US Congress Hearing on Digital Equity and Internet Adoption
US Congress Hearing on Digital Equity and Internet Adoption
Topics: cybersecurity, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing, NASCIO, Digital Equity and Internet Adoptions
US Senate New Privacy Bill Introduced
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced sweeping new privacy legislation, the Mind Your Own Business Act, which he says will create the strongest-ever protections for Americans’ private data and to hold accountable the corporate executives responsible for abusing consumers’ information.
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, DNC, Do Not Call Registry, data privacy, DNC Registry, FY 2019 Do Not Call Registry Data Book, Mind Your Own Business Act, Do Not Track system
US Senators Introduce Cybersecurity Bill
In a press release, US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gary Peters (D-MI) announced that they introduced The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019, which aims to better educate small businesses on cybersecurity through counselors and resources offered at Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs). Specifically, the bill directs the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to become a cybersecurity clearinghouse by consolidating and managing federal government cybersecurity materials so small businesses can easily access information in one place.
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act, Broadband Maps
FTC Charges Telemarketer for Making Illegal and Unsolicited Calls
The FTC issued a press release advising that it has charged a telemarketing operation and its owners with making millions of illegal, unsolicited calls about educational programs to consumers who submitted their contact information to websites promising help with job searches, public benefits, and other unrelated programs.
Read MoreTopics: FTC, cybersecurity, Privacy Bill of Rights Act, Illegal and Unsolicited Calls
Today: FTC 2018 Do Not Call Registry Data and Mini Site. FCC Mobility Fund Mapping Investigation, US House Cybersecurity Report
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, robocalls, MF-II, FTC National Do Not Call Registry, FCC Mobility Fund Mapping, FY 2018, DNC Registry, Mobility Fund Mapping Investigation, CVE, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program
Today: Congressional Wi-Fi Caucus Launch, NTIA and NHTSA Release NG911 Cost Estimate Study, FCC Environmental Compliance And Historic Preservation Workshop
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, IoT, NHTSA, 5G, Wi-Fi Caucus, autonomous vehicles, NTIA NG911 Cost Estimate Study, Environmental Compliance and Historic Workshop, FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Today: FCC LNPA Sessions, DOC/Homeland Security Preliminary Report on Action Against Botnets
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, FCC LNPA outreach, TOEP, Botnets, Local Number Portability Administration, Idaho Universal Service Fund, IUSF Public Workshops, Contingency Rollback Industry Session, Transition Oversight Manager, LNPA Transition Outreach and Education Plan, automated cyber-attacks
Today: NCSAM Today's Predictions for Tomorrow's Internet, FCC Procedures for ILEC Access Tariff Revisions, DOJ Request for NRUF Reports and LNP Data
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, FCC Tariff Review Plans, NCSAM, Department of Homeland Security, FCC's Business Data Services Order, Today's Perdictions for Tomorrow's Internet, DOJ Request for NRUF Reporting and LNP Data, ILEC Access Tariff Revisions, New Productivity Factor, Numbering Resources Utilization and Forecast, local numbering portability
Today: FCC Proposal to Assist Efforts to Restore Communications Networks In Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, US DOJ Approved CenturyLink Acquisition of Level 3
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, Ajit Pai, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, NCSAM, FCC Porposal to assist Puerto Rico, FCC Proposal to assist U.S. Virgin Islands, DOJ Approval of CenturyLink Level 3 merger, Department of Homeland Security
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of telecom related 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: cybersecurity, EAS System, National Governors Association, #MeetTheThreat, FCC and FEMA test Emergency Alert System, ETRS, NGA, New York Universal Service Fund, CRTC 9-1-1
US Congress Hearing on Digital Equity and Internet Adoption
Topics: cybersecurity, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing, NASCIO, Digital Equity and Internet Adoptions
US Senate New Privacy Bill Introduced
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced sweeping new privacy legislation, the Mind Your Own Business Act, which he says will create the strongest-ever protections for Americans’ private data and to hold accountable the corporate executives responsible for abusing consumers’ information.
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, DNC, Do Not Call Registry, data privacy, DNC Registry, FY 2019 Do Not Call Registry Data Book, Mind Your Own Business Act, Do Not Track system
US Senators Introduce Cybersecurity Bill
In a press release, US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Gary Peters (D-MI) announced that they introduced The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019, which aims to better educate small businesses on cybersecurity through counselors and resources offered at Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs). Specifically, the bill directs the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to become a cybersecurity clearinghouse by consolidating and managing federal government cybersecurity materials so small businesses can easily access information in one place.
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act, Broadband Maps
FTC Charges Telemarketer for Making Illegal and Unsolicited Calls
The FTC issued a press release advising that it has charged a telemarketing operation and its owners with making millions of illegal, unsolicited calls about educational programs to consumers who submitted their contact information to websites promising help with job searches, public benefits, and other unrelated programs.
Read MoreTopics: FTC, cybersecurity, Privacy Bill of Rights Act, Illegal and Unsolicited Calls
Today: FTC 2018 Do Not Call Registry Data and Mini Site. FCC Mobility Fund Mapping Investigation, US House Cybersecurity Report
Read MoreTopics: cybersecurity, robocalls, MF-II, FTC National Do Not Call Registry, FCC Mobility Fund Mapping, FY 2018, DNC Registry, Mobility Fund Mapping Investigation, CVE, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program
