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What’s New in Wireless - May 2025

May 9, 2025 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn, Jonathan P. Garvin

In the May 2025 edition of What's New in Wireless we highlight the recent actions taken by the FCC to address use of the 37 GHz band for wireless services.

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Read about the FCC’s proposal to end the STIR/SHAKEN extension and adopt standards for caller ID authentication on non-IP networks.

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Read about recent court rulings rejecting intervention in the FCC consent rule case and upholding emergency robocalls under the TCPA.

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — April 2025

May 2, 2025 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales

Read about the FCC’s proposal to end the STIR/SHAKEN extension and adopt standards for caller ID authentication on non-IP networks. Read about recent court rulings rejecting intervention in the FCC consent rule case and upholding emergency robocalls under the TCPA.

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What’s New in Wireless - April 2025

April 2, 2025 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily lives.  Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools and resources it needs to keep pace with this evolving landscape.  This blog provides monthly updates on actions by federal regulatory bodies responsible for communications policy and Congressional efforts to support wireless connectivity.  And this month we highlight the FCC’s request for comments on procedures for auctioning spectrum that can be used for commercial wireless services and to fully reimburse service providers for removing and replacing insecure equipment. 

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — March 2025

March 27, 2025 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Nadia Zivkov

Read about two Petitions for Declaratory Ruling filed with the FCC, which seek clarity on current TCPA consent rules concerning telephone solicitations during “quiet hours” and robocalling rules for utility companies, and a Seventh Circuit holding that communications encouraging a plaintiff to use services that were free to him were not “telephone solicitations” under the definition of the TCPA.

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Read about two Petitions for Declaratory Ruling filed with the FCC that seek clarity on current TCPA consent rules concerning telephone solicitations during “quiet hours” and robocalling rules for utility companies.

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Hulce – The TCPA’S “Free” Pass

March 27, 2025 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Nadia Zivkov

Read about the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Hulce v. Zipongo, which held that a defendant’s communications encouraging a plaintiff to use services that were free to him were not “telephone solicitations” under the definition of the TCPA.

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Three Mintz Members have been selected to serve on Law360’s 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards in their respective practice areas. The editorial advisory boards provide feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — One-to-One Consent Not Dead Yet

March 6, 2025 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Sofia Nuño

Read about a motion to intervene in an Eleventh Circuit case, Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited v. FCC, in which the court vacated the FCC's interpretation of its one-to-one consent rule that required separate consent for each seller and logical and topical association of calls to the interaction prompting consent.

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — February 2025

March 6, 2025 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Sofia Nuño

Read about an FCC Eighth Report and Order on call blocking that adopted two proposals related to the FCC’s requirements to block certain call traffic and a motion to intervene in an Eleventh Circuit case, Insurance Marketing Coalition Limited v. FCC, in which the court vacated the FCC's interpretation of its one-to-one consent rule requiring separate consent for each seller.

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What’s New in Wireless - March 2025

March 6, 2025 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily lives.  Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools and resources it needs to keep pace with this evolving landscape.  This blog provides monthly updates on actions by federal regulatory bodies responsible for communications policy and Congressional efforts to support wireless connectivity.  And this month we highlight the FCC’s recent actions to re-examine spectrum use in what is known as the C-band to determine whether it can be further used for commercial wireless services.

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Read about an FCC Eighth Report and Order on call blocking, in which the FCC adopted two proposals related to requirements to block certain call traffic at its February 2025 Open Meeting.

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Supreme Court Confirms That the Federal Claims Act Applies to the FCC's E-rate Program

February 26, 2025 | Alert | By Danielle Frappier, Morgan Reeds

Read about the Supreme Court’s holding in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath that requests for funding from the FCC’s E-rate program are “claims” for purposes of the False Claims Act and an upcoming oral argument at the Court on related issues.

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What’s New in Wireless - February 2025

February 4, 2025 | Blog | By Angela Kung, Christen B'anca Glenn

The wireless industry has revolutionized the way we connect, from facilitating teleworking, distance learning, and telemedicine to allowing the American public to interact virtually in almost all other aspects of their daily lives.  Leading policymakers – federal regulators and legislators – are making it a top priority to ensure that the wireless industry has the tools and resources it needs to keep pace with this evolving landscape.  This blog provides monthly updates on actions by federal regulatory bodies responsible for communications policy and Congressional efforts to support wireless connectivity.  And this month we highlight the FCC’s release of proposals to enhance U.S. cybersecurity in communications networks in the wake of the Salt Typhoon hack.

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Read about how President Trump’s recent executive order, which directs all executive departments and agencies to pause currently pending proceedings and review any proposed or adopted rules not yet in effect, apparently applies to three FCC TCPA- and TRACED Act-related actions.

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Litigation Update — Eleventh Circuit Knocks Out One-to-One Consent

January 31, 2025 | Article | By Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Grecia A. Rivas

Read about the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Insurance Marketing Coalition v. FCC, which vacated the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule just one business day before it was set to go into effect.

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — January 2025

January 31, 2025 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales, Grecia A. Rivas

Read about how President Trump’s recent executive order, which directs all executive departments and agencies to pause currently pending proceedings and review any proposed or adopted rules not yet in effect, apparently applies to three FCC TCPA- and TRACED Act-related actions and the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in Insurance Marketing Coalition v. FCC, which vacated the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule.

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Mintz is pleased to announce that Danielle Frappier has joined as a Member of the Technology, Communications & Media (TechComm) Practice in the firm’s Washington, DC office. A communications and technology regulatory lawyer with nearly 25 years of experience, Danielle has represented entities across the telecommunications ecosystem, focusing on the intersection of new technologies and traditional regulatory schemes and broadband funding programs.

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Law360 covered Danielle Frappier's move to Mintz from Amazon. Danielle joins as a Member of the Technology, Communications & Media Practice in the Washington, DC office.

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