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FCC grants charter waiver of set-top box integration ban for downloadable security

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 19 2013

On April 18, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau granted Charter Communications a two-year waiver of the "integration ban"

D.C. Circuit vacates plug and play order and encoding rules applicable to multichannel video programming distributors

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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January 16 2013

On Jan. 15, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided that the FCC lacked the statutory authority to adopt its 2003

FCC sunsets the “viewability” rule for hybrid analogdigital cable systems and extends the HD carriage exemption for small cable systems

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 13 2012

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a decision today sunsetting the existing “viewability” requirements governing cable’s delivery of local broadcast signals as of Dec. 12, 2012

FCC seeks comment on mobile privacy and security issues in wake of recent allegations surrounding mobile diagnostics firm Carrier IQ

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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May 30 2012

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice on May 25, 2012 seeking updated comments on the privacy and data security practices of mobile wireless service providers, focusing in particular on how such practices affect customer-specific information stored on mobile handsets, smartphones, tablets and other wireless devices

FCC Media Bureau tries to define “MVPD” for new technologies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 3 2012

The FCC’s Media Bureau has opened a short public comment window to explore the legal and policy consequences of defining a “multi-channel video programming distributor” (MVPD) to encompass online and other video distributors who have operated without the obligations and rights assigned to cable, satellite, and telephone MVPDs

FTC adopts final privacy report, renews push for do not track and regulation of data brokers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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March 27 2012

On March 26, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission released its final report on “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change”, effectively adopting the Commission’s preliminary staff report announced in December 2010 with important changes

OMB-approved net neutrality rules become effective soon: detailed broadband service notices required

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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September 15 2011

With the recent approval by the Office of Management and Budget, the stage is set for the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality rules to be published soon in the Federal Register and to become effective 60 days after publication

New CableCARD rules in effect - operators must provide customers additional rate information, offer self-installation, and provide certain "bring your own box" discounts

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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August 11 2011

As we discussed in our earlier advisory here, last year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted additional obligations for cable operators related to their support for customer use of retail CableCARD devices

New do-not-track bills target online behavioral marketing and mobile apps

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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May 12 2011

Two new "do-not-track" privacy bills would impose new restraints on online tracking, behavioral marketing, and the use of mobile application and geolocation data

An advertising perspective on the Kerry-McCain and Stearns-Matheson privacy bills

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 18 2011

Last week, Sens. John Kerry and John McCain and Reps. Cliff Stearns and Jim Matheson offered new privacy bills

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