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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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Aug
24
2020
Telecom Alert —– FCC Denies Petitions for Stay of 6 GHz Order; Comment Sought on Broadband Mapping; AT&T's E911 Galileo Request Granted; 3.5 GHz Band Auction Update —– Vol. XVII, Issue 34 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
24
2019
EFSA to Share More Data in Open-Access Platform Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
28
2020
Telecom Alert—–911 Fee Diversion; House Passes Legislation Repealing T-Band Auction; California Classifies 911 Dispatchers as First Responders; RF Safety—–Vol. XVII, Issue 39 Keller and Heckman LLP
May
20
2019
Telecom Alert - Trump Declares National Emergency on Foreign Communications Tech; 800 MHz EB/GB MOU Signed; Satellite Earth Station Certification Deadline; FCC Open Meeting Agenda Announced - Vol. XVI, Issue 20 Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
18
2020
California Federal Court Hears Motion to Dismiss Class Action on “Manufactured in USA” Claims by Bigelow Tea Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
25
2019
FCC to Preempt San Francisco’s Article 52 and Review Triple Play Marketing Agreements, Rooftop Leases, and DAS Agreements Between Services Providers and MTEs Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
7
2020
Telecom Alert - CBRS Long Form Applications Accepted; RDOF Phase I Closed; $64,000 Fine for NORS Violations; 2021 Urban Survey Benchmarks; NG911 Legislation Not Likely Until Next Congress; Simington Nomination Moves Forward - Vol. XVII, Issue 49 Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
11
2017
First FTC Complaint Against Social Media Influencers Settles Keller and Heckman LLP
Sep
26
2017
Telecom Alert: September 25, 2017- FCC and USDA Respond to Hurricanes; 911 Grant Program NPRM; FirstNet Update Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
5
2017
FDA Hints at Marijuana Health Claim Crackdown Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
11
2021
Telecom Alert - Emergency Broadband Benefit Fund; 2.5 GHZ Rural Tribal Priority Window Licenses; IBM Fined More Than $24 Million; Round 2 of COVID-19 Telehealth Program; New FCC Fee Schedule - Vol. XVIII, Issue 2 Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
30
2017
Telecom Alert: October 30, 2017 - 3.65 GHz NPRM; Draft Pole Attachment Orders; 911 Reliability Certification Deadline; Spectrum Frontiers Proceeding; 800 MHz Band Forum Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
19
2017
FTC and FCC Enter into MOU For Broadband Enforcement Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
21
2015
Technology Transition Order; Copper Replacements; CAF Support; FirstNet; KH Articles, Vol XII, Issue 32 Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
2
2018
Telecom Alert - 2018 Predictions - Vol. XV, Issue 1 Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
22
2019
Reevaluating the COPPA Rule Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
6
2019
FCC Fines Companies for 911 Outage Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
18
2019
New Proposed Class Action Over “Organic Dehydrated Cane Juice Solids” Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
16
2019
Telecom Alert - 3.1-3.55 GHz Band Rulemaking Approved; UMFUS Auction Bids Total $1.9 B; E-Rate Eligible Services List Updated; 2020 USF Contribution Factor Proposed - Vol. XVI, Issue 50 Keller and Heckman LLP
Mar
5
2018
Telecom Alert - Wireless Infrastructure Draft Order; Repurposing 3450-3550 MHz Band for Commercial Use; FTC v. AT&T Mobility; Mobility Fund Phase II Update; Upcoming Auctions and Two Mid-Band Spectrum Proposals - Vol. XV, Issue 10 Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
21
2023
FTC Approves NPR Updating the COPPA Rule Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
27
2023
Telecom Alert: TracFone Settles for $23.5 Million; FCC Extends BDC Waiver; FCC Extends Rip-and-Replace Deadlines; FCC Warns Nine Pirate Radio Operators [Vol. XX, Issue 49] Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
3
2021
FDA Launches Food Safety Traceability Challenge Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
18
2022
Telecom Alert: 911 Reliability Certification Consent Decrees; CBRS Long-Form Application Granted; $600M in Tribal Broadband Grants; RDOF Support [Vol. XIX, Issue 42] Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
22
2021
Lawsuit Alleges that TGI Fridays Onion Rings Made Without Real Onions Keller and Heckman LLP
Feb
5
2016
An Historical Year For America And FirstNet Keller and Heckman LLP
Jul
26
2021
Telecom Alert: EEI Pole-Attachment Petition; Wireless Emergency Alert Survey Partnerships; FCC Enforcement Alert; C-Band Licenses Granted [Vol. XVIII, Issue 30] Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
11
2018
2.5 GHz Rulemaking Comment Deadlines; Wireless Location Accuracy Rulemaking; FCC Enforcement Advisory on Drones; Missouri Bill Encouraging Electric Cooperatives to Provide Broadband Signed into Law: Telecom Alert - June 11, 2018 Keller and Heckman LLP
 

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