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Communications Act Section 222
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Privacy World
Federal Communications Commission Proposes Revisions to Data Breach Rules
By Paul Besozzi
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unanimously adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise its requirements related to data breach reporting requirements applicable to telecommunications carriers and interconnected Voice over…
Consumer Privacy World
FCC Gathers and Releases Information on Wireless Carrier Data Privacy Practices
By Paul Besozzi
Section 222 of the Communications Act and the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) implementing regulations impose on “every telecommunications carrier…a [general] duty to protect the confidentiality of proprietary information of, and relating…
Ad Law Access
FCC Votes to Impose Aggressive New Privacy Rules on Broadband Providers
By Kelley Drye, Alysa Z. Hutnik
At the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Open Meeting on October 27, the Commission voted along party lines (3-2) to impose more stringent rules on broadband Internet service providers (“ISPs”). Chairman…
The Data Advisor
ISPs Could Face New Privacy Regulations Under FCC Proposed Rulemaking
On March 31, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed to establish new privacy guidelines for broadband Internet service providers (ISPs).1 The…
IP Intelligence
New Cop on the Block – FCC’s Proposed Data Privacy and Security Rulemaking for Broadband Internet Access Providers
In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or global Commission) issued its Open Internet Order, applying Section 222 of the federal Communications Act to broadband Internet access services (BIAS), and…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
FCC Imposes Record Penalty for Data Breach
On Wednesday, April 8, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) entered a consent decree and levied a $25 million civil penalty against AT&T to settle a data breach that exposed the…
Ad Law Access
AT&T To Pay $25 Million to Resolve FCC Data Breach Claims
By Kelley Drye
On April 8, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau announced that AT&T has agreed to a $25 million consent decree to resolve an FCC investigation into alleged consumer…
Focus on Regulation
U.S. FCC Decision Triggers Potential Sea Change in Broadband ISP Data Privacy and Security Requirements
By Mark Brennan
In its recent Open Internet Order (“Order”), the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) determined that broadband Internet access services are appropriately classified as common carrier “telecommunications services” under the Telecommunications…