CommLaw Monitor
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…
Upcoming Kelley Drye Webinar: Examining the FTC’s Report on the Internet of Things—February 23, 2015 at 1 PM
Following up on our announcement earlier this month, the FTC has issued its long-awaited report entitled The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World . The report includes recommended privacy and…
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…
Obama Enters the Net Neutrality Ring with a Call for Title II Reclassification
After months of cryptic messages ostensibly in support of new open Internet rules (a policy colloquially known as “net neutrality”), on November 10th, President Obama issued a formal policy statement on the Federal…