CommLaw Monitor
FCC Flexes Muscle: T-Mobile to Pay $48 Million for Failing to Disclose Limits on ‘Unlimited’ Data
Showing that it’s not about to slow down its aggressive enforcement of its open Internet regulations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a settlement yesterday resolving claims that T-Mobile USA Inc.…
FCC Continues Crusade to Curb Robocalls
The FCC’s high-profile efforts with regard to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) continue. In addition to two controversial orders released in the last two weeks, the FCC is pushing the telecommunications…
D.C. Circuit Upholds FCC's Open Internet Rules
In a 2-1 decision, the D.C. Circuit's Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC or Commission) 2015 Open Internet rules, which reclassified Broadband Internet Access Services (BIAS),…
Housing Department Proposes Rules Requiring Installation of Broadband Infrastructure in HUD-Financed Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing rules requiring the installation of broadband infrastructure during construction of HUD-financed multi-family rentals, or apartments, recognizing the…
Commission Seeks Comment on TTY-RTT Transition
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or the Commission) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the transition from text telephone (TTY) to real-time text (RTT) was published in the Federal Register on May 25,…