Broadcasters Threaten to Blackout Millions
12.16.2010Television viewers in major media markets across the country could start the New Year without access to their local broadcast stations as retransmission agreements between local network...
View ArticleKeeping the Internet Safe
02.11.2011The Family Online Safety Institute announced this week it is making available free its comprehensive online directory of Internet policies and best practices from around the globe known as...
View ArticlePrivacy Policy Needs Level Playing Field
02.18.2011Privacy policy should be applied in a competitively neutral manner in today’s digital marketplace so that consumers can enjoy a consistent level of protection, USTelecom said in comments...
View ArticleUSTelecom Webinar Tackles FCC Pole Attachment Order
05.06.2011This week, Bob Primosch, Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, and I sat down together and spent an hour talking about the FCC’s recent pole attachment order, in a read more
View ArticleFTC Commissioner Brill’s Privacy Primer: Taking is not Sharing
04.18.2012Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Julie Brill delivered a keynote address on privacy policy April 18 before the montread more
View ArticleThe Landline’s Final Curtain Call
01.11.2013Baseball – America’s national pastime – is a game rooted in long-standing traditions. Whether it’s the ceremonial first pitch, the singing of ‘Take me out to theread more
View ArticleGame Over on Outdated Phone Regulations
02.04.2013Landline phones and video arcade games might not seem to have much in common, but they’ve both been around since the beginning of the 20th century (when they were called ‘penny...
View ArticlePatent Troll Problems Proliferate
10.07.2013A recent New York Timesarticle highlights a growing and challenging issue facing today’s technology innovators. Patent assertion entities – derisively known as ‘patent trolls – are companies...
View ArticleMaking Progress on Copyright Enforcement
04.06.2016Summary: “Safe harbor” provisions under well-established components of copyright law are crucial to ensuring the continuing growth of the internet economy, USTelecom said in comments...
View ArticleRobocalls - Tips and Tools for Consumers
04.21.2016Robocalls continue to be a main focus for USTelecom and a broad range of industry partners. As part of that effort, USTelecom recently participated in the third annual No-Call Law Enforcement...
View ArticleBroadband Providers Preparing for Dec. 2 Lifeline Rollout
11.30.2016Earlier this spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order that modified the Lifeline program by allowing low-income Americans to have subsidized broadband service,...
View ArticleMaking Progress on Copyright Enforcement
04.06.2016Summary: “Safe harbor” provisions under well-established components of copyright law are crucial to ensuring the continuing growth of the internet economy, USTelecom said in comments...
View ArticleRobocalls - Tips and Tools for Consumers
04.21.2016Robocalls continue to be a main focus for USTelecom and a broad range of industry partners. As part of that effort, USTelecom recently participated in the third annual No-Call Law Enforcement...
View ArticleBroadband Providers Preparing for Dec. 2 Lifeline Rollout
11.30.2016Earlier this spring, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an order that modified the Lifeline program by allowing low-income Americans to have subsidized broadband service,...
View ArticleUSTelecom Calls for Flexibility in Blocking Robocalls
07.10.2017The industry-led Robocall Strike Force has developed a blocking framework that includes four types of phone numbers to help increase flexibility given to voice providers to better block...
View ArticlePresident's Infrastructure Order Addresses Broadband
08.18.2017Summary: Earlier this week, President Trump issued a presidential executive order establishing “discipline and accountability” in the environmental review of infrastructure projects,...
View ArticleSenate Committee Investigates Robocall Efforts
10.05.2017Earlier this week, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing “Still Ringing Off the Hook: An Update on Efforts to Combat Robocalls,” which focused on efforts by regulators, law...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Pole Attachment Improvements Remain Unrealized
11.21.2017Summary: The results of the 2017 USTelecom Survey show that the FCC should expeditiously move forward with its proposal to create a presumption that ILECs are entitled to competitively...
View ArticleFederal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
03.27.2018Summary: USTelecom Vice President of Law & Policy Kevin Rupy recently participated on an illegal robocalling panel co-hosted by the FCC and the FTC about challenges facing consumers and...
View ArticleUSTelecom Testifies Before Senate on Robocalls
04.18.2018Summary: On April 18th I testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation this week on the issue of robocalls. During the testimony, I emphasized the...
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