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News BriefFCC forms consumer data privacy task force
The Federal Communications Commission announced the launch of a new task force to coordinate privacy and data protection efforts at the agency, which oversees a telecommunications industry often targeted by cybercriminals.
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News BriefGCI to pay $40.2M to settle False Claims Act case
Alaska-based telecommunications provider GCI Communications Corp. agreed to pay more than $40.2 million as part of a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice for alleged violations of the False Claims Act.
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News BriefFCC probing T-Mobile after latest cyber incident affects 37M
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into T-Mobile after the telecommunications giant disclosed it suffered yet another significant cybersecurity lapse exposing customer information.
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ArticleFCC seeks record $225M fine for robocall scam
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking a $225 million fine—the largest proposed penalty in its 86-year history—against a health insurance telemarketer for allegedly making approximately one billion illegally spoofed robocalls.
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ArticleT-Mobile data breach: A cautionary tale for all companies
For the second time in a matter of four months, T-Mobile announced it has suffered a data breach. Cyber-security experts say it’s a cautionary tale about the vulnerabilities of e-mail accounts that are not properly secured.
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ArticleFCC proposes fines against T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
The FCC proposed fines against the four largest wireless carriers in the United States for allegedly selling access to their customers’ location information without taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access.
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BlogProposed FCC rules, phone company enforcement target robocallers
The FCC has escalated its war against robocallers by proposing new rules banning illegal spoofed text messages and international calls. There is also a renewed threat of regulation and enforcement against phone companies that fail to deploy effective caller ID authentication plans.
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BlogSenators urge DOJ, FCC to reject T-Mobile & Sprint merger
Expressing their staunch opposition to the proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, a group of Senate Democrats have written to the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Communications Commission, urging them to reject the plan.
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Net neutrality is dead, but battles rage on
The era of “net neutrality” has ended. On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order went into effect. Battles are already afoot to restore the former status quo.
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Date set for demise of net neutrality: June 11
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced on Thursday that the his Commission’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order will take effect on June 11, officially ending "net nutrality."
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Finding right balance on robocall rules is tricky
The challenge for dealing with intrusive robocalls is finding a way to limit the ubiquitous scams while not adding legitimate uses to the rogue’s gallery of con artists.
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New legislation offered to help regulators fight illegal robocalls
New legislation was introduced in the Senate this week to help the FCC prosecute violations of its robocall rules by increasing the related statute of limitations for FCC action from one year to three.
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Bill targets credit reporting agencies for consumer data leaks
The newly introduced Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act is intended to hold large credit reporting agencies more accountable for data breaches. The bill would give the Federal Trade Commission greater supervisory authority over data security at CRAs.
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Net neutrality repeal creates political chasms, raises regulatory conundrums
The FCC has voted 3-2 to repeal so-called net neutrality. Next up: political battles and regulatory confusion.
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Battle lines solidify ahead of ‘net neutrality’ vote
Amid still-growing controversy, the Federal Communications Commission is readying itself for a ‘public’ hearing on one of the most controversial topics it has ever weighed in on: “net neutrality.”
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Senators want more debate over another net neutrality plan
The Federal Communications Commission has received more than 16 million comments on a proposal to revive net neutrality. Deliberations on the rule, introduced in May, allowed for a 30-day public comment process.Nevertheless, Democrats, are calling on the FCC to extend the expiring comment period.
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Groups accuse FCC of First Amendment trespasses
Free speech activists are calling upon the Federal Communications Commission to address “crackdowns against First Amendment freedoms during recent meetings” regarding net neutrality.
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Group claims fake net neutrality comments filed with FCC
A conservative non-profit is alleging that thousands of pro-net neutrality comments submitted in recent weeks to the Federal Communications Commission Website are fake.
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Tech startups protest retreat from net neutrality
More than 800 tech startups and investors have joined forces to oppose a Federal Communications Commission proposal to scale back rules related to net neutrality.
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For whom the ring tolls: Companies struggle with TCPA
A sector-wide swath of companies has faced expensive troubles under the consumer-friendly Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Its upward enforcement trend is especially troubling in an age where direct outreach to consumers is of increasing importance, says Joe Mont.