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Sunday, February 5, 2023

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Volume 42 Table of Contents Issue 36
FCC Seeks Comments On Updates To CPNI Breach Reporting Rule
CWA: Big Win for CWA On Broadband In Syracuse, NY!
Team Telecom's Laser-Sharp Focus On China
Message-ID: <20230202192726.GA1432709@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 14:27:26 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: FCC Seeks Comments On Updates To CPNI Breach Reporting Rule by Aaron Burstein (Los Angeles) and Alexander Schneider (Los Angeles) The Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") is seeking comments on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to refresh its customer proprietary network information ("CPNI") data breach reporting requirements (the "Rule"). Adopted earlier this month by a unanimous 4-0 vote of the Commission, the NPRM solicits comments on rule revisions that would expand the scope of notification obligations and accelerate the timeframe to notify customers after a data breach involving telephone call detail records and other CPNI. The FCC cites “an increasing number of security breaches of customer information” in the telecommunications industry in recent years and the need to "keep pace with today's challenges" and best practices that have emerged under other federal and state notification standards as reasons to update the Rule. According to the current Rule, a “breach” means that a person  “without authorization or exceeding authorization, has intentionally gained access to, used, or disclosed CPNI.”  As summarized in the NPRM, CPNI includes  “phone numbers called by a consumer, the frequency, duration, and timing of such calls, the location of a mobile device when it is in active mode (i.e., able to signal its location to nearby network facilities), and any services purchased by the consumer, such as call waiting.”  (The NPRM does not propose any changes to the definition of CPNI.) https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1275504?q=1803232&n=684&tp=17&tlk=2&lk=68 -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <20230203021337.GA1435363@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 21:13:37 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: CWA: Big Win for CWA On Broadband In Syracuse, NY! With CWA’s help, Verizon won a major bid in the Syracuse area for broadband buildout. The American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion stimulus package, was signed into law by President Biden in 2021 in order to help stimulate American manufacturing and job creation - including funding for broadband expansion. As part of this funding, Onondaga County, NY received $11.1 million in funding to expand broadband in underserved rural areas, and accepted bids from telecom companies to do his work. CWA Legislative & Political Action Team members in New York fought for rules that ensured that companies had to pay prevailing wage and follow strong labor standards so that taxpayer money is not wasted on unskilled, low-road contractors taking our work. https://cwad1.org/news/big-win-cwa-broadband-syracuse-ny -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
Message-ID: <20230202192109.GA1432645@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2023 14:21:09 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Team Telecom's Laser-Sharp Focus On China by Sohan Dasgupta (Washington, DC) Team Telecom — known formally as the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee) — is a U.S. interagency committee tasked with reviewing certain foreign investments to abate any national security risk they pose. Team Telecom often reviews telecommunications license applications filed before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by foreign-owned companies that are trying to operate in the United States or are endeavoring to connect the United States to foreign communications networks. Team Telecom is focused on cybersecurity risks, threats, and vulnerabilities. Composed of the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice; the attorney general chairs Team Telecom. The secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, secretary of commerce, director of the office of management and budget, U.S. trade representative, director of national intelligence, administrator of general services, national security adviser, assistant to the president for economic policy, director of the office of science and technology, and chair of the council of economic advisers serve as advisers to Team Telecom. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1275990?q=1803232&n=684&tp=15&tlk=10&lk=62 -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)
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