Federal privacy bill would strip FCC’s role as telecom industry’s privacy cop

Sweeping federal privacy legislation now under debate in Congress is expected to move oversight of the telecom industry’s privacy practices from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a shift that has long been a priority for telecom companies, which bristle at a well-resourced FCC’s technical expertise and highly focused oversight.

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