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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 22 2012

As part of its effort to thwart robocalls, the FTC has announced that it is launching the “FTC Robocall Challenge” a contest that will award a $50,000 cash prize for the best technical solution for blocking illegal robocalls

Broadband news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 15 2012

On October 10, 2012, Chairman Genachowski spoke at the Futurecom conference in Rio de Janeiro about the upcoming December 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai, calling it “a crossroads for the Internet.”

Broadband news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 24 2012

On September 18, 2012, Free Press, Public Knowledge, and the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute announced they would file a formal complaint at the FCC alleging that AT&T, Inc. is violating the Open Internet rules by limiting the Apple FaceTime video chat service to certain mobile broadband plans offered by AT&T

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 24 2012

Comments in the FTC proceeding to modify the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rules are due September 24, 2012

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 17 2012

Following a public comment period, the FTC has finalized the terms of a settlement with Myspace

Broadband news

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 10 2012

On September 3, 2012, the Democratic Party released its 2012 platform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. The platform vows to preserve the United States’ “leadership in the Internet economy” by ensuring a “21st century digital infrastructure” through high-speed wireless broadband, freeing up wireless spectrum, and building a national public safety network

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcements

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 10 2012

The next two FCC Open Meetings will be held on September 28, 2012, and October 17, 2012, at 10:30 am Eastern

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy regulation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 27 2012

On August 6, 2012, the FTC published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment in the Federal Register regarding further modifications to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule

In the courts

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 16 2012

On July 11, 2012, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California rebuffed another attempt by plaintiffs’ class action counsel to circumvent the Supreme Court’s decision in Concepcion

Compliance notes

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 9 2012

Common carriers, including resellers and facilities-based carriers, that provided international telecommunications services in 2011 are required to file their international traffic data reports by July 31, 2012, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 43.61(a