On October 2, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Consumer Call Protection Act of 2019 to address the rise in deceptive robocalls and protect California consumers from fraudulent calls. The law requires telecommunications service providers to implement Secure Telephony Identity Revisited (STIR) and Secure Handling of Asserted information using toKENs (SHAKEN) protocols by January 1, 2021. These protocols are designed to attest to the authenticity of caller identification data and provide service providers with information to help ensure that calls are not spoofed.
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Study shows complexity and uncertainty of IoT regulation in Europe
A Hogan Lovells study comparing of regulatory requirements in the European Union, United States, and China shows the complexity and uncertainty of the regulatory framework relevant to Internet of Things (IoT) in Europe. The number of telecoms regulatory constraints affecting IoT in the EU is almost twice as high as in the United States and
Legislative and Regulatory Update on Federal Supply Chain Risk Management
The U.S. Government is renewing its focus on mitigating technological risks by regulating the supply chain for various goods and services. To achieve these goals, Congress and agencies have introduced, and in some cases enacted, legislation and regulations that direct agencies to identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks generally as well as prohibit agencies
House Republicans Preview 2015 Telecom Agenda: Reform the FCC and Increase Spectrum
With both houses of Congress coming under Republican leadership, it appears increasingly likely that reform of at least some of the laws governing the telecommunications sector could take place in 2015. Republicans on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce recently offered a preview of their telecom agenda with the release of a Compilation
New FCC Task Force Gearing Up to Encourage Broadband-Enabled Healthcare Solutions
Last week the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that its latest broadband focused healthcare project—the CONNECT2HEALTHFCC Task Force—was preparing to hold its first meetings to seek “broad and meaningful input” from stakeholders. What remains to be seen is how this latest approach to solving the problem of improving consumer access to medical care through technology
Hogan Lovells Winnik Forum Panel Examines Challenges of Security and Data Privacy in the Cloud
Leading experts in telecommunications law and policy gathered recently at the Hogan Lovells Winnik International Telecommunications and Internet Forum in Washington, D.C., with privacy and data security issues coming up frequently in all of the discussions. In the final panel of the Forum, Hogan Lovells partner Winston Maxwell convened a panel of corporate practitioners that
International CTIA Wireless 2012
Several members of the Hogan Lovells Technology, Media and Telecoms Practice attended the International CTIA Wireless 2012 conference this week. The annual conference is one of the leading wireless industry events, attracting carriers, vendors, policymakers, and other innovators and professionals from all over the world to discuss the latest developments and future of the global