On December 10, 2024, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (“Bureau”) released an order (“Order”) determining that nearly 2,500 providers across the calling chain had submitted deficient submissions to the Commission’s Robocall Mitigation Database (“RMD”). Providers listed in the Order have until December
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FCC Cracks Down: Are You Ready for the Robocall Mitigation Compliance Blitz?
As automated “robocalls” continue to plague consumers, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is intensifying enforcement of robocall mitigation compliance.…
FCC Proposes New Rules Governing AI-Generated Robocalls
On August 8, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to address the growing use of AI-generated robocalls. The FCC’s NPRM follows a 2023 inquiry proceeding into how the FCC could use its authority under…
ALERT: Team Telecom Streamlining Procedures Take Effect
Burners and Backdoors: The FCC’s $16 Million Settlement with TracFone for Breaches of Customer-Facing APIs
Last week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (“Enforcement Bureau”) entered into a consent decree (“Consent Decree”) with prepaid calling provider TracFone Wireless (“TracFone”), addressing TracFone’s failure to adequately safeguard customer proprietary network information (“CPNI”). In the Consent Decree, TracFone agreed to pay…
UPDATE: FCC’s New Pole Attachment Rules are Now Effective
On July 26, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Public Notice announcing that new pole attachment rules, which the FCC adopted in a December 2023 Report and Order, are effective as of July 25, 2024. The new…
Soil and Security: The Broadening Scope of CFIUS in Real Estate Transactions
As the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) continues to expand its jurisdictional reach, investors, property owners, and landlords should be aware of a growing focus on real estate transactions. Bridging a perceived gap between CFIUS’ mandate…
Data Security Is National Security: Inside the FCC Enforcement Bureau’s Latest Crackdown
As the FCC continues to exercise close oversight of the use of Customer Proprietary Network Information (“CPNI”), telecom stakeholders should also be sensitive to potential data security obligations under any relevant mitigation agreements with “Team Telecom,” the collection of Executive…
Space Bureau Regulatory Fees Skyrocket in FY 2024
The Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) has released a series of items pertaining to its annual regulatory fee assessment and collection process, including: (1) the 2024 Regulatory Fee Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding agency-wide regulatory fee assessment and collection; and (2)…
Know Thy Neighbor as Thyself: CFIUS Considerations in Commercial Real Estate Transactions
While many venture capitalists and private equity sponsors are aware the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has authority to review inbound investments in certain sensitive U.S. industries, many transaction parties may be unaware of CFIUS’s jurisdiction…