the upper 200 megahertz of the…