Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against Evolv Technologies, alleging that the company made deceptive claims about the capabilities of its AI-powered security screening system, including in school settings. Among other allegations, the complaint alleged
The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has entered into a Consent Decree with Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. regarding the submission of allegedly inaccurate information as part of the Broadband Data Collection challenge process. To resolve the matter, Frontier has agreed
The FCC has revised its rules for the 24.25-24.45 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz (collectively, the 24 GHz band) bands to implement certain decisions made in the World Radiocommunication Conference held by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in 2019 (WRC-19). Specifically,
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For the last few years at this time of the year, we’ve departed from our usual coverage of legal and policy issues to talk about something else – broadcasters giving back. With Giving Tuesday upon us, we wanted to urge
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) has announced that certain census block groups (CBG), which were limited to exclusive support from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) are now eligible for other funding programs. The RDOF program promotes the efficient
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a new rule, referred to as the “Click to Cancel” rule, which is intended to make it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships.[i]
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
The FCC’s Space Bureau (Bureau) has adopted an Order and Authorization, granting in part and deferring in part, with conditions, the application, as amended, of Space Exploration Holdings, LLC (SpaceX) to construct, deploy, and operate a constellation of second generation
The FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) has provided guidance on the Reassigned Numbers Database (Database) to improve its utility to subscribers. Callers can use the database to determine whether a telephone number may have been reassigned so they