CommLaw Monitor
NIST Wastes No Time in Implementing the IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020
Last week, we told you that President Trump signed bipartisan legislation establishing minimum security requirements for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices used by the federal government . The Act is the first of its…
FCBA Lunch and Learn: Confidentiality Issues in FCC Enforcement, Ex Parte, and FOIA
On December 18, join Kelley Drye and the FCBA Enforcement Committee for a discussion with FCC leaders about the Enforcement Bureau’s approach to handling confidentiality requests for information provided during…
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Over the TCPA’s Definition of an Autodialer
For the second time this year, the TCPA came before the Supreme Court via teleconference oral argument in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, et al, Case No. 19-511 (2020). The Supreme Court’s disposition of Facebook’s petition…
President Signs IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020
On December 4, 2020, President Trump signed bipartisan legislation establishing minimum security requirements for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices used by the federal government. The legislation, H.R. 1668, passed…
FCC Wraps Up 2020 with December Meeting Focusing on Supply Chain Security and Equipment Marketing
The FCC released the agenda for its December Open Meeting, scheduled for December 10, 2020 on November 19, 2020, but the agency has made several changes since. The last meeting of the year will lead with a Report and…