Kevin G. Rupy

Kevin is a nationally recognized telecommunications attorney with more than 25 years of experience advising clients on regulatory, enforcement, compliance, and public policy matters affecting communications networks and technologies. He is particularly known for his work combating illegal robocalls and fraud, including leadership in the development of the Industry Traceback Group and implementation of STIR/SHAKEN call authentication frameworks. He represents communications, technology, and enterprise clients before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), other federal agencies, and Congress on high-stakes regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters.

Kevin is widely recognized as a leading authority on telecommunications fraud, robocall mitigation, call authentication, call blocking, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) compliance. He advises voice providers, analytics companies, enterprise callers, and technology companies on the rapidly evolving legal and policy frameworks governing communications services and fraud prevention.

Kevin also counsels clients on a broad range of other communications matters, including broadband deployment, universal service, and federal funding programs. He has extensive experience advising clients on the FCC’s Universal Service Fund programs, including E-Rate, Lifeline, Rural Health Care, and High-Cost support mechanisms, as well as federal broadband infrastructure initiatives.

Before joining Wiley, Kevin served as Vice President of Law and Policy at USTelecom, where he represented leading communications providers and regularly engaged with federal agencies, Congress, and industry stakeholders on major communications policy issues. He founded and led the Industry Traceback Group, which became the FCC’s designated Traceback Consortium and remains a central component of the nation’s efforts to combat illegal robocalls. Kevin began his career in public service, serving for six years in the United States Marine Corps before pursuing a career in law and communications policy.

Representative Matters

• Advises communications providers, analytics companies, technology firms, and enterprise callers on compliance with the Communications Act, TCPA, Truth in Caller ID Act, and related federal and state communications laws.
• Advises clients on strategies to combat brand impersonation and other fraud schemes, including pioneering efforts to leverage trademark law and related causes of action against robocallers and scammers that unlawfully misuse well-known brands to deceive consumers.
• Represents clients in FCC and FTC investigations, enforcement actions, and compliance reviews, including the development and implementation of risk-based compliance programs.
• Counsels clients on FCC robocall mitigation requirements, STIR/SHAKEN implementation, call authentication, call blocking, illegal traffic mitigation, and traceback-related obligations.
• Has helped shape numerous FCC rulemakings implementing the TRACED Act, including proceedings involving traceback, call blocking safe harbors, call authentication implementation, and robocall mitigation requirements.
• Advises participants in federal broadband and universal service programs, including the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF), Connect America Fund (CAF), Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, and related funding initiatives.
• Testified before the U.S. House and Senate on six occasions regarding robocalls, telecommunications fraud, and communications policy, including consideration of the TRACED Act.
• Recognized as a leading authority on robocall mitigation and telecom fraud, and frequently presents at industry conferences, regulatory forums, and enforcement-focused events on call authentication, traceback, messaging regulation, TCPA compliance, and fraud prevention.

Professional Experience

• Board Member, Communications Fraud Control Association (2024-Present)
• Vice President, Law & Policy, United States Telecom Association (2005-2019)
• General Counsel, Bluemont Vineyard, LLC (2007-Present)
• Associate, Private Law Firm (2000-2005)
• Law Clerk, Mobex communications, Inc. (1998-2000)
• Logistics Officer, United States Marine Corps (1997-1998)
• Law Clerk, Private Law Firm (1997)
• Material Operations Director, Counterpart International (1995-1997)
• Logistics Officer, United States Marine Corps (1990-1995)

Recognitions

• Included in The Best Lawyers in America directory for Communications Law (2026-2027)
• Named by The Legal 500 US a "Recommended Lawyer" (2024) in Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory