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FCC Enforcement Advisory: Broadband Providers Must Take Reasonable, Good Faith Steps to Protect Consumer Privacy
On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau issued its first enforcement advisory in the post- Open Internet Order era. Not surprisingly, the Bureau’s first advisory addressed the consumer privacy…
FCC Releases Open Internet Order
On Thursday, March 12, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the text of its long-awaited Open Internet Order, which it adopted on February 26, 2015. As we discussed in a previous blog post, the…
FCC Votes to Impose New "Open Internet" Rules on Broadband Providers
At the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Open Meeting on February 26, the Commission voted along party lines (3-2) to reclassify broadband Internet access service as a “telecommunications service” under…
John Heitmann Speaks at Mobile World Congress - 4 Years From Now on March 3 at 2 PM CET
Communications Chair and Partner, John J. Heitmann will be speaking at “4 Years From Now” during Mobile World Congress, an annual event with over 80,00 attendees.Their session, What Just Happened?: The New U.S. Net…
Open Internet Order Preview: Chairman Wheeler Offers a Glimpse into His Draft Proposal
On Wednesday, February 4, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a fact sheet on Chairman Wheeler’s imminent Open Internet proposal. The draft rules would reclassify “broadband Internet access…