Jon focuses his practice on a wide range of legal challenges facing companies in the communications and media industries. He regularly advises clients on transactional, regulatory, and compliance issues before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) involving wireless, broadband, broadcast, and cable matters. In addition, Jon advises broadcast and print media clients on FTC and state-specific advertising rules and advises broadcast companies on Television Spectrum Repack and FCC license requirements.
Jon brings FCC experience and insight to his engagements with the firm’s communications industry clients. He began his legal career in the FCC Attorney Honors Program as an Attorney-Advisor in the Enforcement Bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division, where he investigated rules violations and complaints related to public safety communications network interference, Part 15 equipment authorization, 911 and enhanced 911 outages, deployment and operation of satellites, and compliance with operational provisions of FCC licenses. He also resolved investigations through settlement negotiations or administrative actions such as Citations, Notices of Apparent Liability, and Forfeiture Orders.
Jon was also detailed to the FCC Office of the Enforcement Bureau Chief, where as Acting Legal Advisor, he conducted research on pending cases and wrote decision memoranda for the Commission and Bureau, advised Bureau management and Division staff on FCC processes and procedures for pending cases, and served as liaison to the offices of the Chairman and Commissioners.
During law school, Jon served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose of the Southern District of Iowa. In addition, he was a law clerk on the United States Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary and worked as a student attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jonathan P. Garvin
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Takes Action Against Repeat Robocaller, Legislators Seek Higher Robocalling Penalties, Twilio Stops Illegal Robocallers - (Posted On Tuesday, February 28, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update February 2023 - (Posted On Tuesday, February 28, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Submits Stir/Shaken Report to Congress, Clarifies Robocalling Consent Rules and Upholds Call Limits, Targets Mortgage Scam Robocalling - (Posted On Monday, January 30, 2023)
- FCC Proposes Changes to its Reporting Requirements for Customer Data Breaches - (Posted On Thursday, January 12, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Sets New Gateway Provider Obligation Deadlines, Continues Enforcement Action Against Illegal Robocalling - (Posted On Thursday, December 29, 2022)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Takes More Action Against Scam Call Originators, Sets Comment Deadlines on Non-IP Call Authentication Notice of Inquiry - (Posted On Thursday, December 01, 2022)
- TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Initiates Proceeding to Address Robotexting, Moves to Remove Non-Compliant Providers from Robocall Mitigation Database, and Seeks Info on Non-IP Call Authentication - (Posted On Tuesday, October 25, 2022)
- TCPA Regulatory Update — USTelecom-Led Traceback Group to Continue as Commission’s Registered Consortium; Commission Signs Updated European MOU with a Focus on Robocalling - (Posted On Friday, September 30, 2022)
- TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Seeks Comment on Efficacy of STIR/SHAKEN; Commission Signs Robocall MOU - (Posted On Monday, August 29, 2022)
- TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Takes Enforcement Action Against Robocallers; Congress Introduces Legislation to Expand TCPA - (Posted On Friday, July 29, 2022)