CommLaw Monitor
FCC Bureau Extends Open Internet Order’s Small Provider Exemption Until December 2016; Table Set for Full Commission Review in December 2016
On December 15, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or the Bureau) issued a Report and Order extending the temporary exemption for smaller broadband…
DoT Announces “Smart City” Challenge to Increase Infrastructure Efficiency in Urban Areas
On December 7, 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for “Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge,” the first in a two-part solicitation for a federally funded…
FCC Enforcement Bureau Hires Privacy Advocate
In another example of the expanding enforcement focus of this Commission, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently hired privacy and digital security expert Jonathan Mayer as the Chief Technologist in the…
Department of Housing and Urban Development Announces $10 million in Grants for Choice Neighborhoods, Which Now Covers Neighborhood Wi-Fi
Today's publication of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) marks a key milestone in both the White House’s ConnectHome and Broadband…
Revival of Cookie Litigation Highlights Risks Associated with Mobile Tracking Technologies
On Nove mber 10, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived several privacy claims against Google pertaining to the Internet company’s practice of side-stepping “cookie blockers” on Microsoft’s…