Category: Regulations

February 1, 2021

With the Biden administration having given cues that it is interested in pursuing a major infrastructure and clean energy investment this year, a group of telecom associations joined together to urge the president and Congress to make support for broadband […]

January 29, 2021

A new sheriff is in Washington, D.C., at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and his arrival means all sorts of change is heading down the pike. This includes at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which has a new acting chair, Democrat Jessica […]

January 19, 2021

Here’s a timely reminder from your friendly neighborhood FCC: Don’t use ham or CB radios to communicate while you’re planning or committing a crime. Crimes like, say, violent insurrection. The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau issued the unusual warning on […]

January 13, 2021

As the U.S. struggles to make sense of the violent events that unfolded last week in Washington D.C. when a mob, incited by President Trump, stormed the Capitol building while lawmakers sought to certify the election results, more and more […]

January 11, 2021

One consequence of COVID-19 has been a massive adoption of IP-based communication and collaboration tools for most workers, which will have implications in the new year and well beyond 2021. But with these tools widespread use, there is a potential […]

January 4, 2021

VMware has filed a lawsuit against one of its former top executives that said he had violated his contractual obligations while being wooed by a rival. On Dec. 9, Nutanix announced it had hired VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami as its […]

December 18, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission is increasing the number of daily rounds in the C Band auction from four to five and cutting the round-duration to just 30 minutes each, angling to push the auction toward conclusion. After 29 rounds, the […]

December 15, 2020

Nathan Simington officially became an FCC Commissioner yesterday after he was sworn in by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The ceremony was a virtual event since the FCC continues to work remotely due to COVID-19 concerns. His five year term was […]

December 11, 2020

Ericsson filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Samsung that alleges it violated agreements to negotiate patent agreements in good faith. Ericsson has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against Samsung that alleges the South Korean company violated agreements to […]

December 9, 2020

Yesterday, the Senate voted 49-46 to confirm the contentious nomination of Republican Nathan Simington to the FCC, despite appeals from Democrats and advocacy groups to hold off on a vote until early next year. The confirmation handed the Biden administration […]

December 4, 2020

This year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers passed The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act, which will require Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers to follow new security standards to sell to the federal government. While this doesn’t directly impact […]

November 13, 2020

For the last 33 years, I have worked from home as a consultant, and obviously, I covered all my WFH-associated expenses. But now that enterprises had shifted to remote working, many employees needed equipment to get off the ground with […]

November 6, 2020

In this week’s election, California citizens approved Proposition 24, known as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) 2.0. The CPRA amends some provisions of the CCPA, which became enforceable in July 2020. Both the […]

November 4, 2020

Cyber security is top of mind for many organizations, but most of them question the benefits of getting certified. Lately, there’s a lot of discussion and marketing effort centered around a wide range of cyber security certifications. The point is […]

November 3, 2020

As Election Day gets underway, what do the next four years hold for telecom policy? How are those issues likely to be handled differently based on whether Democrats or Republicans hold Congress and the White House? During a recent media […]

October 15, 2020

On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission announced its list of 386 companies that have qualified to bid in the first auction for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). Beginning Oct. 29, the qualified vendors will compete against each other in […]

August 17, 2020

We are in the era of privacy and security attacks and ransomware. States are proceeding with regulations that deal with business customers’ and state citizens’ data collection, storage, processing, and distribution. Each state has different view of what to do […]

August 3, 2020

Starting in May 2018, companies that stored, processed, distributed, or sold European Union (EU) citizen data were covered by the General Data Protection regulations (GDPR). Those businesses that did not interact with EU citizens were exempt. If you do business domestically, […]

June 29, 2020

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he has asked Congress to increase funding for broadband in support of education, claiming that the agency has seen success with its Covid-19 Telehealth Program and could do the same with a program for remote […]

June 16, 2020

T-Mobile US customers experienced widespread voice and text outages that the carrier said were “resolved,” as of 10:03 p.m. PST yesterday. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Twitter yesterday wrote, “The T-Mobile network outage is unacceptable. The [FCC] […]