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FTC Takes Action Against Retail Tracking Start-Up Nomi Technologies
April 29, 2015 | Alert | By Cynthia Larose
On Thursday, April 23, the FTC settled deception charges against start-up Nomi Technologies, Inc. related to Nomi’s in-store, sensor-based, tracking technology.1 This is the first FTC enforcement action against emerging retail store–based tracking technologies.
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Federal Circuit Says District Courts Should Freely Grant Stays When CBM Proceeding Instituted
November 25, 2014 | Alert | By Anthony Zappin
On November 20, 2014, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in Versata Software, Inc. v. Callidus Software, Inc. reversing the district court’s denial of a motion to stay pending a Covered Business Method (“CBM”) review of the patents asserted by Versata in the action.
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Time to Step Up Your COPPA Compliance
September 25, 2014 | Advisory | By Cynthia Larose
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made good on its promise to actively enforce the recently amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Here is what you should know about the latest enforcement actions against Yelp and TinyCo and how these might affect your business.
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Continued Delays for Visa Issuance Around the World
August 1, 2014 | Alert | By Susan Cohen
As we reported on Monday, due to a massive software failure of the Department of State’s Consular Consolidated Database (CCD), there continue to be delays in the issuance of visas at consular posts around the globe.
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FCC Explores Opportunities to Expedite Deployment of Wireless Broadband Facilities
October 14, 2013 | Advisory | By Russell Fox, Megan Capasso
On September 27, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) directed at expediting the deployment of wireless broadband facilities.
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FCC Proposes to Establish New Air-to-Ground Mobile Broadband Service for Airline Travelers
May 16, 2013 | Alert | By Benjamin Griffin, Sallye Clark, Darren Abernethy
In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued last week,1 the FCC proposed to establish a new, terrestrial-based, air-to-ground (“ATG”) mobile broadband service in the 14.0-14.5 GHz Ku-band,2 providing multi-gigabyte broadband connectivity for passengers flying over the contiguous United States.
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FCC Provides Guidance on Tower Site Collocation
January 29, 2013 | Advisory | By Russell Fox
In order to help wireless communications providers meet the need for new facilities to satisfy the exploding demand for service, last year Congress enacted legislation designed to make it easier to add, remove or replace transmitting equipment on existing towers.
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FCC Establishes New Healthcare Connect Fund
January 4, 2013 | Advisory | By Russell Fox
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has created a new Healthcare Connect Fund (Fund), designed to expand health care provider (HCP) access to broadband technologies and to encourage the creation of broadband health care networks.
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