Jon focuses his practice on a wide range of legal challenges facing companies in the communications and media industries. He regularly advises clients on transactional, regulatory, and compliance issues before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) involving wireless, broadband, broadcast, and cable matters. In addition, Jon advises broadcast and print media clients on FTC and state-specific advertising rules and advises broadcast companies on Television Spectrum Repack and FCC license requirements.
Jon brings FCC experience and insight to his engagements with the firm’s communications industry clients. He began his legal career in the FCC Attorney Honors Program as an Attorney-Advisor in the Enforcement Bureau’s Spectrum Enforcement Division, where he investigated rules violations and complaints related to public safety communications network interference, Part 15 equipment authorization, 911 and enhanced 911 outages, deployment and operation of satellites, and compliance with operational provisions of FCC licenses. He also resolved investigations through settlement negotiations or administrative actions such as Citations, Notices of Apparent Liability, and Forfeiture Orders.
Jon was also detailed to the FCC Office of the Enforcement Bureau Chief, where as Acting Legal Advisor, he conducted research on pending cases and wrote decision memoranda for the Commission and Bureau, advised Bureau management and Division staff on FCC processes and procedures for pending cases, and served as liaison to the offices of the Chairman and Commissioners.
During law school, Jon served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Stephanie M. Rose of the Southern District of Iowa. In addition, he was a law clerk on the United States Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary and worked as a student attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jonathan P. Garvin
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Strengthens Robocall Enforcement Partnerships, Amends Telemarketing Sales Rule, Sets Compliance Dates for New Texting Rules - (Posted On Wednesday, March 27, 2024)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Confirms TCPA Bars AI-Generated Voices, Adopts New Consent Revocation Rights Rules for Texts, Cuts 13 Entities from Robocall Mitigation Database - (Posted On Friday, March 01, 2024)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — FCC Floats Proposals on Consumer Consent and AI-Generated Voices, Weighs Enforcement Action for Voice Service Provider; New Legislation on Robocalls - (Posted On Friday, February 02, 2024)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Commission Adopts Second Report and Order On Robotexting With Some Changes - (Posted On Wednesday, December 27, 2023)
- FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future Enforcement - (Posted On Friday, December 08, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — Senate Holds Hearing on “Protecting Americans from Robocalls”; Senators Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Robocalling Penalties; FCC Approves Inquiry into Impact of AI on Robocalling - (Posted On Thursday, November 30, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance News: Regulatory Update — The FCC Contemplates Industry-Altering Changes to Securing Consent - (Posted On Thursday, November 30, 2023)
- The FCC Initiates a Proceeding to Explore the Impact of AI on Calling and Texting Practices — AI: The Washington Report - (Posted On Tuesday, October 31, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance: Commission Takes Steps to Remove Noncompliant Providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database While Reinstating Another - (Posted On Tuesday, October 31, 2023)
- Telephone and Texting Compliance: Commission to Consider Rules Limiting Access to Numbering Resources to Curb Spoofing - (Posted On Tuesday, October 31, 2023)