On February 26, 2014, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) petitioned the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to allow the National Security Agency (NSA) to maintain its database of telephone records that would otherwise need to be purged pursuant to its existing data-collection.
Yesterday, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a public notice seeking comment on TextMe, Inc.’s petition for expedited declaratory ruling and clarification filed on March 18, 2014. Comments are due May 7, 2014.
On April 2, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Wireline Competition Bureau released the Lifeline Biennial Audit Plan, which establishes a uniform set of audit procedures by which certain Lifeline service providers must be reviewed.
Continuing its run of incremental, common-sense clarifications on the reach of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has held that delivery notifications for which consumers are not charged do not subject the delivery company to TCPA liability.
Tariffs filed on 15 days’ notice must be filed June 16, 2014. Petitions to suspend or reject these tariffs are due by June 23, 2014, with replies due by 12:00pm EDT on June 26, 2014.
On January 22, 2014, the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a public notice seeking comment on the Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA) petition for declaratory ruling filed on December 30, 2013.
Recent court decisions suggest that federal law may limit businesses’ legal options to hold an internet service provider liable for harmful or damaging content posted to the Web.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its much-anticipated final guidance outlining how it intends to oversee developers of mobile medical applications that run on mobile phones and tablets.
On May 7, 2013, the US District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval of Steven Madden, Ltd.’s settlement of a nationwide class action alleging that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by sending plaintiff and class members unsolicited text message ads.
On May 9, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling interpreting various provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
On May 7, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning potential actions it is considering to address problems associated with rural long-distance call completion.
Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a press conference to announce that it recently filed 8 separate complaints in federal courts across the country against entities and individuals sending “spam” text messages offering purportedly free gift cards to consumers.
On February 26, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a petition filed by American Electricity Power Services Corporation and other power companies challenging a 2011 Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) order concerning pole attachments.
The deadline for filing annual certificates of compliance with federal Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) rules with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is Friday, March 1, 2013.
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning potential actions it is considering to address problems associated with rural long-distance call completion.