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 | Cybersecurity Developments -- Federal Efforts
Norma Krayem; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 Cybersecurity, securing the Smart Grid and securing data collected on the grid are major concerns for the Obama Administration, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Congress. Similar to all critical infrastructure in our country, the Smart Grid must be secured against hackers that might... |
| NIST Developments -- Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards
Meredith May Jolivert; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 NIST is tasked with coordinating the framework of standards for the information management systems necessary to achieve interoperability of Smart Grid devices and systems. On September 24, 2009, NIST issued a report entitled, “Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability... |
| House Panels Examine Privacy, E-Commerce Concerns
Jennifer A. Cetta, Carly T. Didden, Rebecca Murphy, Jennifer L. Richter; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 Advocates of protecting individual privacy and those favoring “e-commerce” offered differing views at a Nov. 19 hearing of two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees. Six witnesses appeared before the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee and the Communications,... |
 | Former Manager of Texas Business Arrested for His Role in Conspiring to Bribe Mexican Officials
Richard C. Smith, Kimberly Sullivan Walker; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009 On November 18, 2009, John Joseph O’Shea, the former manager of a Texas company, was arrested for his role in a conspiracy to bribe Mexican officials to obtain lucrative contracts with the Comisión Federal de Electridad (CFE), a Mexican state-owned utility company. |
| IRS Announces Criteria Used to Determine Disclosure of Swiss Accounts
Kathryn Keneally, Gregory M. Matlock, Shawn R. O'Brien, Jasper G. Taylor, Matthew T. Theurer; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009 On August 19, 2009, a large Swiss bank agreed to release the identities of up to 4,450 account holders (including individuals and entities) to the IRS as part of a settlement agreement with Switzerland and the U.S. Government relating to a John Doe summons issued on July 21, 2008. |
| FCC Announces Timeframe for State and Local Review of Wireless Tower Applications
Jennifer A. Cetta, Carly T. Didden, Rebecca Murphy, Jennifer L. Richter; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 The FCC recently adopted most components of CTIA -- The Wireless Association’s “Shot-Clock” proposal, to speed the time frame within which states and localities must review and act upon tower requests. The rollout of next generation wireless services across the country in the next... |
| House Subcommittee Weighs Draft USF Reform
Jennifer A. Cetta, Carly T. Didden, Rebecca Murphy, Jennifer L. Richter; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 On Nov. 17, the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet held a hearing to review a discussion draft of the Universal Service Reform Act of 2009. Among those testifying were representatives of NARUC, Verizon, Cellular South, Inc., DTC Communications, AT&T Services, Inc.,... |
| State Developments - Key Smart Grid Initiatives
Jennifer A. Cetta, Meredith May Jolivert; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 A number of states, including California, New York, Maryland and Illinois have undertaken their own initiatives to promote the development and deployment of Smart Grid. The ability of a utility to recover its costs of Smart Grid deployment has been an issue in a number of state proceedings, and is... |
| FCC Developments -- Need for Smart Grid Support in National Broadband Plan
Paul C. Besozzi, Jennifer L. Richter; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 The FCC has asserted a role in the development of Smart Grid policies for at least two reasons. First, a communications network (private or public, wired or wireless) is essential to a working Smart Grid, permitting the interactive flow of data about energy supply and demand. Second, in directing... |
| FCC Seeks Comment on USF, Intercarrier Compensation
Jennifer A. Cetta, Carly T. Didden, Rebecca Murphy, Jennifer L. Richter; Patton Boggs LLP; Legal Alert/Article December 1, 2009, previously published on November 25, 2009 The FCC is seeking comment on reforms to the Universal Service Fund (USF) and intercarrier compensation (ICC) as part of the National Broadband Plan. Comments are due Dec. 7. In the Public Notice, the FCC seeks comment on various options, including reforms to universal service and ICC, that will... |
