On January 21, join Kelley Drye and Partner Steve Augustino at Telecom Council’s IoT Forum on Cybersecurity. Continuing on a series of virtual meetings, the IoT Forum will convene to look at innovation and startups working on IoT Security. Steve
CommLaw Monitor
News and Analysis from Kelley Drye’s Communications Practice Group
CommLaw Monitor, published by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, focuses on regulatory developments and legal issues related to communications law. The blog covers topics such as Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory fees, licensing and authorization under Section 214 of the Communications Act, universal service fund programs, spectrum management, and broadband deployment initiatives. It provides updates on FCC rulemakings, notices of proposed rulemaking, and administrative procedures affecting telecommunications providers, broadcasters, satellite operators, and other regulated entities. The blog also addresses compliance deadlines, policy changes, and enforcement matters relevant to communications industry stakeholders.
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NIST Wastes No Time in Implementing the IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020
By Kelley Drye
Last week, we told you that President Trump signed bipartisan legislation establishing minimum security requirements for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices used by the federal government. The Act is the first of its kind at the federal level, aimed…
FCBA Lunch and Learn: Confidentiality Issues in FCC Enforcement, Ex Parte, and FOIA
By Kelley Drye
On December 18, join Kelley Drye and the FCBA Enforcement Committee for a discussion with FCC leaders about the Enforcement Bureau’s approach to handling confidentiality requests for information provided during investigations as well as potential confidentiality issues arising in ex…
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Over the TCPA’s Definition of an Autodialer
For the second time this year, the TCPA came before the Supreme Court via teleconference oral argument in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, et al, Case No. 19-511 (2020). The Supreme Court’s disposition of Facebook’s petition is expected to resolve a…
President Signs IoT Cybersecurity Act of 2020
By Kelley Drye
On December 4, 2020, President Trump signed bipartisan legislation establishing minimum security requirements for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices used by the federal government. The legislation, H.R. 1668, passed the House in September and the Senate in November.
The…
FCC Wraps Up 2020 with December Meeting Focusing on Supply Chain Security and Equipment Marketing
By Kelley Drye
The FCC released the agenda for its December Open Meeting, scheduled for December 10, 2020 on November 19, 2020, but the agency has made several changes since. The last meeting of the year will lead with a Report and…
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…
Podcast: Challenges Ahead in Implementing STIR/SHAKEN
By Kelley Drye
In the latest episode of Full Spectrum’s Inside the TCPA series, we discuss a series of FCC orders that require implementation of a call authentication framework called STIR/SHAKEN. It covers the FCC’s anti-robocall program, the specifics of STIR/SHAKEN, its implementation…
FCC Creates Framework to Fund 5G Deployments in Rural Areas
By Kelley Drye
The FCC recently took a major step in promoting deployment of 5G networks in rural and hard-to-serve areas by adopting a Report and Order establishing the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G Fund) support program. The program, which is effectively…
FCC Highlights Reallocating the 5.9 GHz Band at November Open Meeting
By Kelley Drye
Headlining the FCC’s next open meeting, scheduled for November 18 is an item to adopt proposed rules to reallocate the 5.9 GHz band. The FCC would repurpose the lower 45 megahertz of the band for unlicensed use, while retaining…