Our Communications industry group attorneys advise clients where communications law, policy and innovation intersect, such as the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recent ruling to rollback net neutrality.
Publications
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12.20.2017Reporting Requirement Alone Survives Net Neutrality RepealArticles
Law360
In a sweeping deregulatory measure, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted a final order to repeal most of the net neutrality rules, known as the “Restoring Internet Freedom order” -
11.28.2017FCC to Repeal Net NeutralityUpdatesOn the eve of Thanksgiving, the FCC released a draft order to repeal its own net neutrality rules.
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09.11.201722 Million Comments Tell FCC Battle Over Net Neutrality Is Not OverUpdatesLast year, the contentious net neutrality debate appeared to be finally settled when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order.
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05.18.2017FCC Launches Proceeding to Rollback Net NeutralityUpdatesSince we published our previous update, the FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to begin the process of rolling back the rules and regulatory framework for net neutrality.
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02.06.2017FCC Begins Roll Back of Net NeutralityUpdatesRoughly two weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, has taken steps providing further evidence that he plans to roll back FCC actions taken under former Chairman Tom Wheeler, including net neutrality and broadband privacy.
This update was republished in Law360 on 02.13.2017, "The Future Of Net Neutrality Under The New FCC."
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06.20.2016Six Key Consequences of the D.C. Circuit Upholding Net NeutralityUpdatesOn its third try, the Federal Communications Commission finally got the sweeping net neutrality court victory it had been seeking for years.
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04.05.2016What Net Neutrality Wrought: The FCC’s Proposed Broadband Privacy RulesUpdatesAs previously promised in last year’s Open Internet Order, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on proposed privacy requirements for broadband internet access service providers.
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06.22.2015FCC’s $100M AT&T Penalty Based on Net Neutrality Transparency RuleUpdatesLast week, an FCC divided on partisan lines adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (the NAL) against AT&T with an unprecedented proposed penalty of $100 million as well as numerous other compliance obligations, marking the first time the agency has enforced its net neutrality transparency rule.
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06.04.2014FCC Considers Net Neutrality Rules, Could Impact Video Game IndustryUpdates“Net neutrality” has become one of the most hotly debated issues before lawmakers and regulators in Washington this year.
Presentations
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07.07.2017Networks and Data Neutrality - Who Owns and Utilize the Core Elements for the New ICT Era to What Extent?Speaking Engagements
Inter-Pacific Bar Association 27th Annual Meeting and Conference / Auckland, New Zealand
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08.21.2014SVForum - Net Neutrality: A Lucid Dream or RealitySeminarsWhat is Net Neutrality? What does it mean for me as a consumer, or for my company as it places data on the internet?