CommLaw Monitor
FCC Issues Declaratory Ruling That the Federal Government and Contractors Acting Within Agency Scope Are Not Subject to the TCPA
On July 5, 2016, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling in which it determined that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) “does not apply to calls made by or on behalf of the federal government in the conduct of…
FCC Proposes Rules to Expedite Initial Stages of the Team Telecom Application Review Process
The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission" or "FCC") is looking to jump start the initial steps of the Executive Branch process of reviewing certain applications, including Section 214 and submarine…
FCC Imposes Mandatory Network Outage Reporting Requirements on Submarine Cable Licenses
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) today adopted mandatory network outage reporting requirements for submarine cable licensees less than a year after proposing to do so . This mandatory reporting…
Client Advisory: D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
On June 14, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or Commission’s) 2015 Open Internet Order (2015 Open Internet Order), which classified…
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…