Paul J. Feldman

Photo of Paul J. Feldman Paul J. Feldman came to Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC. in 1992 and he became a Member of the Firm in 1997. His practice of Telecommunications Law concentrates on the areas of private and commercial mobile radio services; video services, including cable and satellite TV, and broadcast television; and local/interexchange telecommunications. Mr. Feldman's work has resulted in a number of precedent-setting FCC orders regarding carriage of television stations on cable TV systems. He works with Internet Service Providers in connection with issues such as “Net Neutrality.” Mr. Feldman assists railroad carriers with FCC spectrum issues in the provision of Positive Train Control. He represents passive-scientific users of the spectrum, including radio astronomers. He also assists clients with certain Privacy Law users such as telemarketing compliance with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

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Wrong Number! D.C. Circuit Rules on Challenges to the FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order Part IV: What’s Next – New FCC Rulemakings and Impact on Litigation

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Enforcement, FCC, Privacy, Telecommunications
Robocalls – everyone has strong feelings about them. In many cases they serve a useful function, but they are often unwanted and/or fraudulent, and they are the largest source of consumer complaints to the FCC. In response, the FCC in 2015 issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order intended to broaden the number of calls subject … Continue Reading

Wrong Number!  D.C. Circuit Rules on Challenges to the FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order Part III: The Problem of Reassigned Phone Numbers

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Enforcement, FCC, Telecommunications
Robocalls – everyone has strong feelings about them. In many cases robocalls, or automated calls and text messages, serve a useful function (and not just for telemarketing). But unfortunately, they are often unwanted and/or fraudulent, and they are the largest source of consumer complaints to the FCC. In response, the FCC in 2015 issued a … Continue Reading

Wrong Number! D.C. Circuit Rules on Challenges to the FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order Part II: Revocation of Consumer Consent

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Enforcement, FCC, Telecommunications
Robocalls – everyone has strong feelings about them. In many cases robocalls, or automated calls and text messages, serve a useful function (and not just for telemarketing). But unfortunately, they are often unwanted and/or fraudulent, and they are the largest source of consumer complaints to the FCC. In response, the FCC in 2015 issued a … Continue Reading

Wrong Number! D.C. Circuit Rules on Challenges to the FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order Part I: The Debate Over Defining ‘Autodialer’

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Enforcement, FCC, Telecommunications
Robocalls – everyone has strong feelings about them. In many cases robocalls, or automated calls and text messages, serve a useful function (and not just for telemarketing). But unfortunately, they are often unwanted and/or fraudulent, and they are the largest source of consumer complaints to the FCC. In response, the FCC in 2015 issued a … Continue Reading

CMRS Rules Get an FCC Facelift – Say Goodbye to Sections 20.7 and 20.9

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in FCC, Media, Wireless
Chairman Pai and the FCC last week continued their campaign of revamping FCC rules, this time by adopting a Report and Order tackling the Commission’s Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS). The Order deletes Sections 20.7 and 20.9 of the Commission’s rules and is intended to generally eliminate an “outdated and incomplete list of certain services” … Continue Reading

FCC Approves Voluntary ATSC 3.0 Next Gen TV Implementation

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Cable, Deadlines, FCC, Media, Privacy
New Opportunities for Next Gen Broadcasters and Simulcast “Host” Stations, but Controversies Remain. Yesterday, the FCC adopted a Report and Order authorizing television broadcasters to use the “Next Generation” broadcast television (Next Gen TV) transmission standard (also called “ATSC 3.0”) on a voluntary, market-driven basis. This Order may herald a revolutionary change in TV broadcasting, opening … Continue Reading

FCC Eliminates Broadcast Main Studio Rules, Related Staffing, and Program Origination Requirements; Controversial Order Passes Three-Two Along Party Lines

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Cable, FCC, Media
On Oct. 24, 2017, the FCC issued a Report and Order eliminating the Commission’s rule requiring each AM, FM, and television broadcast station to maintain a main studio located in or near its community of license (i.e. the Main Studio Rule). In the same Order, the FCC eliminated existing requirements that are associated with the … Continue Reading

Company Fined $60k for Not Seeking Prior OK to Transfer Licenses

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Enforcement
Continued use of expired licenses leads to enforcement action The FCC recently released an Order and Consent Decree that, with a $60,000 fine, acts as a bold reminder to manufacturers, utilities, and other companies that they must seek prior Commission approval to transfer FCC dispatch/internal communications licenses when the licensee company is purchased by or … Continue Reading

New Privacy Rules Going Into Effect Apply to All Telecom Carriers

By Paul J. Feldman and FHH Law on Posted in Internet, Privacy
An Enhanced Version of CPNI — But Will the New Administration “Undo” The New Rules? Attentive readers of this Blog know that in October, the FCC adopted new rules primarily designed to enhance the privacy and data security requirements imposed on providers of Broadband Internet Access Service (“BIAS”). Some of the new rules have been … Continue Reading

FCC Enacts Rigorous New Internet and Telecommunications Privacy Rules

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Internet, Privacy
A Hotly Contested Proceeding Expands the Commission’s Regulatory Authority, But Will Likely End Up in Court After a massive Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, extensive and contentious advocacy from all sides, and public revision of its own proposals, the FCC has just approved an Order enacting rules that impose a wide range of new regulations on Internet … Continue Reading

One Agency to Another: FTC Shares Its Views on FCC’s Internet Privacy Proposals

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Internet, Privacy
With the voice of experience, the FCC’s sister Commission provides support, criticism. As we alerted you a couple of months ago, the FCC is in the process of crafting rules intended to protect the private/propriety information (PI) of those of us accessing the Internet through Internet Service Providers (ISPs). If eventually adopted, the rules would … Continue Reading

What Can ISPs Do With YOUR Personal Information? The FCC Has Some Ideas …

By Paul J. Feldman on Posted in Internet, Privacy
Massive proposal would impose new limits, obligations on ISP use of private/proprietary customer data. Continuing its advance into the realm of privacy regulation, the FCC has proposed extensive rules that, if adopted, would impose a wide range of new regulations on Internet service providers (ISPs) in their provision of broadband Internet access service (BIAS). According … Continue Reading
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