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enforcement

CTIA Wants Supreme Court to Again Review Decisions Upholding Carrier Fines

The rulings expanded FCC data privacy rules and made it easier for the agency to issue huge fines, the group said

Wireless

AT&T Fixed Wireless Back in New York

The carrier had pulled the service over the state’s Affordable Broadband Act

Supreme Court's Cox Ruling Reshapes Copyright Fight, With AI Cases Next in Line

The high court's 9-0 Cox v. Sony ruling hands AI developers a ready-made defense against claims that their models are built for infringement.

Supreme Court Justices Want to Add Staff to Combat Cyber Threats

Justices Kagan and Barrett testified before Congress about threats posed by AI and its impact on court processes.

Briefs

Former GOP FCC General Counsel Criticizes Supreme Court over FTC Firing Case

Bruce Fein says the decision was a betrayal of the Constitution’s separation of powers.

Privacy

Supreme Court Won’t Block Texas from Enforcing Law Requiring Age Verification for App Downloads

Plaintiffs suing to block the law include the Computer & Communications Industry Association.

Expert Opinion

Reed Hundt: An Artificial Intelligence-Focused Telecom Act

Congress will likely pass AI and data center legislation, but recent Supreme Court rulings threaten the bipartisan agency structure needed to implement it well.

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Lets Trump Fire Federal Trade Commissioner, Carves Out Federal Reserve Exception

Supreme Court permits FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter's firing, overturning 91-year-old precedent in Humphrey's Executor v. U.S.

enforcement

Impact of Supreme Court’s FCC Fine Ruling Still Unclear: Experts

Small fines may become less common

enforcement

Supreme Court Upholds FCC Fine Powers

The court sided 8-1 with the agency against AT&T and Verizon.

FCC

USAC Reports Little Change in Q3 Funding Projections

Consumers’ Research raises renewed legal objections.

First Amendment

FTC Drops NewsGuard Probe After Yearlong Dispute

Case raises questions about federal scrutiny of private content-rating firms

Labels Drop Copyright Suits Against Verizon, Optimum After Cox Ruling

The music industry was seeking $2.6 billion from Verizon and $1.6 billion from Optimum.

enforcement

Supreme Court Appears Open to FCC Fine Orders Being Nonbinding

That would preserve the agency's fine powers, but reduce the force of its forfeiture orders.

Expert Opinion

Gary Shapiro: The War on Platforms is a War on Innovation

The author urges Congress to preserve Section 230 and the legal tradition of regulating bad actors rather than the technologies they use–especially AI.