The Federal Communications Commission is the next US regulator hoping to hold companies more accountable for data breaches.
ISPs must accept gov’t subsidy on all plans—no more upselling, FCC chair says
FCC chair seeks stricter rules after ISPs used previous subsidy to upsell users.
Elon Musk rejects claims his satellites are squeezing out rivals in space
SpaceX founder points out that space is “extremely enormous,” satellites “very tiny.”
Boeing, Airbus wade into 5G scuffle, ask Biden admin to delay rollout
Aircraft manufacturers claim 5G radio signals will interfere with altimeters.
FAA forced delay in 5G rollout despite having no proof of harm to aviation
US delays even as 40 countries use C-band with no reports of harm to altimeters.
Jessica Rosenworcel becomes the first woman to chair the FCC, and Gigi Sohn is nominated for 5th spot
The FCC has its first-ever woman as Chair of the agency, Jessica Rosenworcel, who has been serving as acting Chair since the beginning of the year. President Biden officially appointed her to the position today, and nominated her for a new term — as well as FCC veteran and tireless policy advocate Gigi Sohn, who […]
FCC plans to rein in “gateway” carriers that bring foreign robocalls to US
FCC proposes STIR/SHAKEN and call-blocking rules for gateway phone companies.
FCC proposes new rules to combat SIM swapping scams
SIM swapping scams have been on the rise these past couple of years, but the FCC is seeking to create new rules that would help prevent SIM swapping scams and port-out fraud.
Phone companies must now block carriers that didn’t meet FCC robocall deadline
STIR/SHAKEN requirement should limit robocalls but there are “too many loopholes.”
FCC showers schools across the US with $1.2B from Emergency Connectivity Fund
The FCC has sent out the first checks from its Emergency Connectivity Fund, an effort to help close the “homework gap” at schools by covering the cost of computers and internet services. Thousands of school districts, in every state plus D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico, will split this first $1.2 billion distribution, and there’s still […]