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CAFED: We Can’t Tell Whether There’s Been A Physical Taking, Because You Haven’t Explained Well Enough What Property Interest You Have In Using Radio Frequencies
An interesting one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Ligado Networks, LLC v. United States, No. 25-1792 (Mar. 9, 2026). In an unsigned opinion, the court…
Internet Newsletter for Lawyers
Section 230: will it last?
A brief history Section 230 of the US Communications Act of 1934, enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, is fundamental to the commercial development of the…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Streamlines and Clarifies Foreign Ownership Rules
The FCC has adopted a Report and Order codifying existing foreign ownership practices into its rules related to the review of foreign ownership structures for Section 310(b) purposes. In implementing…
Inside Global Tech
FCC Issues Guidance Focused on Candidate Appearances on Talk Shows
By Matthew DelNero, Kiara Ortiz, Evan Chiacchiaro
On January 21, 2026, the FCC’s Media Bureau released a Public Notice providing new guidance on how it will evaluate whether broadcast television stations have triggered an obligation to provide…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Pulls E-Rate Support for Hotspots and School Bus Wi-Fi
The Federal Register published the FCC’s September 30, 2025 Order on Reconsideration determining that section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 does not permit the use of E-Rate program…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Massachusetts High Court Weighs Instagram Lawsuit: Is Meta Getting Kids Hooked — And Is That Illegal?
Last week, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court delved into a case with potentially national implications: should Meta platforms face a lawsuit alleging that Instagram’s design illegally hooks kids with addictive features?…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
FCC Advances Withdrawal of Recognition for Labs
The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) has instituted several proceedings to withdraw accredited test lab recognition for labs pursuant to section 302(e) of the Communications Act of 1934,…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
T-Mobile Settles FCC Investigation Into Marketing and Sale of Unauthorized Phones
On September 11, 2025, the FCC released a Consent Decree with T-Mobile US, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) formally resolving an investigation into whether T-Mobile violated section 302 of the Communications Act of…
FCC Law Blog
FCC Adopts New Pole Attachment Rules to Streamline Broadband Deployment
By Dave Thomas, Abram Shanedling
On July 25, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a new pole attachment order that further reformed the Commission’s rules and policies governing communications attachments to utility poles. The…
Broadcast Law Blog
Court Finds FCC Has No Authority to Require EEO Form 395-B – And Narrows Scope of the Public Interest Standard
The FCC’s 2024 decision to reinstate Form 395-B, after its use had been paused for over 20 years, was invalidated this week by a decision of the US Court of…