CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

New Article on Whether A Single FTC Commissioner Constitute A Quorum

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny is scheduled to resign effective April 28 and may leave with acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen as the sole commissioner. Law360 published an article by partner John Villafranco and…

FCC Will Examine Transition to All-IP Networks through Voluntary Service-Based Experiments and Rural Broadband Trials

Today, the FCC adopted a series of steps intended to solicit proposals from communications providers to conduct service-based experiments to explore the transition to all-Internet Protocol (“IP”) networks. Chairman…

Tidbits from the FCC's Proposed Budget

Yesterday, the FCC released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 (beginning in October 2012). The budget offers a few interesting insights into the balance of the FCC's functions. It also offers a preview of what…

FTC Investigates Twitter for Acts Towards Competitors

Recently, one of Twitter’s business partners announced that it had been contacted by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and planned to comply with the agency’s request for information. The company, UberMedia,…

"New" FCC Taking Shape

Six months after Obama took office, it seems that the FCC is almost, finally ready to get moving. The Mignon Clyburn (D) and Meredith Baker (R) nominations were approved by the Senate this week. With these…