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FCC Proposes New Rules for Foreign Call Centers – And the Reach May Surprise You

March 2026 | Americas

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Telecom and Broadband Policy in GOP Hands – Key Changes and Industry Implications

December 2024 | Americas

Privacy World

The FCC’s Net Neutrality Order: Going Beyond Blocking, Throttling, and Fast Lanes

After months of debate and speculation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its order last month reclassifying broadband internet access service (BIAS) as a telecommunications service subject to common carriage regulations under Title II of the Communications Act. In so doing the FCC reversed its order of 2017 classifying BIAS as an information service under... Continue Reading

June 2024 | Blog

Privacy World

FCC Fines National Mobile Providers for Sharing Customer Location Information: What Are the Lessons and What to Expect in this New Era of FCC Mobile Data Privacy Oversight

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued four orders imposing $196 million in fines against the three largest national mobile services providers in the United States (i.e., AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon) and Sprint, who merged with T-Mobile in 2020 (the “Mobile Providers”).[1] The FCC fined them for sharing customer location information with third parties without... Continue Reading

May 2024 | Blog

Global Projects View

The USDA’s ReConnect Program Is Back in the Broadband Infrastructure Funding Picture—and at a Critical Time

While the BEAD Program continues to garner most of the attention when it comes to federal funding for broadband infrastructure deployment programs, in this blog we have consistently underscored that (1) there are other sources of funding available and (2) the BEAD Program may not be the best fit for every entity and project. The...… Continue Reading

March 2024 | Blog

Global Projects View

Fast Forward to 2024: Latest Developments in Broadband Projects and BEAD Funding

With the start of a new year came renewed activity in the broadband space at the state and federal levels. As expected, there were developments related to the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (“BEAD”) program, the federal broadband funding program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”). In our previous blog post in...… Continue Reading

January 2024 | Blog

Privacy World

FCC Acts to Protect Consumer Data by Strengthening Customer Proprietary Network Information and Number Porting Rules

The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has adopted rules to address two fraudulent practices that “bad actors use to take control of consumers’ cell phone accounts and wreak havoc on people’s financial and digital lives without ever gaining physical control of the consumer’s phone.” In its recent Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking... Continue Reading

December 2023 | Blog

Global Projects View

FUNDING FOR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS: WHAT’S NEXT (PART III)

In our last post, we previewed that states would be spending the months leading to December 2023 preparing “Initial Proposals” to award the funds that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) allocated to them under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (the “BEAD program”). The Initial Proposals are the documents that must (1)...… Continue Reading

November 2023 | Blog

Privacy World

Net Neutrality 2.0: The FCC Revives Net Neutrality Emphasizing Concerns with Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and National Security

For ISPs, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is deja vu. The NPRM largely tracks the net neutrality rules the FCC adopted in 2015, based on reclassifying broadband internet access (BIAS) as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. As in 2015, the NRPM proposes prohibiting blocking and throttling lawful traffic (subject... Continue Reading

October 2023 | Blog

Global Projects View

Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects: What’s Next (Part II)

As previewed in our earlier post, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) announced how much money each state and territory will be allocated as part of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program (the “BEAD Program”). Nineteen states were allocated more than $1 billion: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,...… Continue Reading

July 2023 | Blog

Global Projects View

Funding for Broadband Infrastructure Projects: What’s Next

Broadband maps and the promise of a boom in broadband infrastructure projects remain a focus of federal, state, and local leaders. Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published an updated version of the National Broadband Map, which identifies all locations in the United States where broadband service is or could be available and what broadband...… Continue Reading

June 2023 | Blog

Privacy World

FCC Initiatives on Data Privacy, Internet Network Security and Data Caps

In the last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken several steps to signal a more assertive and aggressive role for that agency on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity issues. First, The FCC announced on June 14, 2023, the creation of a Privacy and Data Protection Task Force that will coordinate across the FCC... Continue Reading

June 2023 | Blog