Updated December 12, 2024. Originally Posted December 10, 2024.
On December 4, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission”) announced that it had selected UL Solutions to serve as the Lead Administrator for its Internet of Things Cybersecurity Labeling Program (the “IoT Labeling Program”). The Commission also conditionally approved UL Solutions as a Cybersecurity Label…
On December 5, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that its filing requirements were now in place for parties seeking to deploy Supplemental Coverage from Space, finalizing a new regulatory regime that enables satellite operators to work with wireless provider partners to provide ubiquitous coverage to hard-to-reach users. This step establishes the administrative requirements…
On November 20, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (the “Commission”) issued a Second Report and Order in which it adopted rules (“the Order”) to facilitate the transition to from Dedicated Short Range Communications (“DSRC”) technology to Cellular-Vehicle-to-Everything (“C-V2X”) technology for the Intelligent Transportation System (“ITS” also referred to as the “connected vehicle ecosystem”). Notably, the…
On Sunday evening, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will name Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr as Chair of the FCC. Because Commissioner Carr is a sitting Commissioner, no Senate confirmation is needed, and he will become FCC Chairman as of Inauguration Day on January 20, 2025.
While Carr was widely seen as…
On November 12, 2024, the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (the “court”) released is decision holding that the promotional effort to award $1 million to persons who indicated their support for the U.S. Constitution did not constitute a lottery under Pennsylvania law. This decision marks a rare instance in which a court has…
On October 22, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) Internet of Things (“IoT”) Advisory Board released the Internet of Things Advisory Board Report, which concludes that IoT development has progressed more slowly than anticipated and identifies 26 findings that explain the slower pace of development and growth. The Report offers 104 recommendations…
Last week, California’s telecommunications regulator, the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), adopted a new regulatory framework for providers of interconnected voice over Internet protocol (“iVoIP”) that marks a significant shift in regulation of a service that has long been lightly regulated both at the state and federal level. Under the new rules adopted at Thursday’s…
Brazil’s National Data Protection Agency (“ANPD”) initiated a public consultation on the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and data protection. At this point, there is no proposed draft regulation, but ANPD is requesting responses to 15 open-ended questions. The consultation may lead to specific legislation and regulation.
The questions include topics such as: the compatibilization…
On September 25, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it brought five actions against companies it accused of using “artificial intelligence as a way to supercharge deceptive or unfair conduct that harms consumers.” These actions, which the FTC indicated are part of its new enforcement sweep called “Operation AI Comply,” reflect the FTC’s repeatedly…
Updated October 1, 2024. Originally posted September 19, 2024.
Last month, far-reaching proposals to regulate sports betting were introduced in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Paul Tonko which mark “the first comprehensive legislation that would address the public health implications inherent in the widespread legalization of…
