The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has released details of its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that proposes new privacy rules for broadband Internet service providers.  The new rules would place

Recently, Congress passed and the President signed the “Permanent” Internet Tax Freedom Act (“ITFA”), which bans state and local governments from imposing transaction taxes on Internet access (and also, as

Verizon $1.35 Million Fine Shows Agency Will Not Wait for Upcoming Rulemaking to Enforce Privacy Rules At long last, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) showed its cards last week, previewing

RF equipment manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (“ASUSTek”) recently agreed to a consent decree  with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), settling an administrative complaint issued by the agency.  The complaint contains two major allegations:  (1)

Mobile Calling Apps: To Regulate or Not To Regulate, That is the Question Date: April 12, 2016 Time: 2-3 pm ET Field of Study: Taxes Recommended CPE: 1 credit hour Cost: FREE Presenter:  Jonathan S.

Keep Track of TCPA Developments at the FCC by Downloading Our March 2016 TCPA Compliance Monitoring Report On June 8, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit determined in Golan

CommLaw Group Senior Managing Attorney Ron Quirk recently published a white paper on the imminent release of a standard for a wireless technology that co-exists with Wi-Fi, complies with the

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) released two forfeiture orders upholding its authority to pierce the corporate veil and impose forfeiture liability directly on the owner of a company

The Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Wireline Competition Bureau recently announced that on February 18, 2016, the FCC would begin accepting applications from Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (“I-VoIP”) service providers for authorization

In recent years, our Firm has witnessed a great deal of confusion, uncertainty, and speculation regarding how the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC,” or the “Commission”) classifies mobile calling apps for

After nearly two decades of temporarily extending a moratorium on state and local taxation of Internet access, an amendment making the Internet Tax Freedom Act (“ITFA”) permanent passed the Senate

On February 8, 2016, the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced the release of the 2016 versions of se of the (1) annual Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, FCC Form 499-A (FCC Form

On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) released a Public Noticeseeking comment on a new petition for declaratory ruling regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). This Petition, filed by

On February 5, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC,” or the “Commission”) Enforcement Bureau released an Enforcement Advisory reminding telecommunications carriers and Interconnected Voice over the Internet Protocol (“I-VoIP”) providers of the

Keep Track of TCPA Developments at the FCC by Downloading Our February 2016 TCPA Compliance Monitoring Report A few petitions requesting retroactive waiver of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC” or “Commission”) fax

Unbeknownst to many companies, the federal government, along with state and local governments sometimes use third-party, for-profit tax contractors to help them find and collect unpaid taxes from companies operating