Internet and E-Commerce

Wilkinson Barker Knauer advises telecommunications carriers, application providers, and other technology companies regarding the regulatory and transactional implications of new Internet-based technologies. WBK attorneys are actively involved in Federal regulatory matters directly affecting those clients who find themselves faced with the ever-changing legal implications of these technologies. Wireline service providers, licensed and unlicensed wireless service providers, satellite providers, Internet service providers, equipment vendors, application and software vendors, and broadcasters all seek counsel and support from WBK.

The firm’s attorneys assist in many compliance matters and regulatory proceedings involving these new technologies, including:

• the FCC’s rulemaking proceeding on IP-enabled services;
• regulatory forbearance petitions for IP-enabled services;
• the FCC’s implementation of Section 706 of the 1996 Act;
• spectrum allocation and service rules for new licensed and unlicensed wireless technologies before the FCC and NTIA.

The extraordinary changes in commerce made possible by the Internet frequently raise concerns over the implications for individual and corporate privacy protection. Clients faced with a variety of Federal agency regulatory proceedings on any number of issues concerning privacy implications in these new technologies look to Wilkinson Barker for incisive direction and guidance.

Attorneys at the firm routinely monitor and apprise clients on matters regarding Internet and E-commerce developments such as:

• the FCC’s and FTC’s implementation of the CAN-SPAM Act in 2003-2004;
• the FCC’s and FBI’s implementation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) and the interplay with Federal wiretap statutes;
• Section 222 of the Communications Act and the FCC’s implementing rules governing the use of carrier and customer proprietary network information (CPNI);
• the Commission’s implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
• the Department of Homeland Security’s implementation of privacy safeguards for providers of critical infrastructure.

WBK attorneys have considerable experience in (link) Corporate and Commercial Transactional matters concerning the wireless and wireline technologies affected by these regulations.