Earlier this month, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released its oversight plan for the 119th Congress. Among other topics, the plan addresses priorities designed to ensure that technology and communications regulations keep pace with innovation, investment, and economic growth. The priorities described include:

  • Updating Communications Regulations. The Committee plans to assess whether outdated, platform-specific technology regulations (e.g., wireline, wireless, broadcast, cable, and satellite regulations) should be updated or removed to better support modern, converging technologies and enhance consumer access.
  • FCC Oversight. The Committee plans to ensure transparency and accountability in FCC decisions, particularly regarding broadband expansion, media policies, and network security. The Committee also plans to investigate cases of waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • Spectrum Management. Given that wireless technology depends on efficient spectrum allocation, the Committee plans to oversee how the FCC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) manage this critical resource, ensuring that policies support innovation and maximize broadband availability.
  • Broadband Expansion and Equity. The Committee plans to assess how internet access expansion grant funds are used. It also will consider rules to speed up the rollout of 5G wireless networks, particularly in underserved areas.
  • Public Safety Communications. The Committee plans to assess whether first responders’ communication needs are being met, including with respect to legacy 911 and Next Generation 911 services.
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Yaron Dori has over 25 years of experience advising technology, telecommunications, media, life sciences, and other types of companies on their most pressing business challenges. He is a former chair of the firm’s technology, communications and media practices and currently serves on the…

Yaron Dori has over 25 years of experience advising technology, telecommunications, media, life sciences, and other types of companies on their most pressing business challenges. He is a former chair of the firm’s technology, communications and media practices and currently serves on the firm’s eight-person Management Committee.

Yaron’s practice advises clients on strategic planning, policy development, transactions, investigations and enforcement, and regulatory compliance.

Early in his career, Yaron advised telecommunications companies and investors on regulatory policy and frameworks that led to the development of broadband networks. When those networks became bidirectional and enabled companies to collect consumer data, he advised those companies on their data privacy and consumer protection obligations. Today, as new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are being used to enhance the applications and services offered by such companies, he advises them on associated legal and regulatory obligations and risks. It is this varied background – which tracks the evolution of the technology industry – that enables Yaron to provide clients with a holistic, 360-degree view of technology policy, regulation, compliance, and enforcement.

Yaron represents clients before federal regulatory agencies—including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Department of Commerce (DOC)—and the U.S. Congress in connection with a range of issues under the Communications Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and similar statutes. He also represents clients on state regulatory and enforcement matters, including those that pertain to telecommunications, data privacy, and consumer protection regulation. His deep experience in each of these areas enables him to advise clients on a wide range of technology regulations and key business issues in which these areas intersect.

With respect to technology and telecommunications matters, Yaron advises clients on a broad range of business, policy and consumer-facing issues, including:

Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things;
Broadband deployment and regulation;

IP-enabled applications, services and content;
Section 230 and digital safety considerations;
Equipment and device authorization procedures;
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA);

Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) requirements;

The Cable Privacy Act
Net Neutrality; and
Local competition, universal service, and intercarrier compensation.

Yaron also has extensive experience in structuring transactions and securing regulatory approvals at both the federal and state levels for mergers, asset acquisitions and similar transactions involving large and small FCC and state communication licensees.

With respect to privacy and consumer protection matters, Yaron advises clients on a range of business, strategic, policy and compliance issues, including those that pertain to:

The FTC Act and related agency guidance and regulations;
State privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, and the Utah Consumer Privacy Act;
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA);
Location-based services that use WiFi, beacons or similar technologies;
Digital advertising practices, including native advertising and endorsements and testimonials; and

The application of federal and state telemarketing, commercial fax, and other consumer protection laws, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), to voice, text, and video transmissions.

Yaron also has experience advising companies on congressional, FCC, FTC and state attorney general investigations into various consumer protection and communications matters, including those pertaining to social media influencers, digital disclosures, product discontinuance, and advertising claims.

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Christina Higgins is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. Christina advises leading businesses on a wide array of cyber security and data privacy compliance issues across various industries, including technology…

Christina Higgins is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office and a member of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. Christina advises leading businesses on a wide array of cyber security and data privacy compliance issues across various industries, including technology services, big pharma, professional sports, and financial services. Her practice also includes providing strategic advice on internal investigations and cyber security incident response, ranging from advance persistent threats to theft or misuse of internal information.

Christina’s practice also focuses on regulatory matters and government investigations, where she presents clients in FTC and State AG investigations involving allegations of unfair or deceptive privacy, data security, and marketing practices.

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