Schedule Set for California ISP Data Confidentiality Suit
U.S. District Court in San Francisco will hear argument Sept. 29 in a case about whether a state commission can compel disclosure of subscriber data to a third party, said a court schedule (in Pacer) released Wednesday. On May 20,…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today!
the court temporarily banned the California Public Utilities Commission from enforcing a May 3 ruling compelling top ISPs to disclose subscription data to The Utilities Reform Network (TURN) as part of a state investigation of market competition (see 1605240014). The data involves carrier market share and includes Form 477 data that carriers report to the FCC. In their complaint (in Pacer), AT&T, Comcast, CTIA, Verizon and other industry plaintiffs said the data is confidential. Plaintiffs will file opening briefs June 30, followed by the CPUC and TURN July 28. The hearing starts at 10 a.m. PDT.