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The legal industry and technology are intertwined. Technology presents many legal challenges to companies, lawyers, and legal professionals, due to cybersecurity demands, data breach concerns, and media regulations. The National Law Review features the latest news, litigation, stories, and coverage related to legislation in the industry, and the ever-evolving changes which arise because of how quickly technology changes are occurring today.

Regulations on Communications & Media: Including TCPA, GDPR, and FCC

Media and communications news covered by the National Law Review includes FCC (Federal Communications Commission) enforcement actions, cybercrime and terrorism stories, TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act) violations, email communications, social media platforms, and how to properly navigate them in a professional setting, telecommunications laws, and compliance issues and concerns. Staffing changes at the FCC, litigation and regulation changes, including the state of net neutrality, are covered by the legal experts who write for the National Law Review.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation

Legislation like the Telephone Consumer Protection and international regulations such as the EU’s  GDPR,  companies must take the time to update their privacy standards and must understand the complexities of this area of law, in order to avoid legal repercussions when engaging with customers in the US and around the world. The National Law Review has legal experts who analyze litigation related to the TCPA as it impacts healthcare, debt collection, and other areas.  Additionally, many facets of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; including notes on applicability, GDPR company compliance, and definitions of GDPR terminology are analyzed by the legal experts at NLR.

Legal Communication Concerns across Industries

Because the internet and technology change on what seems to be a daily basis, it can be difficult for companies to properly navigate these changes, concepts, and ensure they are complying with legislation in these areas. Some of the concepts businesses must be aware of in terms of cybersecurity and media that the National Law Review covers include domain name registrations, gTLDs (generic top-level domain names), international legislation in data and cybersecurity, HIPAA legislation, and data protection and cybersecurity laws. Additionally, with telemedicine taking a forefront in the field of healthcare, ransomware and data theft occurring daily, and continual security breaches occurring in the US and around the world, like the WannaCry Ransomware incident, companies must take proper measures in safeguarding their networks and servers to protect their clients’ personal information.

We report on these issues, concerns, and news stories regularly. In addition to regulations and legislation in the US, visitors can also read about international provisions and safeguards, including EU Safe Harbor and Privacy Shield, Canadian Anti-Spam laws, and other international protections, to avoid major data and cybersecurity breaches.

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Recent Communications, Media, Internet & Privacy Law News

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Oct
25
2021
Telecom Alert: 4.9 GHz Free Partially Lifted; NASNA Petition for Rulemaking; House Passes Secure Equipment Act of 2021; $1.15 Billion in ReConnect Funding; RDOF Funding [Vol. XVIII, Issue 43] Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
3
2017
FCC Takes Initial Step to Give Privacy, Security Authority Back to FTC Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
16
2021
The $1 Billion Middle Mile Grant Program Opportunity Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
24
2021
FTC Takes Aim at Negative Option Marketing with New Enforcement Policy Statement Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
24
2017
Telecom Alert - Pole Attachment Regulations; Next-Generation Networks; Broadband Deployment; USF High-Cost Support Rules; Business Data Services Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
11
2019
Telecom Alert - FCC Creates Fraud Division; ILEC Portion of Pole Attachment Order; Oral Arguments Scheduled in Tribes' Challenge of Infrastructure Order; National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier; February Open Meeting; KH Broadband - Vol. XVI, Issue 6 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
20
2023
Telecom Alert: ULS Filing Deadlines Extended; PSAP Notification Pleading Cycle; $930 Million in Middle Mile Grants; ECF Funding [Vol. XX, Issue 25] Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
10
2017
Telecom Alert: July 10, 2017 - FCC Rejects IMSA Part 90 Proposal; Unlawful Tower Transactions; E-Rate Update; FirstNet Update; Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
3
2019
Telecom Alert - FCC Issues Notice of Violation for Unlit Tower; 911 Location Accuracy Waiver; 3.65 GHz Petition for Reconsideration; 24 GHz Auction Concludes; UTC - Vol. XVI, Issue 22 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
31
2017
Telecom Alert : July 31, 2017- NTIA IoT Security Update; CAF II; RUS Broadband Access Loans; FirstNet Update; DSH Awards $900,000 Drone Research Grant Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
10
2019
Telecom Alert - FCC Seeks Additional C-Band Comments; FCC Targets Robocalls; California NG 911 Ruling; FCC UNICOM Rulemaking; Winning Bidders Announced for Spectrum Frontiers Auction - Vol. XVI, Issue 23 Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
29
2017
Has FirstNet Rebranded AT&T’s Network as the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network? Keller and Heckman LLP
May
2
2022
Now is a Good Time for a Regulatory Compliance Checkup Keller and Heckman LLP
May
16
2022
Telecom Alert: NTIA Broadband Funding; Receiver Performance NOI Pleading Cycle; E-Rate School Bus Proposal; ACP Commitments [Vol. XIX Issue 20] Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
27
2017
Telecom Alert - Net Neutrality; MLTS E-911 Proceeding; FirstNet Update; FCC Enforcement Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
1
2021
Telecom Alert - 911 Fee Diversion NPRM; Rip-and-Replace NPRM; Broadband Reporting R&O and FNPRM; C-Band Auction Assignments Set to Begin; Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund Roundtable - Vol. XVIII, Issue 5 Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
23
2015
EU Official Calls for Invalidation of EU–U.S. Safe Harbor Pact Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
15
2019
Suit Over ‘No Preservatives’ Capri Sun Label Tossed Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
10
2021
Local Governments: Are Your Communities’ Broadband Providers with the Program? Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
11
2021
Virginia Becomes Second State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Law Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
19
2018
Online Talent Company Settles with FTC Over Alleged COPPA Violations Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
18
2015
False Advertising Contempt Suit Costs LifeLock $100 Million Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
12
2018
Telecom Alert – March 12, 2018: 911 Wireless Routing NOI; Funding to Restore Communications after Hurricane Maria; House Passes RAY BAUMS Act; TCPA FNPRM; Net Neutrality; Reporting Requirements; Infrastructure Proposal Includes Broadband Funding, Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
13
2020
Telecom Alert — FCC Releases Draft Order for RDOF Phase I Auction; Public Safety Bureau Issues Order on Microwave License Assignment; 2.5 GHz Rural Tribal Priority Window Procedures; Proposed Changes to Forms 499-A, 499-Q; FCC Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
2
2022
FTC Submits COPPA Report to Congress, Extends Comment Deadline for October “Stealth Advertising” Workshop Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
12
2022
Litigation to Proceed Over Strawberry Content in Kashi Cereal Bars Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
19
2022
Telecom Alert: $153K Fine over Recordkeeping Violations; Rip-and-Replace Updates Due; USF Contribution Factor; 900 MHz Applications Granted [Vol. XIX, Issue 38] Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
3
2022
Telecom Alert: Oregon Utilities Wildfire Mitigation Order; 6 GHz Device Testing Proposal; EAS R&O Adopted; Broadband Grant Tax Bill [Vol. XIX, Issue 40] Keller and Heckman LLP
 

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