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Jonathan P. Garvin

Associate

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+1.202.434.7357

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Jonathan advises technology and communications industry companies on a wide range of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters, including spectrum use, accessibility and consumer protection, and privacy and cybersecurity policy.  He represents clients in complex regulatory proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other federal and state regulatory bodies, such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Jonathan has particular expertise in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), TRACED Act, and robocalling/texting compliance issues across many industries such as telecommunications, health care, public utilities and financial services.

Jonathan also has robust experience in the firm’s Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice.  He has represented clients before federal and state courts on matters involving both wireless and wireline facilities deployment.  Jonathan has been successful in securing victories for a number of wireless carriers and tower companies in lawsuits challenging local government denials of permits under Section 332 and 253 of the Communications Act and Section 6409 of the Middle Class Taxpayer Relief and Jobs Creation Act of 2012 (“collocation by right”). 

Jonathan brings FCC experience and insight to his engagements with the firm’s clients. He began his legal career in the FCC Attorney Honors Program as an Attorney-Advisor in the Enforcement Bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division, where he investigated and resolved rules violations and complaints. 

Jonathan also served as an Acting Legal Advisor to the FCC’s Office of the Enforcement Bureau Chief, where he provided legal and procedural advice to Bureau management, guided Enforcement Bureau actions through FCC processes, and served as a liaison to the offices of the Chairman and Commissioners.

During law school, Jonathan was a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose of the Southern District of Iowa.  He was also a law clerk on the United States Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary and worked as a student attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

Jonathan has been active in the firm’s pro bono practice representing juveniles in immigration matters.

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This article outlines the December 28, 2021 TRACED Act Annual Report to Congress, including data on TCPA complaints, related FCC actions, and other TCPA-related content.
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Our TCPA newsletter covers new FCC guidance for callers using the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND), the TRACED Act Annual Report to Congress, a Ninth Circuit decision on the LiveVox Platform, and a circuit split focused on fax communications and what constitutes an “unsolicited advertisement” under the TCPA.
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This article covers the FCC’s new guidance on the Reassigned Numbers Database (RND), which can help high-volume callers avoid TCPA liability.
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Read about the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act, pending Senate legislation aimed at providing immunity for receiving, sharing, or publishing information about illegal calls.
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Our TCPA newsletter covers an FCC Order adopting changes to its immediate call-blocking notification rules and the Robocall Trace Back Enhancement Act — pending Senate legislation aimed at providing immunity for sharing information about illegal calls. It also covers two Southern District of California decisions dismissing ATDS claims.
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Read about an FCC Order adopting changes to its immediate call-blocking notification rules and clarifying that the notification requirement applies to analytics-based blocking only.
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TCPA Regulatory Update – Blocking Foreign-Initiated Robocalls, Safeguarding PSAP Phone Numbers, and Blocking Spam Texts
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We are pleased to present our latest Monthly TCPA Digest, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In this issue’s Regulatory Update, we discuss the FCC’s adoption of the FNPRM, a rule intended to help curb illegal robocalls originating outside of the United States, as well as the PSAP FNPRM, which seeks to protect the nation’s 911 emergency response centers from potentially debilitating robocalling attacks. In addition, we cover Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s recent request that the FCC take additional steps to block spam text messages and his support for its proposal to shorten STIR/SHAKEN implementation deadlines for certain providers.
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A team of Mintz attorneys won a motion for summary judgment for client Horizon Tower in its case against Park County, Wyoming. 

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