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11 Nov 2010, 5:00 am by Glenn Reynolds
“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating whether Google broke federal law when it collected private user data, including e-mails and passwords, from Wi-Fi networks, an FCC official confirmed on Wednesday. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 8:07 am by Libbie Canter
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday released a Smartphone Security Checker, a tool designed to help consumers secure their smartphones against mobile security threats. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 11:12 am by legalinformatics
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has released application programming interfaces (APIs) for four of its data collections, including FCC licensing data, through the License View API. [read post]
14 Jul 2010, 7:00 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] indecency policy [text] is unconstitutional. [read post]
20 Feb 2014, 3:36 am by Cynthia Miley
[JURIST] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] announced [text] Wednesday that it will not appeal the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] decision striking down [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] the FCC's rules requiring broadband providers to employ nondiscriminatory practices in the treatment of Internet content. [read post]
29 Jun 2010, 9:27 am by Media Law Prof
From the FCC: The Federal Communications Commission today launched the Data Innovation Initiative, the agency’s latest action to modernize and streamline how it collects, uses, and disseminates data. [read post]
15 Nov 2023, 1:33 pm by Associated Press
The Federal Communications Commission has enacted new rules intended to eliminate discrimination in access to internet services. [read post]
3 Nov 2017, 1:00 pm by ernesto
After lobbying Congress to repeal consumer privacy protections over ISPs, Verizon wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to do it a favor and preempt states from restoring their privacy rights. [read post]
5 Nov 2008, 6:41 pm
FCC ADOPTS RULES FOR UNLICENSED USE OF TELEVISION WHITE SPACES In its continuing efforts to promote efficient use of spectrum and to extend the benefits of such use to the public, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today adopted a Second... [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 11:48 am by Sarah T. Reise
In an Order on Reconsideration issued December 9, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission concluded that the TCPA applies to contractors working for the federal government. [read post]
14 Feb 2013, 10:21 am by Media Law Prof
Commission Meeting Agenda A Public Notice of the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission News Media Information (202) 418-0500 445 12th Street, S.W. [read post]
19 Oct 2017, 11:22 am by Ram Eachambadi
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit [official website] upheld [opinion, PDF] a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] ruling on Tuesday that "it was not unreasonable for the FCC to gather more information from relevant parties before deciding whether to compel broadcasters to translate emergency alerts and broadcast them in languages in addition to English. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 10:03 am
From the FCC Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined the concrete actions he believes the Commission must take to preserve the free and open Internet at a speech today at The Brookings Institution. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 5:18 pm
From the FCC: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today provided additional information regarding the Rural Broadband workshop to be held in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 20, 2008. [read post]
On November 2, 2016, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) released their broadband privacy protection order, which came almost 18 months after the FCC reclassified broadband internet service (BIAS) as a common carrier telecommunication service under Title II of the Communications Act (the Act). [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 1:29 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
“The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent federal agency with its five members appointed by the President, subject to confirmation by the Senate. [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 8:00 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York on Monday vacated [opinion, PDF] a determination [FCC order] by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [official website] that Fox Television broadcasts violated the FCC's indecency and profanity prohibitions. [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 10:28 am by Rafael Reyneri
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took additional steps to implement the various mandates in the TRACED Act (discussed here and here), which was enacted late last year to help combat illegal robocalls. [read post]
7 Jul 2016, 8:52 am by Ralph T. Wutscher
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently clarified “that the TCPA does not apply to calls made by or on behalf of the federal government in the conduct of official government business, except when a call made by a contractor does not comply with the government’s instructions. [read post]
20 Jul 2017, 9:00 am by Andrew B. Lustigman
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments on proposed rules regarding carrier phone changes and charges for additional services. [read post]