What would constitute a CPNI breach?
As used in this section, a “breach” has occurred when a person, without authorization or exceeding authorization, has intentionally gained access to, used, or disclosed CPNI.
What should you do if you think a CPNI breach has occurred?
Specifically, Globalstar will notify law enforcement no later than seven (7) business days after a reasonable determination that such breach has occurred by sending electronic notification through a central reporting facility to the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
What is the FCC phone rule?
FCC rules require telemarketers to display on caller ID either their phone numbers and, if possible, their names, or the name of the company they represent. The display must include a phone number you can call during regular business hours to ask the company to stop calling.
What government agency hands down the regulations for handling CPNI?
the Federal Communications Commission
To ensure privacy, the Federal Communications Commission promulgated regulations to restrict the use of customer proprietary network information or CPNI.
Is CPNI a PII?
The FCC defines three types of customer proprietary information or customer PI: (1) individually identifiable Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) as defined in Section 222(h); (2) personally identifiable information (PII); and (3) the content of communications.
Which of the following are examples of CPNI?
Examples of CPNI include information typically available from telephone-related details on your monthly bill, technical information, type of service, current telephone charges, long-distance, and local service billing records, directory assistance charges, usage data and calling patterns.
Is Internet search history CPNI?
Internet use, websites visited, search history or apps used are not protected CPNI because the company is acting as an information services provider not subject to these laws.
Does the FCC control cell phones?
The FDA shares regulatory responsibilities for cell phones with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Under the law, the FDA is responsible for, among other things: Consulting with other federal agencies on techniques and programs for testing and evaluating electronic product radiation.
What are the FCC rules regarding Robotexting?
While campaign calls and texts are exempt from the Do Not Call List requirements, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act contains specific rules they must follow. In general, robocalls and robotexts to mobile phones require prior consent and calls to landlines are allowed without prior consent.
Which section of the telecommunications Act covers the topic of privacy of customer information?
Section 222
In 1996, Congress passed the new Privacy of Customer Information provision, codified as Section 222 of the Communications Act.
Who does CPNI apply to?
In general, anything that appears on a phone bill is protected as CPNI.
Which of the following uses of CPNI are acceptable?
For example, we are allowed to use your CPNI in the following cases: to provide equipment, call answering, voicemail or messaging services, fax store and forward services and protocol conversions; to provide inside wiring installation, maintenance and repair services, if applicable; to protect our rights or property ( …
Does the government record all phone calls?
Since midnight Monday, the record of any call you made was not nor will be automatically stored in the government’s enormous database of logs of all Americans’ phone calls; logs the National Security Agency has been collecting with authorization from a secret court since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Are phone records protected?
Yes. The Fourth Amendment protects cell phone location records because of their comprehensive and private nature, even though they are collected and held by the phone company. The Government must ordinarily obtain a warrant before acquiring the records.
What is a violation of the TCPA?
In essence, a telemarketer or debt collector violates the law every time it makes an automated robocall, pre-recorded message, or text message to a consumer’s cell phone unless the consumer previously gave the telemarketer or debt collector permission to call.