Topic Archives: Telecommunications

August 12, 2019 - Asia, Telecommunications

New Rule Implementing NDAA Prohibition: U.S. Agencies Cannot Enter Contracts That Use Chinese Telecom Technology

By: John P. Carlin, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, W. Jay DeVecchio, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito III, and Amy S. Josselyn

The latest in a string of U.S. government (USG) actions restricting the use of Chinese technology in the U.S. supply chain is an interim rule issued by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) implementing …›

May 23, 2019 - Hardware, Regulatory, Software, Telecommunications

Commerce Issues Narrow License for Certain Transactions with Huawei

By: John P. Carlin, John E. Smith, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, David A. Newman, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito III, Michael V. Dobson, and Amy S. Josselyn

The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a 90-day temporary general license exempting a set of transactions from the Entity List designation of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Huawei”) and its affiliates worldwide, which was effective May 16, 2019. The …›

May 17, 2019 - Asia, Hardware, Software, Telecommunications

Chinese Telecom Companies Under Fire: Commerce Moves to Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Technology, With More Restrictions Coming

By: John P. Carlin, Nicholas J. Spiliotes, Joseph A. Benkert, Panagiotis C. Bayz, Charles L. Capito III, and Amy S. Josselyn

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has added Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) and its affiliates to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) “Entity List,” a move that effectively cuts off Huawei from directly or indirectly acquiring U.S.-origin hardware, software, and technology. These new …›

January 24, 2019 - European Union, Telecommunications

Time to Hit Pause: Copyright Infringement on User Generated Platforms – When Is the Platform Provider Liable for Damages?

By: Kristina Ehle and Stephan Kress

Content uploaded on to the Internet by users (e.g., music, videos, literature, photos, streaming of live events such as gaming and concerts – so-called “user-generated content”) has spawned a series of legal cases in Europe. In 2019, decisions of the European Court of Justice …›

December 18, 2018 - European Union, Telecommunications

Hot off the press: The European Electronic Communications Code

By: Andreas Grünwald and Christoph Nüßing

Yesterday, after a legislative procedure lasting more than two years, the European Union has finally published its new “European Electronic Communications Code” (EECC). It provides updated rules for providers of traditional mobile and fixed telecoms services, establishes regulations for new online communications services and …›

August 7, 2018 - Regulatory, Telecommunications

If Your Company Offers Streaming Services, You Should Be Aware that States and Localities Are Taking Different Approaches to Taxing Such Services

By: Craig B. Fields and Rebecca M. Balinskas

Many states and localities are concerned that the proliferation of streaming services is shrinking tax revenues previously received from sales of traditional forms of entertainment. Those concerns are not unfounded. The rapid development of streaming services has drastically changed how people watch …›