Split 6th Circuit Won’t Review Petitions Challenging FCC Telecom Data Breach Rule

( August 14, 2025, 3:09 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A split Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 13 denied consolidated petitions for review of a Federal Communications Commission rule requiring reporting by telecommunications carriers of data breaches involving  personally identifiable information (PII), finding that pursuant to the Communications Act, the FCC has the authority to implement reporting requirements related to data breaches involving customer PII....