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August 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In NC, SC, IL, WI, And CA

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin, and California with five or more full-time employees must prepare by Friday, August 1, 2025, an annual EEO Public File Report (PFR)

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

"One Big Beautiful Bill Act" Passes, Restoring FCC Auction Authority And Establishing Spectrum Pipeline

The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) general authority to conduct spectrum auctions lapsed on March 9, 2023, leaving a core pillar of agency responsibility subject to ad-hoc, band-specific authorizations as comprehensive spectrum legislation struggled to advance in Congress.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

IMPORTANT TAX UPDATE: Colorado Private Letter Ruling Clarifies "Prepaid Plans" With Unlimited Voice Minutes Do Not Qualify As "Prepaid Wireless" For Tax Purposes

The Colorado Department of Revenue issued Private Letter Ruling PLR 25-003 on June 24, 2025, determining that the unlimited voice minutes included in a provider's...

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Another Crack In The Agency Armor – Supreme Court Further Expands Judicial Review Of Certain Federal Agency Actions

On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 opinion holding that U.S. district courts are not bound to follow a federal agency's interpretation of a statute even though the Hobbs Administrative Orders Review Act...

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FCC Chairman Outlines Proposals In Support Of Build America Agenda

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New In Wireless - July 2025

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Judge Allows Justice Department's IPhone Monopolization Suit To Proceed

United States Anti-trust

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Mintz

Wireless Roundup (July 2025)

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Supreme Court Declares Universal Service Fund Constitutional, Reversing Fifth Circuit Opinion

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Decision Alert: Supreme Court Holds That Agencies' Interpretations Of The Hobbs Act Do Not Bind District Courts In Civil Enforcement Proceedings

United States Media & IT

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Dykema

The Supreme Court Reins In Agency Power Again: What McKesson Means For TCPA Litigation

United States Consumer

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Foley & Lardner

Amendments To Texas' Mini-TCPA Take Effect On September 1, 2025

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Hobbling The Hobbs Act: Supreme Court Rules That Federal Courts Are Not Bound By Agency Interpretations Of Statutes

United States Litigation

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Universal Service Fund Contribution Scheme; Congressional Reform Efforts Intensify

United States Litigation

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Roth Jackson

U.S.-China Trade Relations: An Update On Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

California's Global Rise: Insights From International Arbitration Week

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Trump's Plan B For Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

SCOTUS: USF Funding Mechanism Is Constitutional

On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court ruled in FCC v. Consumers' Research that the Universal Service Fund's funding mechanism is constitutional.

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act And The 2020 Election (Podcast)

Wiley's Election Law partner Brandi Zehr sits down with TMT partner Scott Delacourt and associate Boyd Garriott to discuss the impact of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) on political campaigns.

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

TCPA In Turmoil: Supreme Court Shifts Power From FCC To Courts

If you thought for a moment that compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act could not get more complex, the Supreme Court of the United States is here to disabuse you of that notion.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

SCOTUS Holds That Courts Are Not Bound by FCC Orders Interpreting the TCPA

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered an opinion that could dramatically change the landscape of class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Sports Law Playbook: Q2 2025

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

SCOTUS Rejects FCC Edicts: Courts Are (Finally) Free To Interpret The TCPA

United States Litigation

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Orders To Boost Domestic Drone Industry And Enhance Airspace Security

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New York's MTA To Allow Alcohol Advertising

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Telephone And Texting Compliance — Congress Hears From Industry Stakeholders On The Next Steps To Combatting Illegal Robocalls And Robotexts

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Privacy, Data And Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 30

United States Privacy

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Telephone And Texting Compliance — Wake Up And Smell The Coffey — Offers To Buy Not Solicitations

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Telephone And Texting Compliance — US Supreme Court Sends TCPA District Courts Back To Square One While Breathing New Life Into The Fax Machine

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

FCC Adopts Several National Security Measures

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Telephone And Texting Compliance News — June 2025

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Telephone And Texting Compliance — Wake Up And Smell The Coffey — Offers To Buy Not Solicitations

In 2024, plaintiff Vicki Coffey allegedly received "numerous telephone calls and text messages . . . seeking to solicit Plaintiff to sell her home . . . .

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

Telephone And Texting Compliance — US Supreme Court Sends TCPA District Courts Back To Square One While Breathing New Life Into The Fax Machine

In a new 6-3 opinion, the US Supreme Court has cast further doubt into TCPA litigation. The decade-old underlying case, McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corporation...

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

FCC Adopts Several National Security Measures

At its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) implemented three distinct regulatory measures aimed at protecting domestic communications networks and equipment...

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Telephone And Texting Compliance News — June 2025

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

United States Media & IT

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Mintz

The DOJ Bulk Data Rule And Ad Tech: What Every Advertiser Needs To Know

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

U.S. Supreme Court Holds That The Hobbs Act Does Not Bind District Courts To Final FCC Orders

In McLaughlin Chiropractic Assocs. v. McKesson Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court just held that the "Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to an agency's...

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Supreme Court Empowers Federal Judges To Reinterpret TCPA Rules

The Supreme Court released a decision today that fundamentally changes how federal courts handle TCPA litigation.

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

The Supreme Court Makes Clear That "District Courts Are Not Bound By The [FCC's] Interpretation" Of The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

The Administrative Orders Review Act, more commonly known as the Hobbs Act, grants the federal courts of appeals "exclusive jurisdiction to enjoin...

United States Media & IT

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Steptoe LLP

Good For The Grid (And For Customers): Demand Response Communications Are "Closely Related" To Utility Service Under The TCPA

Increasing demand for power is a challenge facing utilities, customers, and regulators. One tool used by utilities to manage demand is "demand response" communications informing customers...

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Opinion-Trading Ads: MPL Challenges ASCI White Paper, Seeks $6mil In Damages

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

FCC Seeks To Refresh The Record On National Television Multiple Ownership Rule Proceeding

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Let's Be Real: AI TCPA Lawsuits Are On The Rise

United States Technology

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

EU Digital Networks Act: A New Chapter For Telecoms Begins With Two Public Consultations

United States Anti-trust

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Steptoe LLP

Legal Rights To Facilitate Broadband Deployment

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Key Takeaways: Commerce Department's New Guidance For $42.5 Billion BEAD Program

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda For June 2025 Open Meeting And Senate To Vote On Olivia Trusty's Nomination

United States Media & IT

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Correcting Misinformation: FCC's "Third Party Rule" Does Not Apply To All VSPs And Compliance Deadline Is Not June 20, 2025

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Are Real Estate Purchase Calls Telephone Solicitations? Another Federal District Court Says No

United States Real Estate

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Roth Jackson

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - June 2025

United States Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

How The FCC's Public Notice On Connected Vehicle Technologies Could Reshape The Agency's Covered List

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Stock Advisory Hit With DNC Registry Lawsuit

United States Media & IT

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FCC Confirms Utilities Demand Response Communications Are Permissible Under The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

United States Media & IT

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Mayer Brown

NTIA Restructures BEAD Program With Major Broadband Funding Changes

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Expanded FCC Foreign Government Sponsorship ID Rules Are Now In Effect; FCC Sets December 8 Compliance Deadline

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

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Wiley Rein

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Alvarez & Marsal

Lean, Mean, Green Telco Machine (Video)

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AlixPartners

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FTI Consulting

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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