Welcome to the Tech & Telecom Weekly, an e-newsletter keeping you apprised of the latest developments in the telecommunications and high-tech industries.
Privacy
The FTC is hosting PrivacyCon tomorrow, July 27, 2021, from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET. The conference is free of charge and will be webcast live. Registration is not required. Panel topics will include Privacy and the Pandemic, AdTech, and Algorithms. It will be webcast live on the agency’s website. For more information, please contact Stephanie Joyce.
Compliance Alerts
Companies that obtain numbering resources directly from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) are required to submit their Numbering Resource Utilization/Forecast (NRUF) by August 2, 2021. The FCC requires companies to report their numbering holdings twice a year using FCC Form 502. More information can be found here.
Companies that obtain numbering resources directly from the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA) are required to submit their Numbering Resource Utilization/Forecast (NRUF) by August 2, 2021. The FCC requires companies to report their numbering holdings twice a year using FCC Form 502. More information can be found here.
For more information about compliance issues, please contact Katherine Barker Marshall.
Legislative Affairs
Two Senate hearings are convening tomorrow, July 27, 2021, at 10:00am ET:
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “America Under Cyber Siege: Preventing and Responding to Ransomware Attacks.” Scheduled witnesses include Mr. Richard Downing, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, and Mr. Bryan Vorndran, FBI Assistant Director, Cyber Division. This hearing will be webcast on the page linked here.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled “America Under Cyber Siege: Preventing and Responding to Ransomware Attacks.” Scheduled witnesses include Mr. Richard Downing, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, and Mr. Bryan Vorndran, FBI Assistant Director, Cyber Division. This hearing will be webcast on the page linked here.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Joyce.
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