FCC sets February deadline for initial comments on data breach proposal with questions on CISA incident reporting alignment

The Federal Communications Commission has a set Feb. 23 deadline to submit initial comments on its proposed rule to update data breach requirements for telecommunications carriers handling customer information.

The notice of proposed rulemaking approved on Jan. 6 concerns breaches of customer proprietary network information and would, if finalized, update FCC notification requirements first established in 2007. The NPRM also addresses the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s upcoming incident reporting regulation for critical infrastructure and how the FCC can...