On this episode of Full Spectrum, Senior Associate Winafred Brantl discusses the Commission’s proposed significant changes to the International Section 214 regime. Responding to growing concerns regarding undisclosed foreign ownership of international Section 214 carriers, the FCC will conduct a one-time data collection from all international Section 214 authorization holders and has proposed a requirement
USF News: U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit Decision in Consumers’ Research v. FCC
On March 24, 2023, in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a Decision (No. 22-60008) upholding the constitutionality of Congress’s delegation of administration of the Universal Service Fund (USF) to the FCC and the FCC’s subsequent reliance on Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) for support USF
FCC Open Meeting Recap: March 2023 Part 1
On today’s episode of Full Spectrum, Hank Kelly will be discussing the FCC’s adopted order to block spam texts and another order intended to improve caller ID authentication. Second, special counsel Mike Dover will cover the FCC’s issuance of a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which proposes to expand audio description requirements.
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FCC Announces Grants in the ACP and Teases Upcoming New Online ACP Application Release
In November 2022, the FCC published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeking community partners to develop outreach programs to promote awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among eligible households in historically underserved and unserved communities as part of the ACP Outreach Grant Program. On Friday, March 10, 2023, the FCC
Reconsideration of Subscriber-Level ACP Data Collection
A key aspect of the FCC’s ACP Transparency Data Collection rules may be in doubt if the FCC takes up a recent petition for reconsideration. In its Fourth Report and Order and FNPRM, the FCC adopted an aggregate-level approach for collecting ACP subscriber pricing and plan information, finding that ACP providers should submit ACP
Podcast: Don’t Forget About Biometric Privacy When Instituting COVID Procedures
In this episode of Kelley Drye’s Legal Download, Special Counsel Michael Dover and Tara Marciano discuss compliance requirements of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) and how they affect companies implementing COVID-19 procedures to get their employees back to work, as well as how ongoing litigation may have an effect on BIPA compliance in
Podcast: The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act – What are the Costs and Risks to Your Business?
Earlier this year, Facebook agreed to pay $550 million to settle an Illinois class action alleging that the company collected facial recognition data of users without disclosure, in violation of the state’s 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”). The large settlement payment grabbed the attention of both companies and the plaintiffs’ bar. In this episode
What to Expect at the FCC’s July 2017 Open Meeting
Below is Kelley Drye’s preview of the items under consideration at the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC’s) upcoming monthly Open Meeting, to be held on July 13, 2017. Consistent with the trend since he took over the Commission, Chairman Ajit Pai continues to schedule a large number of items. Indeed, for the sixth month in a row, the Commission has six or more items on its agenda. This month, the agenda consists of eight items, two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, two Notices of Inquiry, two Reports and Orders, and one Order on Reconsideration.
Each agenda item is summarized below. Note: these brief summaries are based on draft items, which may differ from the final items released following the Open Meeting. Please check with Kelley Drye after the meeting for more information on the items below.
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Sixth Circuit Reverses FCC’s Preemption of State Laws on Municipal Broadband
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the FCC’s order preempting Tennessee and North Carolina laws that prevented municipalities from deploying cable services, video services, and Internet services beyond their current territorial boundaries to underserved nearby areas. The decision is a setback for Chairman Wheeler, who had pushed the preemption decision
Mike Dover Presents at the Wireless Telecommunications Symposium
On April 16, 2015, Senior Associate Michael Dover lead a “Workshop on Cloud Computing and Wireless Networks” at the 2015 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium in New York City. The presentation addressed 21st century concerns with cloud computing and its specific application to wireless networks.
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