CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

Join Kelley Drye and Silicon Flatirons for a Discussion of the Digital Divide and Digital Inequality

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) will keynote “Legal Code: Reframing the Divide by Addressing Broadband Access Through Affordability and Inclusion”, a virtual event co-hosted by Kelley Drye and Silicon Flatirons on May 12th…

COVID-19: What Communications Service Providers Need to Know

As COVID-19 has reached pandemic levels, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") has been active to keep communications services available through various waivers and actions. Kelley Drye’s Communications…

FCC Adopts Net Neutrality Rules, Endorses Accelerated Docket Complaints for Violations

Today, a divided FCC adopted enforceable "net neutrality" rules for the first time. By a 3-2 vote, with all three Democrats voting in favor and both Republicans voting against, the Commission adopted a Report and Order…

FCC's Genachowski Proposes Net Neutrality Rules, Creates Firestorm

Since April, the FCC has been struggling with how to react to the Court's reversal of the Comcast P2P blocking order . Today, Chairman Genachowski announced that he plans to move forward to adopt net neutrality rules…