FCC to Vote on Extending Telephone Privacy Rules to Mobile Devices
Wireless companies question commission's authority to act
As consumers abandon their landlines for mobile phones, the Federal Communications Commission is looking to pass a rule that will make sure the current privacy rules for telephones also apply to the portable devices.
Aimed at strengthening consumer privacy on cellphones, the ruling would require mobile carriers to safeguard personal information such as the numbers called, the duration and time calls were made, as well as their location.
The FCC's three commissioners will vote on the declaratory ruling at its monthly meeting on June 27.
"Millions of wireless consumers must have confidence that personal information about calls will remain secure even if that information is stored on a mobile device," said acting chairwoman Mignon Clyburn.
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