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The Supreme Court has vacated the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's decision upholding a Berkeley, California ordinance requiring cell phone retailers to warn customers ...

Dan Blynn published "The ABCs of the TCPA and the Federal Communication Commission's Long-Awaited Order Interpreting the Telephone Consumer Protection Act" in the Autumn 2015 issue of CMS Transmit.

The Federal Communications Commission is taking on an unprecedented role in national security oversight, extending its reach far beyond traditional telecom regulation. Wiley attorneys examine how recent FCC actions in supply chain oversight, equipment authorization, and enforcement are creating new compliance expectations for manufacturers, infrastructure providers, and businesses across multiple industries.

In connection with a new staff report, the Federal Trade Commission examined 121 popular apps used to comparison shop, find online deals and pay with mobile devices.

The fiber broadband market is experiencing a major consolidation wave, led by Tier 1 telcos like AT&T and Verizon acquiring Lumen's and Frontier's FTTH businesses to significantly expand their fiber footprints.

Olivia Trusty, nominee for the open Republican Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Commissioner position, appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee...

On July 24, 2023, in a Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry (FCC 23-60), the Commission announced the Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model...

The FCC is implementing a comprehensive wave of proposed rule changes targeting illegal robocalls, introducing enhanced caller authentication requirements, new numbering access certifications, strengthened know-your-customer obligations, and expanded upstream provider vetting mandates. Voice service providers throughout the call path face increased regulatory scrutiny and proactive compliance responsibilities.

In the wake of the negative publicity that Nordstrom received from its use of mobile location analytics (MLA) in a technology trial with Euclid, Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and a group of MLA firms working with the Future of Privacy Forum have developed a "Code of Conduct" for retailers using MLA.

California has a number of privacy notice requirements for businesses collecting data from California residents.

The Official Journal of Spain ("BOE") published the General Telecommunications Act 9/2014 on May 10.

This week on the Full Spectrum podcast, Communications partner Chip Yorkgitis discusses the FCC's recent Notice of Proposed Ruling on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (0:51:-15:16)...

On September 22, NIST issued guidance in response to the unique set of threats posed by mobile devices.

Five companies settled with the New York Attorney General over mobile app data security issues at the end of last year. The AG alleged that the companies, Western Union, Priceline, Equifax,

Many of the world’s most important industries, including telecommunications and computing, rely on industry standards. Standards are typically developed by standard-setting organizations (SSOs), comprising industry participants.

Episode 4 is now live. In this episode of Consumer Counterpoint, we discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation...

Starting June 1, Alison Kutler will be the new acting chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, the division of the Federal Communications Commission that oversees the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

In the latest of a series of "whodunit" cases, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held that a subscriber who did not answer a single call that allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act still had standing to sue under the statute.