CommLaw Monitor
Comcast Reaches Record $2.3 Million Settlement with FCC Over “Negative Option Billing”
Yesterday, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau reached a $2.3 million settlement with Comcast Corporation (Comcast) to resolve an investigation into whether Comcast wrongfully charged cable TV customers for services and…
FCC Releases Third Biennial Report to Congress on Communications Accessibility for People with Disabilities
On October 7, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the third iteration of its Biennial Report to Congress on the state of communications technology accessibility for people with disabilities as…
FCC Highlights Accessibility Challenges for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
On October 6, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a White Paper entitled “Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities: Barriers to and Solutions for Accessible Information and Communication…
FCC Chairman Outlines Proposal for New Broadband Privacy Rules
On October 6, 2016, Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Tom Wheeler published a blog entry on the Commission’s website outlining proposed privacy rules for broadband Internet Service…
FCC Authorizes Use of Call Blocking Technologies by Telephone Service Providers to Block Spoofed Calls
On September 30 th, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a brief Public Notice in which it clarified that telephone service providers…