News of the Week; August 5, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS NTIA Asks FCC to Broaden Internet Platforms’ Liability for Third-Party Content and Moderation Efforts FCC Seeks Comment on Section 230 Petition Ajit Pai calls for “vigorous debate” on Trump’s social media crackdown The FCC Knows Trump’s Social Media Order Is A Joke, But Fecklessly Pretends Otherwise FCC Adopts New Safe Harbor Rules for Blocking […]
News of the Week; July 29, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Trump’s call for crackdown on Twitter and Facebook now on Ajit Pai’s desk NTIA Follows Trump’s Unconstitutional Order To Request The FCC Review Section 230 Former Rep. Chris Cox Used His Testimony At Tuesday’s Senate Hearing On The Internet’s Foundational Law To Do Some Myth-Busting Tech And COVID-19: Stop Using Video Game Graphics For […]
News of the Week; July 22, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Ajit Pai urges states to cap prison phone rates after he helped kill FCC caps FCC: Phone carriers that profit from robocalls could have all calls blocked FCC approves call blocking safe harbors FCC Adopts Safe Harbors to Encourage Phone Companies to Block Illegal Robocallers AT&T claims a phone made in 2019 will stop […]
News of the Week; July 15, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Federal Court Defends CASL, Says Prohibition on Spam is Constitutional Supreme Court Upholds Robocalling Restrictions but Leaves Future of Regulatory Exemptions Uncertain Supreme Court Makes Debt Collection Robocalling Illegal (Again) TCPA Restrictions on Robocalls Expanded by SCOTUS The U.S. Supreme Court Broadens The TCPA Class Action Trap For Unwary Businesses FRACTURED LANDSCAPE: This One Graphic […]
News of the Week; July 8, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Federal Court of Appeal Rules CASL Constitutionally Valid and Provides Interpretive Guidance Federal Court of Appeal Rules on Constitutionality and Application of Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Senators Challenge Trump’s Ongoing Pressure on Internet Platform Protections House OKs $100B broadband plan with $50 monthly discounts for poor people House Passes Massive Broadband Bill That Surprisingly Doesn’t […]
News of the Week; July 1, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS FCA Upholds Constitutionality of CASL CEM Provisions and CRTC Approach to B2B Exemption and Conspicuous Publication Implied Consent FCC helps Charter avoid broadband competition New Bill Would Kill State Laws Blocking Broadband Competition Small ISPs “stunned” by FCC move to ban Huawei/ZTE gear during pandemic AT&T Ditches $15 TV Service It Used As Regulator […]
News of the Week; June 24, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Pay to Link?: Canadian Heritage Minister Guilbeault Backs Bringing the Link Tax to Canada (Michael Geist) Heritage Minister raises possibility of link tax for internet companies (Michael Geist) Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provocation” Charter seeks FCC OK to impose data caps and charge fees to video services FCC’s O’Rielly […]
News of the Week; June 17, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS What the Federal Court of Appeal Anti-Spam Law Case Means for the Interpretation of CASL (Michael Geist) US Falls Out Of Top 10 Fastest Broadband Speeds Another 5G Infrastructure Win for the Wireless Industry Senators Wyden And Markey Make It Clear AT&T Is Violating Net Neutrality AT&T’s “headcount rationalization”—i.e. job cuts—hits thousands more workers […]
News of the Week; June 10, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS CASL is Constitutional: Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Constitutionality of Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (Michael Geist) No Opinions Permitted: Broadcast Panel Rules Jokingly Criticizing Canadian Content During Radio News Segment Violates Code of Ethics (Michael Geist) Verizon Appeals NAD Decision Regarding 5G Claims 5G Conspiracy Idiots Now Threatening Telecom Workers That Don’t Even Work In […]
News of the Week; June 3, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS AT&T exempts HBO Max from data caps but still limits your Netflix use: AT&T-owned HBO Max gets special treatment on AT&T network. Net Neutrali-what? AT&T’s New Streaming Service Won’t Count Against Its Broadband Caps. But Netflix Will. AT&T’s Streaming Headaches Continue As Contract Feuds Keep New TV Service Off Amazon, Roku FCC Republican excitedly […]
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