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title: Implications for FTC Jurisdiction from Ninth Circuit Decision
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# Implications for FTC Jurisdiction from Ninth Circuit Decision

 November 14, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

[In late August](http://www.commlawmonitor.com/2016/08/articles/federal-state-regulatory/ninth-circuit-decision-in-att-throttling-case-may-reset-boundaries-between-ftc-and-fcc-jurisdiction/), the Ninth Circuit ruled that AT&T was exempt from Federal Trade Commission oversight by virtue of its status as a common carrier, and dismissed an FTC case against AT&T over its practice of ​“throttling” customers’ mobile data usage. The FTC [filed a request for *en banc* review](http://www.commlawmonitor.com/2016/10/articles/litigation/citing-an-enforcement-gap-ftc-seeks-rehearing-en-banc-of-dismissal-of-att-throttling-case/) by the full panel of the Ninth Circuit in mid-October. If the ruling stands, it could dramatically alter the jurisdictional boundaries between the FTC and FCC. In this podcast episode, paralegal Matt Weinmann interviews partner [John Heitmann](http://ecomms.kelleydrye.com/collect/click.aspx?u=/G1GTPto3VU+6qjqlOSewrQn8zjph9yAMgJzmuk3uMjuDLfpwS4NjgT7zeHIjStWC7oBAYwKWKA=&rh=ff002c245cc898956739a8e27d48a9f20f1fee03) on the decision and its possible implications. To listen to this episode, please [click here](http://ecomms.kelleydrye.com/collect/click.aspx?u=/G1GTPto3VU+6qjqlOSewomIX3Fhdr0y+TCTp3odMflyZ7HFpXVEqVLTMQQM8KxVKkHDA6WEwLclcoiPPTqvJXhyA4FoN+fHwCbm8eFbOVqK2GIOMXqYHS1O7ID3Vn3MqsM0sSC0/pyYzxe0YTqjAEQbGIzUFGwT&rh=ff002c245cc898956739a8e27d48a9f20f1fee03).

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