6/18/2026 3:14:00 PM Service Providers Should Be Aware of Next Generation 911 Filings & Deadlines By Carri Bennet Stephen Sharbaugh In 2024, the Federal Communications Commission established new rules governing the provision of Next Generation 911 (NG911) services,...
5/29/2026 7:34:00 PM FCC Announces Plans for 2027 Auction of FM Broadcast Station Construction Permits By Bob Silverman Ryan Gillcrist For the first time since 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a Public Notice announcing...
5/20/2026 3:08:00 PM 8th Circuit Vacates FCC’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Rules By Carri Bennet Jill Canfield Stephen Sharbaugh The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Order, holding that...
2/20/2026 4:44:00 PM Court Decision Provides Guidance on Preserving Privilege in Cyber Incident Response By Stephen Sharbaugh Jill Canfield Marjorie Spivak Carri Bennet +1 more... Show less The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s (Sixth Circuit) decision in In re FirstEnergy Corporation provides important guidance...
2/20/2026 2:25:00 PM Annual Robocall Mitigation Database Recertifications Deadline Upcoming By Jill Canfield Stephen Sharbaugh All voice service providers and intermediate providers, including gateway providers, are required to file recertifications in the Federal...
2/16/2026 4:38:00 PM New Foreign Ownership and Foreign Adversary Control Rules Adopted for FCC Authorization Holders By Jill Canfield Stephen Sharbaugh The Federal Communications Commission has adopted two orders that materially update regulatory obligations for FCC authorization holders...
2/5/2026 3:53:00 PM FCC Registration Number (FRN) Holders Take Note: Update Records Within 10 Days or Face $1000 Per Day Fine By Martin L. Stern Jill Canfield In a little noticed FCC rule change that went into effect on February 5, any entity that has an FCC Registration Number (FRN) faces a...
1/23/2026 10:31:00 PM FCC Activates Disaster Reporting for Winter Storm Fern By Jill Canfield The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has released a Public Notice activating its...
1/14/2026 7:11:00 PM Don’t Leave Your Robocall Obligations Behind in 2026! By Jill Canfield As the new year begins, it’s important to keep robocall requirements in mind. 2026 brings with it an invigorated desire to curb illegal...
12/3/2025 4:54:00 PM Texas Settles Constitutional Challenge to the Texas Mini-TCPA: What This Means By Tyler Bridegan Martin L. Stern Genevieve Walser-Jolly Taylor Ey +1 more... Show less Are you sending marketing text messages or placing telemarketing calls to individuals in Texas? If so, then you’ve probably been tracking...
12/1/2025 7:43:00 PM FCC Alerts Broadcasters of Cybersecurity Threat By F. Reid Avett Stephen Sharbaugh An audio summary of this article is available in the player below. Scroll to keep reading. Listen and subscribe to Womble Perspectives...
11/19/2025 11:20:00 PM Arizona Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Arizona “Spy Pixel” Class Action By Patrick Emerson McCormick John C. Gray We advised last year that plaintiffs had initiated a new wave of CIPA-like privacy litigation under Arizona’s Telephone, Utility and...
11/12/2025 9:31:00 PM Priorities and Challenges to Consider as the FCC Resumes Normal Operations By Michael Bennet Richard Cameron Please contact Carri Bennet at carri.bennet@wbd-us.com, Richard Cameron at richard.cameron@wbd-us.com or any member of the Womble Bond...
8/12/2025 2:18:00 PM FCC Grants University of Utah Waiver for Innovative Wireless Research Applications By Martin L. Stern Ryan Gillcrist An audio summary of this article is available in the player below. Scroll to keep reading. Listen and subscribe to Womble Perspectives...
7/31/2025 7:52:00 PM CISA Agrees to Release Report on Telecom Vulnerabilities Tied to Salt Typhoon Attacks By Carri Bennet Marjorie Spivak Stephen Sharbaugh Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Carri Bennet at carri.bennet@wbd-us.com, Marjorie Spivak at...
6/10/2025 2:06:00 PM NTIA Makes Substantial Modifications to BEAD Requirements By Carri Bennet Michael Bennet Ryan Gillcrist Please contact Carri Bennet at carri.bennet@wbd-us.com, Michael Bennet at michael.bennet@wbd-us.com or Ryan Gillcrist at...