CPUC Cracks Down on Secrecy of Utility Data
For California utilities, ensuring their information stays confidential just got harder. On August 25, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a decision updating the process for...
View ArticleCPUC Hosts Workshop for New Safety Intervenor
Earlier in 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) received approval from the Legislature to establish its own Office of Safety Advocates (OSA) as an effort to expand the participation...
View ArticleWireless Legal Seminar for the West
Friday, November 18, 2016 8:30 a.m – 5:15 p.m. PST Davis Wright Tremaine 1201 Third Avenue Suite 2200 Seattle, WA 98101 The wireless world continues to explode as smartphones and 4G become ubiquitous –...
View ArticleCalifornia Reforms CPUC Ex Parte Policy
The talk in Sacramento over the last few years to reform the California Public Utilities Commission has begun to take form. On September 29, 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 215 (Leno) (“SB...
View ArticleCalifornia Expands Service Quality Regulations
Not only is the weather changing, but so are service rules in sunny California. In Aug. 2016, the California Public Utilities Commissions (CPUC) issued Decision (D.) 16-08-021 in its service quality...
View ArticleFCC Grants States Extra Time to Implement Lifeline Rules
On December 1, 2016, the day before new eligibility and port freeze rules imposed by the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order on Lifeline-supported broadband services were to take effect, the FCC granted...
View ArticleA New Year Brings New Leadership at CPUC
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced on December 28, 2016, the appointment of Martha Guzman Aceves and Clifford Rechtschaffen to the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), replacing Michael...
View ArticleCalifornia PUC Adopts Safety Enforcement Citation Program
On Dec. 1, 2016, the California PUC (CPUC) unanimously adopted Resolution SED-3, which implements a safety enforcement citation program for communications infrastructure providers (CIPs) including...
View ArticleCalifornia Utility Regulator Grows Data Hungry
As the world’s appetite for data increases, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has decided to take a seat at the table. Over the last several months, the CPUC has issued a series of...
View ArticleChange is Coming for CPUC Procedures
Spring cleaning has come to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) as it sets on a path to overhaul its Rules of Practice and Procedure. On May 4, 2017, Administrative Law Judge Wildgrube...
View ArticleCalifornia Public Utilities Commission Issues Resolution ALJ-344,...
At the end of 2017, the California Public Utilities Commission issued Resolution ALJ-344 which implements statutory amendments pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 215, reflects changes in the Commission’s...
View ArticleNew California Pole Access Rules: A Boost for Wireless Installation
Back in 1998, California gave pole access rights to competitive carriers. With the explosion in demand for wireless broadband and the rise of 5G, California has recently expanded those access rights....
View ArticleCalifornia Enacts the Nation’s First Internet of Things Security Law
On Friday, September 28, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the nation’s first Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity law. Although the new law presents some compliance issues, it does not...
View ArticleInside Scoop on California Net Neutrality Policy
The past year of net neutrality policy in California has been a real roller coaster, from failed bills to passed builds, and from preliminary injunctions to stipulations. The Federal Communications Bar...
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