1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1062+ words) Senate Bill 1295, entitled, An Act Concerning Broadband Internet, Gaming, Social Media, Online Services and Consumer Contracts (Senate Bill 1295, the Senate Bill, or the Bill), was passed by Connecticut legislature in June 2024 and was signed into law soon after. The Senate…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (324+ words) An email phishing scheme is circulating that targets development applicants by impersonating local planning staff and demanding payment of an "Application Approval Fee" invoice. The messages claim that paying the invoice is a critical step to complete the approval process…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (203+ words) The January 31 deadline for companies that operated as data brokers in 2025 to register in California has passed, but registration is just the beginning of what lies ahead for data brokers in the remainder of 2026 (and beyond). This post takes a…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (619+ words) On December 18, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order (the "Order) to address issues associated with large loads seeking to co-locate with generating facilities located in the region administered by PJM Interconnection LLC, the US's largest grid operator....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (526+ words) Businesses that run consumer-facing websites have spent the past several years contending with a steady stream of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) demands and class actions aimed at everyday digital tools such as cookies, pixels, and analytics scripts. A…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (422+ words) Pillsbury's communications lawyers have published the FCC Enforcement Monitor monthly since 1999 to inform our clients of notable FCC enforcement actions against FCC license holders and others. "This month's issue includes: The FCC's Enforcement Bureau entered into a Consent Decree with…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (97+ words) House E&C Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Holds FCC Oversight Hearing: On January 14, 2026, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioners Anna Gomez and Olivia Trusty testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. FCC Reforms Foreign…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (70+ words) Virginia's General Assembly made a targeted, practical adjustment to the Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act that took effect on January 1, 2026: it rewired key provisions so they apply to "telephone solicitations" broadly, not just "telephone solicitation calls." In plain terms, the…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (202+ words) The plaintiff claimed RingCentral violated the ECPA by eavesdropping on and analyzing her calls, during which she provided both personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI). She further alleged that Heartland violated the ECPA by procuring RingCentral's services....

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (213+ words) S&P Global Market Intelligence recently released its 2026 US Datacenter and Energy Report, which summarizes the forces that may shape data center and power generation development in the coming year. There is a staggering potential for load growth in the…...