A TAX BY ANY OTHER NAME
In a recent important decision, Consumers’ Research t al. v. Federal Communications Commission, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals where the court found that the FCC’s assessment and collection of Universal Service Fund (USF) fees constituted an unconstitutional “tax.” In the
CTA: Synopsis and Financial Implications
Important Update: On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and stayed the CTA’s upcoming January 1, 2025 reporting deadline.
Negotiable Hostilities Webinars
Negotiable Hostilities, Part 1. “Doing Telecom Deals with Russia in the Sanctions Era.” See Attachment A and A-Alert. Negotiable Hostilities, Part 2. “Telecom Deals with Foreign Investors in the Current Administration.” See Attachment B and B-Alert. Negotiable Hostilities, Part
Regulatory Alert
As a follow up to our recent webinar, “Content Regulation in the Age of Misinformation”, here is a an Alert briefly discussing the outcome of the Gonzalez and Twitter cases before the U.S. Supreme Court – and what’s coming up
A SPECIAL CLIENT ALERT – THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Politics And Telecommunications. “The Death of the Good Samaritan (maybe)”
Following up on our special client alert on the 2020 Presidential election, we are pleased to distribute a guest editorial on Section 230 of the Communications Act, now at the center of the controversy between the candidates involving the former
A SPECIAL POLITICAL ALERT – THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Politics and Telecommunications
The attached Client Alert: https://wstelecomlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-Sapronov-Associates-P.C-A-Special-Political-Alert-The-2020-Presidential-Election.pdf
A SPECIAL POLITICAL ALERT – The 2018 Midterm Elections: How They Could Influence U.S. Telecom Policy
The attached Client Alert:https://wstelecomlaw.com/2019-04-sapronov-associates-p-c-political-alert-midterm-elections-telecom/
A SPECIAL CLIENT ALERT – THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Politics and Telecommunications
The attached Client Alert: https://wstelecomlaw.com/2020/10/the-2012-preside…lecommunications/
A SPECIAL CLIENT ALERT – THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Politics And Telecommunications
The attached Client Alert: https://wstelecomlaw.com/2008-sapronov-associates-p-c-political-alert-2008/
Walt Sapronov & Paul Kouroupas of our Firm recently moderated a webinar for Thomson Reuters
Walt Sapronov & Paul Kouroupas of our Firm recently moderated a webinar for Thomson Reuters addressing the current regulatory framework for foreign investment in U.S. telecommunications markets, with emphasis on doing business with Russia. Speakers include Dan Pickard (Wiley Rein),