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US Bureau of Land Management Revises its Proposed Rule for Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands
Roger W. Patrick, May 24, 2013
On May 16, 2013, the US Bureau of Land Management (“BLM” or the “Bureau”), part of the Department of the Interior, released a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands (the “Revised Proposal”). The Revised...

FCC Addresses Vicarious-Liability Standards under Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Archis A. Parasharami,Kevin S. Ranlett,Howard W. Waltzman, May 23, 2013
he Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a declaratory ruling regarding the standards for vicarious liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227. That law prohibits certain telemarketing practices, such as placing telemarketing calls to phone...

FCC Modernizes Foreign Ownership Review Policies and Procedures for Wireless Telecommunications Licensees; Seeks Comment on Similar Relief for Broadcast Licensees
Angela E. Giancarlo,Donald K. Stockdale,Howard W. Waltzman, May 22, 2013
Over the past eight months, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) has issued two decisions that modernize and streamline its foreign investment policies for certain radio licensees, including wireless telecommunications carriers. In addition, the Commission recently initiated a...

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