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
TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Initiates Proceeding to Address Robotexting, Moves to Remove Non-Compliant Providers from Robocall Mitigation Database, and Seeks Info on Non-IP Call Authentication
October 25, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC is seeking comment on a proposal to require mobile providers to block illegal text messages and apply caller ID authentication technology to text messages, issued Orders starting the process of removing seven voice service providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database, and issued a notice that it is considering seeking comment on non-IP technology in the nation’s phone networks and how it impacts the Commission’s work to stop robocalls.
TCPA Regulatory Update — USTelecom-Led Traceback Group to Continue as Commission’s Registered Consortium; Commission Signs Updated European MOU with a Focus on Robocalling
September 30, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau selected USTelecom-led Industry Traceback Group to continue as the registered traceback consortium. Also, the FCC and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications signed an updated MOU that includes a focus on combatting unwanted robocalls and the promotion of 5G and other next-generation communications technologies.
Monthly TCPA Digest — September 2022
September 30, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Crystal Lopez
Our TCPA newsletter covers the FCC’s selection of the USTelecom-led Industry Traceback Group to continue as the registered traceback consortium, an updated MOU aimed at combatting unwanted robocalls signed by the FCC and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, and a Florida federal district court ruling on the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act.
TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Seeks Comment on Efficacy of STIR/SHAKEN; Commission Signs Robocall MOU
August 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) issued a Public Notice seeking comment on two recurring obligations relating to the FCC’s caller ID authentication rules, and the FCC and Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at combatting unlawful robocalling.
Monthly TCPA Digest — August 2022
August 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Esteban Morales
Our TCPA newsletter covers an FCC Public Notice seeking comment on obligations relating to the FCC’s caller ID authentication rules and the FCC’s MOU with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to combat robocalling. It also reviews an Eleventh Circuit holding that every class member must have standing in order for plaintiffs to recover individual damages in a TCPA class action.
Monthly TCPA Digest — July 2022
July 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Joshua Briones, Adam B. Korn, Esteban Morales
Monthly TCPA Digest — June 2022
June 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin, Matthew Novian
Our TCPA newsletter covers an FCC Public Notice reminding non-facilities-based small voice providers with 100,000 or fewer voice lines of the June 30 deadline for implementing STIR/SHAKEN caller ID technology, plus Oklahoma and other state legislation to restrict telephonic sales calls in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Facebook decision limiting the application of the TCPA.
TCPA Regulatory Update — FCC Reminds Small Providers of STIR/SHAKEN Deadline
June 29, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC issued a Public Notice reminding non-facilities-based small voice providers with 100,000 or fewer voice lines of the June 30 deadline for implementing STIR/SHAKEN caller ID technology and a related deadline for updating the Robocall Mitigation Database.
TCPA Regulatory Update — Commission Adopts New Rules for “Gateway Providers”
May 31, 2022 | Article | By Russell Fox, Jonathan P. Garvin
The FCC adopted new obligations for certain U.S.-based voice service providers that accept foreign-originated calls with U.S. numbers before transmitting the calls to another U.S.-based provider and proposed FCC rule changes to combat robocalling.
Involvement
- Member, Federal Communications Bar Association
