Tag: FCC
FCC Announces New “Privacy And Data Protection Task Force”
By Steven M.Millendorf, Foley & Lardner
On June 14, 2023, the FCC announced that they are creating a new Privacy and Data Protection Task Force that will...
FCC Clears $7.3 Billion Viasat-Inmarsat Deal
The Federal Communications Commission has granted Viasat permission to proceed with its acquisition of Inmarsat, which is estimated to cost $7.3 billion.
Both satellite service...
Will This Mark the End of a Financial Assault on the...
This paper examines the consequences of an exploitative prison payphone regime and the devastating financial, emotional, and social burdens forced upon the loved ones...
Biden’s FCC Nominee Withdraws
The confirmation of Gigi Sohn to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been stalled since October 2021, and it now appears that her nomination...
FCC Stalls $8.6 Billion Standard General’s Tegna Deal
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a hearing designation order for the proposed merger between Standard General and Tegna.
The $8.6 billion deal, announced in...
FCC To Create New Space Bureau To Regulate Orbit Tech
The Federal Communications Commission has released an Order adopting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s plan to modernise the FCC by establishing a Space Bureau and Office...
FCC Head Wants DOJ To Probe Apple, Google’s Relationship With TikTok
Apple and Google’s continued hosting of TikTok on their app stores, despite US national security concerns about the short-form video app, reflects the tech...
US FCC Commissioner Urges Govt Action On TikTok
The federal government should take action to rein in online media platform TikTok, one of the U.S. FCC's commissioners said in an interview, Axios...
Pelosi Raises Concerns About $5.4B Tegna Acquisition
On Thursday US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone raised serious concerns about the proposed $5.4 billion deal...
FCC To Investigate Mobile Carrier Data Sharing
The head of the Federal Communications Commission has called for an investigation into whether U.S. mobile carriers are complying with FCC geolocation data regulations.
According to a...
