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Annual FCC CPNI certification due by March 1; FCC issues warning to all carriers and VoIP providers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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January 20 2010

As we have reported in previous advisories in 2007 and 2009, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires every telecommunications and interconnected VoIP service provider (including wireless, cable telephony, and even paging and calling card providers) to execute and file an annual officer certification that it is in compliance with the FCC's Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) regulations

FCC launches NOI on voluntary cybersecurity certification program - NOI seeks to implement National Broadband Plan information security recommendation

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 22 2010

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) on April 21, 2010, seeking public comment on the proposed creation of a voluntary cybersecurity certification program by which participating communications service providers would be certified - by the FCC or a third party, as determined by the FCC - as adhering to a set of cybersecurity objectives andor practices

FCC seeks comment on deaf-blind equipment distribution program under Accessibility Act; comments due November 17

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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November 3 2010

Earlier today the FCC's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau released a Public Notice seeking comment on a broad range of topics related to the implementation of Section 105 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (Accessibility Act, copy available here

Senators grill Apple and Google over location tracking and privacy

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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May 11 2011

During the maiden hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's new Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law chaired by Senator Franken, committee members pressed Google and Apple on how the companies use, collect, and share their customers' location data, the notices they provide consumers, and the privacy standards they apply to third party applications

Pandora gets subpoena about mobile app - privacy, the next big issue for digital media companies

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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April 11 2011

As broadcasters pursue their digital future, new legal issues arise to greet their entry into the on-line world and to add to the challenges posed by the new media

FCC ups the ante on "junk-fax" fines for repeat offenders

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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June 3 2011

A proposed $315,000 fine against The Street Map Company for unsolicited fax advertisements suggests the Federal Communications Commission is losing its patience - to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars in extra fines - with companies that repeatedly send "junk faxes" even after the agency has cited them, and gone so far as to propose fines, for such conduct

FCC releases proposed internet closed captioning rules

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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September 19 2011

In a very late release today, the FCC has issued for comment its proposed rules for closed captioning of IP-delivered videos

Communications accessibility record keeping requirements commence Jan. 30, 2013

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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December 3 2012

In less than two months, on Jan. 30, 2013, entities providing traditional telecommunications services, advanced communications services (ACS) (which includes interconnected and non-interconnected VoIP, electronic messaging services, interoperable video conferencing) and mobile web browsers must begin keeping extensive contemporaneous records of efforts to meet accessibility requirements imposed by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA

FCC VoIP outage reporting rules to become effective Dec. 16, 2012

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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October 25 2012

The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently approved the information collection requirements related to the February 2012 Report and Order of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) extending its outage reporting requirements to providers of interconnected voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) service

President signs new accessibility law to extend closed captioning to the internet and reinstate FCC video description regulations

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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USA
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October 13 2010

On Oct. 8, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (Act), coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

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