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Arent Fox LLP | USA | 5 Nov 2012
On November 1, 2012, after suspending the briefing schedule in late September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit entered a revised schedule in the consolidated appeal from the FCC Open Internet Order.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 22 Oct 2012
Reports emerged this week that a consumer filed a complaint with the FCC alleging that AT&T violated the Open Internet rules by limiting the Apple FaceTime video chat service to only certain mobile broadband plans.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 19 Oct 2012
On October 18, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission held its first annual Robocall Summit examining the technology, industry, and law relating to robocalls.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 15 Oct 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.”
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 8 Oct 2012
On October 2, 2012, International Telecommunication Union Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure spoke at the Global Symposium For Regulators 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, addressing the controversy that has surrounded the upcoming December 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 1 Oct 2012
On September 24, 2012, Chairman Genachowski spoke at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies regarding Comcast’s Internet Essentials program which provides $9.95 a month broadband, computers for $150, and digital literacy training.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 24 Sep 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.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 17 Sep 2012
On September 10, 2012, the FCC filed its brief in the appeal of the Open Internet Rules.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 10 Sep 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.
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 6 Sep 2012
On September 5, 2012, the FTC released nonbinding guidance for mobile app developers intended to help them navigate privacy and truthinadvertising principles as they develop and market apps.