Trade Groups Big and Small Ask Sixth Circuit to Toss FCC’s Data Breach Rules

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2024 – Trade associations representing smaller telecommunications providers joined major ISP industry groups in asking the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals to throw out the Federal Communications Commission’s new data breach rules.

In a May 29 amicus brief, five such groups argued the rules, adopted by the commission in December and effective as of March, are especially burdensome for small businesses. They also reiterated arguments from larger trade groups that the rules are unlawful.