CommLaw Monitor
NIST Requests Industry Feedback on Cyber Framework 1.0
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a Request for Information (RFI), “Experience with the Framework For Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity”, this week requesting industry…
Could 2014 be the year for Cybersecurity Information Sharing Legislation?
The Senate is one step closer to a floor vote on cybersecurity legislation that would address information sharing between the private sector and the government. On July 8, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence…
FCC Urges Court to Adopt Narrow View of “Express Consent” for Autodialed Calls
On June 30, the Office of General Counsel for the Federal Communications Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to reverse a district court ruling that an…
FCC Holds "Robocall Broadcaster" Liable for Its Clients' Prerecorded Messages
Already in May, the FCC Enforcement Bureau had proposed multi-million dollar NALs for cramming and TRS violations . On May 8th, the FCC proposed a forfeiture for unlawful prerecorded messages ("robocalls") sent to…
Mobile App Provider Seeks Clarification on Applicability of the TCPA to OTT Texting Services
With class action cases proliferating, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") continues to receive petitions seeking guidance on the applicability of its rules to various calling or texting scenarios. In the…