Jonathan focuses his practice on a wide range of legal challenges facing technology and communications companies. He regularly advises industry members on regulatory, legislative, and transactional matters. Jonathan has experience representing wireless, broadband, media, and cable industry clients in complex regulatory proceedings and investigations before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In addition, he counsels companies in a variety of industries, such as telecommunications, health care, and public utilities, on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and robocalling/texting compliance issues.
Jonathan is also involved in the firm’s Communications Infrastructure Litigation Practice. Representing clients before federal and state courts on matters involving both wireless and wireline facilities deployment.
Jonathan brings FCC experience and insight to his engagements with the firm’s clients. He began his legal career in the FCC Attorney Honors Program as an Attorney-Advisor in the Enforcement Bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division, where he investigated and resolved rules violations and complaints.
Jonathan was also detailed to the FCC Office of the Enforcement Bureau Chief, where as Acting Legal Advisor, he provided legal and procedural advice to Bureau management, guided Enforcement Bureau actions through FCC processes, and served as a liaison to the offices of the Chairman and Commissioners.
During law school, Jonathan served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose of the Southern District of Iowa. In addition, he was a law clerk on the United States Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary and worked as a student attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
Jonathan has been active in the firm’s pro bono practice representing juveniles in immigration matters.
viewpoints
Telephone and Texting Compliance: Commission Takes Another Step to Shut Down Repeat Violator
October 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC Enforcement Bureau released an Initial Determination Order against One Owl Telecom, giving the company 14 days to respond to a finding of noncompliance with a notice requiring the company to stop illegal traffic. If One Owl failed to respond or to demonstrate compliance by the deadline, the Bureau will issue an order requiring all downstream providers to block all One Owl traffic within 30 days.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — October 2023
October 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
In this month’s Telephone and Texting Compliance News, we report on the FCC’s adoption of rules adding new obligations for interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service providers that obtain numbers for their customers directly from a numbering administrator and several Enforcement Bureau actions, including an Initial Determination Order against One Owl Telecom, 20 Orders to initiate the removal of noncompliant voice service and gateway providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database, and an order reinstating Global UC Inc.’s certification in the RMD.
Telephone and Texting Compliance: Commission Takes Steps to Remove Noncompliant Providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database While Reinstating Another
October 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
On October 16, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau released 20 Orders to initiate the removal of noncompliant voice service and gateway providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database and reinstated Global UC Inc.’s certification in the RMD, which included entering into a Compliance Plan with the company.
Telephone and Texting Compliance: Commission to Consider Rules Limiting Access to Numbering Resources to Curb Spoofing
October 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC adopted rules adding new obligations for interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service providers that obtain numbers for their customers directly from a numbering administrator and is seeking comment on additional proposals involving direct access.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FTC Hikes Do-Not-Call Access Fees; FCC Re-Selects USTelecom-Led Industry Traceback Group as Registered Consortium, Sets New Record for Robocall and Spoofing Fine
August 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC is increasing fees to access its DNC Registry as of October 1, the FCC re-selected a USTelecom-led industry group as its Registered Traceback Consortium, and the FCC set a new record for a robocall and spoofing fine.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — August 2023
August 31, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
In this month’s Telephone and Texting Compliance News, we report on upcoming hikes to the FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry access fees, the FCC’s record fine of nearly $300 million for robocalling and spoofing, and the FCC’s re-selection of a USTelecom-led industry group as its Registered Traceback Consortium.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — July 2023
July 26, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Crystal Lopez
In this month’s Telephone and Texting Compliance News, we cover FCC deadlines for new voice service provider requirements, pending federal legislation that would give the FCC the authority to initiate litigation to enforce TCPA violations, the FCC’s participation in a federal and state multiagency initiative to combat scam calls, and a Ninth Circuit decision, which held that a phone line subscriber has standing to bring a TCPA case even though she wasn’t the recipient of the text message at issue.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Sets Effective Date for New Rules, Congress Introduces Legislation to Expand FCC Enforcement Authority, the FCC Joins "Operation Stop Scam Calls"
July 26, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about the Commission’s effective date for requirements adopted in May for all voice service providers, legislation pending in Congress that would give the Commission more enforcement authority, and a joint initiative by the FCC, FTC, and state attorneys general to combat illegal robocalls aimed at committing fraud.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News — June 2023
June 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
In this month’s Telephone and Texting Compliance News, we cover an FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with proposed rules designed to strengthen consumers’ ability to revoke consent to receive robocalls and robotexts and a Third Circuit decision affirming an arbitration award of more than $286,000 to a credit card company for its fraud counterclaim in a TCPA case.
Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Commission Seeks to Clarify and Codify Calling Consent Requirements
June 30, 2023 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
Read about an FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at strengthening consumers’ ability to revoke consent to receive robocalls and robotexts.
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