CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Text Messaging Provider Sues T-Mobile for Unlawful Call Blocking

As consumers increasingly rely on mobile phones, marketers naturally are following. Text messaging, in particular, has proven to be a popular marketing method. It is not surprising, therefore, that we are seeing in…

AT&T Joins Effort to Expand Waivers for Late-Filed USF Forms

AT&T has joined the ranks of petitioners seeking to overturn the Wireline Competition Bureau's tough stance on contributors' late-filed USF forms. On September 13, AT&T joined Airband Communications in seeking…

Bill Hunt Joins Kelley Drye Telecom Group

We are pleased to welcome Bill Hunt to our Telecom Practice Group. Bill, who most recently worked as Vice President at Level 3, joins us in our Chicago office. You may read our press release here .

Privacy a Growing Concern for Broadband Service Providers

Online privacy concerns have been a hot topic in Washington recently. The FCC, which is charged with spurring broadband deployment, adoption and innovation, recently concluded that privacy concerns are creating an…

Unauthorized Transfer of Control Draws Proposed Fine for Turner Broadcasting

Universal service violations, slamming, "junk faxes" and privacy violations typically draw large FCC fines. It may seem surprising, then, to learn that unauthorized transfers of control of FCC licenses draw a…