US Congress Passes Robocalling Bill
The Senate has passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S. 151) by a simple voice vote. It now heads to the president, who is expected to sign it into law. The Act passed the House earlier this month. See the Regulatory Mix dated 12/6/19
Among other things, the Act:
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Robocalling Bill, Broadband Conversations Podcast, call blocking system
Canada Combats Spoofed Calls; Works with FCC and Completes First Official Cross-Border Call Using SHAKEN/STIR
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it has taken further steps to combat caller ID spoofing and determine the origins of nuisance calls. The CRTC expects telecommunications service providers will implement STIR/SHAKEN by September 30, 2020. This is the latest step in the CRTC’s broader efforts to combat nuisance and unsolicited calls. In the past year, the CRTC has encouraged service providers to offer their customers call-filtering services that provide advanced call-management features.
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, SHAKEN/STIR, telemarketing calls, FCC Precision Agriculture Working Group, Spoofed Calls, New York Nuisance Call Act
Senate Bill Would Give the FTC Jurisdiction Over Telecom Companies
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Protection from Robocalling Act to combat the dramatic increase in illegal robocalls. The bill amends the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act by removing in its entirety (i.e., not merely for purposes of regulating robocalling activity) the provision that exempts common carriers regulated by the FCC from the FTC’s jurisdiction.
Read MoreTopics: FTC, US Senate, CRTC, IIA, Protection from Robocalling Act, ISP Code of Conduct, Internet Innovation Alliance
House Committee Questions Google on Precise Location Information Database
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full-Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressing their concern about reports of a massive database of precise location information on hundreds of millions of consumers, known inside Google as “Sensorvault,” and requesting a briefing and answers on how this information is used both inside and outside the company.
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, robocalls, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, data privacy, Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, Sensorvault, Precise Location Information Database
FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's Podcast for Women’s History Month
Topics: CRTC, Canadian Radio-television and Telecom Commission, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, FTC Data Security and Consumer Privacy Hearings
House Republicans on Net Neutrality
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Michael F. Doyle (D-PA) requesting the committee work together to find a bipartisan solution for net neutrality.
Read MoreTopics: Net Neutrality, CRTC, FCC Broadband Deployment Report, Internet Services Code
Today: California Net Neutrality Law Receives More Court Challenges, Canada Solidifies Relationship with European Regulators, Canada Partners with FTC on Unsolicited Calls
Read MoreTopics: Net Neutrality, FTC, CRTC, robocalls, BEREC, broadband development, Unsolicited Calls, automated dialing announcing device, ADAD
Today: CRTC Assigns New Area Code Assigned in Canada, FCC E-Rate Program Report, Texas Universal Service Assessment Exemptions
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, FCC E-Rate, Canadian Area Code, Texas Universal Service Assessment
Today: IoT Paper, Incentive Auction Task Force, Broadband Privacy Rules, CRTC Voter Contact Registry
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, FCC Broadband Privacy Rules, IoT, Incentive Auction
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Briefing.
Read MoreTopics: California, New York, Connecticut, CRTC, Charter-TWC-Brighthouse, Frontier, Verizon's Service Quality process and programs
US Congress Passes Robocalling Bill
The Senate has passed the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act (S. 151) by a simple voice vote. It now heads to the president, who is expected to sign it into law. The Act passed the House earlier this month. See the Regulatory Mix dated 12/6/19
Among other things, the Act:
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Robocalling Bill, Broadband Conversations Podcast, call blocking system
Canada Combats Spoofed Calls; Works with FCC and Completes First Official Cross-Border Call Using SHAKEN/STIR
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it has taken further steps to combat caller ID spoofing and determine the origins of nuisance calls. The CRTC expects telecommunications service providers will implement STIR/SHAKEN by September 30, 2020. This is the latest step in the CRTC’s broader efforts to combat nuisance and unsolicited calls. In the past year, the CRTC has encouraged service providers to offer their customers call-filtering services that provide advanced call-management features.
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, SHAKEN/STIR, telemarketing calls, FCC Precision Agriculture Working Group, Spoofed Calls, New York Nuisance Call Act
Senate Bill Would Give the FTC Jurisdiction Over Telecom Companies
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Protection from Robocalling Act to combat the dramatic increase in illegal robocalls. The bill amends the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act by removing in its entirety (i.e., not merely for purposes of regulating robocalling activity) the provision that exempts common carriers regulated by the FCC from the FTC’s jurisdiction.
Read MoreTopics: FTC, US Senate, CRTC, IIA, Protection from Robocalling Act, ISP Code of Conduct, Internet Innovation Alliance
House Committee Questions Google on Precise Location Information Database
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full-Committee Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai expressing their concern about reports of a massive database of precise location information on hundreds of millions of consumers, known inside Google as “Sensorvault,” and requesting a briefing and answers on how this information is used both inside and outside the company.
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, robocalls, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, data privacy, Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, Sensorvault, Precise Location Information Database
FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel's Podcast for Women’s History Month
Topics: CRTC, Canadian Radio-television and Telecom Commission, FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, FTC Data Security and Consumer Privacy Hearings
House Republicans on Net Neutrality
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter to Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Michael F. Doyle (D-PA) requesting the committee work together to find a bipartisan solution for net neutrality.
Read MoreTopics: Net Neutrality, CRTC, FCC Broadband Deployment Report, Internet Services Code
Today: California Net Neutrality Law Receives More Court Challenges, Canada Solidifies Relationship with European Regulators, Canada Partners with FTC on Unsolicited Calls
Read MoreTopics: Net Neutrality, FTC, CRTC, robocalls, BEREC, broadband development, Unsolicited Calls, automated dialing announcing device, ADAD
Today: CRTC Assigns New Area Code Assigned in Canada, FCC E-Rate Program Report, Texas Universal Service Assessment Exemptions
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, FCC E-Rate, Canadian Area Code, Texas Universal Service Assessment
Today: IoT Paper, Incentive Auction Task Force, Broadband Privacy Rules, CRTC Voter Contact Registry
Read MoreTopics: CRTC, FCC Broadband Privacy Rules, IoT, Incentive Auction
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Briefing.
Read MoreTopics: California, New York, Connecticut, CRTC, Charter-TWC-Brighthouse, Frontier, Verizon's Service Quality process and programs
