The Rural Utilities Service has issued a final rule to amend its regulations for Electric and Telecommunications Standards affecting the following:
On behalf of AHC, David Cook joined with many rural telcos in “A Call to Action” to demand that broadband policymakers improve USF funding by expanding the services that contribute to the USF. The USF is an important mechanism for …
AHC attorney, David Cook, recently spoke to a group of directors of telephone cooperatives about legal risks and privacy concerns. The telephone and telecommunication utilities hailed from several states to North Carolina for the conference. The presentation covered topics …
Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed an outstanding question in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The court clarified the extent of the devices to which the TCPA applies.
In summary, the Supreme Court ruled:
…The question before the
As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week, hackers breached T-Mobile’s system to obtain data for about 54 million people. The hackers then attempted to sell the customer data. The hackers’ approach is different than recent instances of ransomware, …
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), there are several safe harbors that limit liability of service providers for alleged infringement of copyrighted material. But a service provider must meet several statutory requirements to be eligible for the safe harbor. …
Effective January 12, 2021, the Small Business Administration and the Department of the Treasury issued an Interim Final Rule concerning the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The rule applies to the second round of PPP loans under the Economic Aid to …
Many businesses are giving consumers a break, including many electric and telephone cooperatives.
Utility cooperatives are offering free services or waiving fees and pledging not to disconnect as COVID-19 disrupts life for students, workers, families, businesses and communities. For more …
By AHC Attorney Merry Luong
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global disruption to businesses, causing many to temporarily close and lay off employees. As businesses assess the short– and long–term economic impact of COVID-19, …
The FCC is seeking more than $200 Million in fines from “one or more” cellphone carriers, among them AT&T and T-Mobile. Officials found the companies apparently violated federal law by failing to safeguard information about customers’ real-time locations.
The following …