CommLaw Monitor
FCC Proposes $10 Million in Fines for Privacy and Data Security Violations
On October 24, the FCC, over the dissent of its two Republican commissioners, issued a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) proposing a fine of $10 million to Lifeline eligible telecommunications carriers (“ETCs”)…
FCC Reminds Political Campaigns of TCPA Obligations Ahead of Elections
With mid-term elections just around the corner, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued a stern warning to political campaigns and calling services regarding their obligation to comply with the TCPA and stating that the…
New International Reporting Rules Remain Pending but FCC Solicits Participants to Test Online Filing System under Latest Draft of Filing Manual
The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) moved a step closer last Friday to making effective changes adopted in 2011 and 2013 establishing revised international traffic and revenue as well as circuit capacity…
FCC Eases Process for Tower Construction and Wireless Infrastructure Deployment
At the FCC’s October Open Meeting on October 17, the Commission unanimously adopted a Report and Order to update its rules and procedures for new and modified antenna structures. In the News Release following the vote,…
Text-to-911 Rules Now Effective
The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC’s” or “Commission’s”) new text-to-911 rules are effective today . As we discussed in a previous post immediately following the adoption of the related order, the FCC has…