Rosenworcel Circulates NPRM on Data Breach Notification

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel circulated an NPRM that would update commission rules on telecom carriers' data breach notification requirements, said a news release Wednesday. The proposal would "better align the commission’s rules with recent developments in federal and state data breach laws covering other sectors." The NPRM proposes to eliminate the seven business day waiting period for consumer notifications of a breach, require notification of inadvertent breaches, and require that carriers notify the FCC, FBI and Secret Service of all reportable breaches. It proposes making similar revisions to the telecom relay service data breach reporting rule and would seek comment on whether the FCC should require specific categories of information to be included in consumer breach notices. "Customers deserve to be protected against the increase in frequency, sophistication, and scale of these data leaks, and the consequences that can last years after an exposure of personal information," Rosenworcel said. The NPRM wasn't released.