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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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May
22
2017
WannaCry: Are Your Security Tools Up to Date? Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
11
2022
Telecom Alert: FCC Opens T-Band; UPS Devices Cybersecurity Advisory; $13.4M Lifeline Settlement; FCC Expands Covered Services List [Vol. XIX, Issue 15] Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
16
2020
Telecom Alert—DoT Requests Hold on 5.9 GHz Proceeding; FCC Ruling on Duplicative ROW Fees; 2.5 GHz Tribal Priority Window; Cities Vote to Expand Broadband Options; Form 477 Data—Vol. XVII, Issue 46 Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
21
2020
Telecom Alert - Georgia PSC Pole Attachment Ruling; 2021 Q1 USF Contribution Factor; COVID Relief Package Broadband Funding; CenturyLink Pays $500K Settlement; C-Band Revenues -Vol. XVII, Issue 51 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
1
2019
Plaintiffs Cling to Slim Chance of Success in 9th Circuit After 2nd Circuit Affirms the Term “Diet” is Not False and Misleading in Name of Soft Drink Sweetened with Aspartame Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
5
2019
Telecom Alert –– FCC Order Implementing Kari's Law and RAY BAUM's Act; FCC Approves ESC Operators for 3.5 GHz CBRS Band; FCC NPRM on $20.4 Billion Universal Service Proposal; FCC Seeks Comment on MDU Broadband Rulemaking –Vol. XVI, Issue 31 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
6
2022
Using Electric Utility Easements for Broadband Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
13
2017
Learning From Facebook’s WhatsApp EU Privacy Challenges Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
23
2019
Telecom Alert — FCC Approves SAS Administrators for 3.5 GHz Band; Regulatory Fees Due Sept. 24; Senate Appropriations Bill for FCC; FirstNet Approves Investments; FCC Launches Automated Connection Between Medicaid, Lifeline — Vol. XVI, Issue 38 Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
8
2022
Telecom Alert: EAS Participants Urged to Secure Equipment; $1 Billion in ReConnect Funding; Noncompliant Devices Forfeiture; FCC, NTIA MOU [Vol. XIX, Issue 32] Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
18
2017
Telecom Alert - Net Neutrality; FCC and FTC Memorandum of Understanding; FirstNet Update; CMRS Presumption Order; Twilight Towers - Vol. XIV, Issue 51 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
10
2018
FTC and VTech Settle Alleged COPPA Privacy and Security Violations Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
16
2023
FTC Warns Two Trade Associations and 12 Online Influencers to Better Disclose Financial Connections Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
25
2018
Food advertising claims: What are the differences between EU and US law? Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
29
2018
Telecom Alert - January Commission Open Meeting; 2017 National 911 Progress Report; State Action on Net Neutrality; House Broadband Hearing; CAF II Webinar - Vol. XV, Issue 5 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
31
2018
FTC’s Annual Privacy and Data Security Report Highlights Connected Products Cases Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
27
2022
Telecom Alert:3.1-3.45 GHz Auction Bill; FCC Expands Covered Services List; Construction Notification Issues; ECF Funding [Vol. XIX, Issue 39note] Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
14
2015
FirstNet, 3.5 GHz Band, FCC Enforcement, USF and USAC Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
18
2015
Agreement Reached on Landmark EU Data Protection Reform Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
2
2016
Government Access to Communications Data Part II—It May or May Not Be Sound Jurisprudence, But It Is Clearly Bad Public Policy Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
26
2018
Telecom Alert: March 26, 2018 - $600 Million for Rural Broadband; Wireless Infrastructure Order; Hawaii False Missile Alert Hearing; Signal Booster Restrictions Lifted; 4.9 GHz Band Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
9
2021
FDA Adds Three New Substances to its Inventory of Effective FCS Notifications - July 8, 2021 Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
18
2016
The Industrial Internet - Legal Issues and Procurement Implications--A Series; Part 1--Overview Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
2
2021
Telecom Alert: Infrastructure Bill Includes $65 Billion in Broadband Funding; RDOF Funding Ready for Authorization; Emergency Connectivity Fund Webinar; STIR/SHAKEN Report and Order; EBB Enrollment [Vol. XVIII, Issue 31] Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
4
2018
Geoffrey Starks Nominated to FCC; FCC Funding for Puerto Rico and USVI; Revised CBRS PAL Proposal; California Senate Passes State Net Neutrality Bill; FCC Proposes $590,380 Fine for Non-Compliant Equipment: Telecom Alert - June 4, 2018 Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
26
2016
FirstNet Doesn’t Deserve The Criticism But Let’s Not Start The Victory Parade Just Yet Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
18
2021
Telecom Alert: 911 Service Provider Reliability Certification Fines; Emergency Connectivity Fund Second Funding Wave; Tribal Library E-Rate Information Session; RDOF Funding Authorization [Vol. XVIII, Issue 42] Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
14
2023
Telecom Alert:FCC Auction Authority Expires; $66M in Affordable Broadband Outreach Grants; 3.45 GHz Band Clearinghouse RFP; CPF Grants [Vol. XX, Issue 11] Keller and Heckman LLP
 

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