Networks US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit Silicon often from US, but the kit from APAC and elsewhere
Personal Tech Electronics industry says FCC's foreign-made router policy is a bit of a mesh Trade group warns onshoring demands will leave Americans stuck with older gear
Networks FCC says it's making it easier for US telcos to ditch legacy lines But critics say stopping some engineering tests is not the sort of corner you want to cut
Security US foreign router ban criticized for being ‘industrial policy disguised as cybersecurity’ Public policy professor says it will make America less secure but hits Netgear’s lobbying goals
AI + ML AI companies lick their chops as FCC proposes forcing call center onshoring You actually think companies are going to pay Americans to take customer service calls in the AI age?
Networks Country that put backdoors into Cisco routers to spy on world bans foreign routers Unfortunately, there aren't many options unless you're Starlink
Offbeat O say, can you see: FCC pushes patriotic programming for US 250th Stations urged to mark milestone with pro-America content
Cyber-crime FCC sounds alarm after emergency tones turned into potty-mouthed radio takeover Agency flags hijacks of insecure studio-to-transmitter gear after attackers pipe in fake alerts and vulgar audio
CSO FCC guts post-Salt Typhoon telco rules despite ongoing espionage risk Months after China-linked spies burrowed into US networks, regulator tears up its own response
Cyber-crime FCC looks to torch Biden-era cyber rules sparked by Salt Typhoon mess Regulator sides with telcos that claimed new cybersecurity duties were too ‘burdensome’
Public Sector FCC kicks off 'Space Month' with vow to fast-track satellite licensing Agency aims to replace its default 'no' with default 'yes' while overhauling rules for operators
Public Sector FCC plans to kill Wi-Fi on school buses, hotspots for library patrons Chair Carr calls E-Rate expansions unlawful, Ted Cruz warns of online risks for kids
Public Sector FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP's emails as spam Chocolate Factory says people keep marking them as such, so QED
Networks EchoStar sells off its spectrum for more than its total market cap $23B deal with AT&T shows where the money is
Legal Florida Man earns five-year sentence for $100 million telco fraud Q Link claimed subsidies for ineligible customers
Public Sector Biden broadband benchmarks are BS, says Trump FCC No more consideration of affordability or 1 Gbps speed goal if Chairman Carr gets his way
Networks FCC dives in to sink Chinese grip on undersea internet cables Maybe finish ripping and replacing your telco networks first?
Public Sector Trump's budget bill opens wide swath of spectrum for sale Including frequencies that overlap with Wi-Fi 6E and private mobile networking
Networks FCC on the prowl for Huawei and other blocked Chinese makers in America Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting rackets
Security FCC stands up Council on National Security to fight China in ways that CISA used to PLUS: Alleged Garantex admin arrested in India; Google deletes more North Korean malware
Networks Robocallers who phoned the FCC pretending to be from the FCC land telco in trouble Don't laugh: The $4.5m fine proposed for carrier Telnyx shows how the Trump administration will run its comms regulator
CSO FCC to telcos: By law you must secure your networks from foreign spies. Get on it Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snooping
Networks FCC boss urges speedy spectrum auction to fund 'Rip'n'Replace' of Chinese kit Telcos would effectively fund grants paid to protect national security
Networks FCC net neutrality rules dead again as appeals court sides with Big Telco No more back-and-forth: Rosenworcel tells Congress the issue needs legislating
Networks Starlink direct-to-cell is coming to Ukraine Cell towers not required when messaging on Musk's finest
Networks FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the US
Security Salt Typhoon forces FCC's hand on making telcos secure their networks Proposal pushes stricter infosec safeguards after Chinese state baddies expose vulns
Public Sector Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans: TikTok ban, space broadband, and Section 230 reform Loathes Big Tech and is not at all keen on net neutrality
Networks Trump appoints Musk associate Brendan Carr as FCC chair Likely to look more favorably on Elon's adventures in space-based comms
Networks AT&T settles claims it misappropriated subsidies, with partial admission of guilt Changes at the telco giant called for to prevent future abuse
Networks FCC chair: Mobile dead spots will end when space-based and ground comms merge Jessica Rosenworcel looks at policy challenges for the next decade
Science Scientists demand FCC test environmental impacts of satellites Boffins say it's absurd that the US comms watchdog won't consider atmospheric harms
Offbeat FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again It’s the third strike, yet all they get is a slap on the wrist?
Networks FCC probes whether it can pop a cap in ISP data caps 'Our networks have the capacity to meet consumer demand without these restrictions,' says chair
Networks US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss
CSO T-Mobile US to cough up $31.5M after that long string of security SNAFUs At least seven intrusions in five years? Yeah, those promises of improvement more than 'long overdue'
Networks FCC boss starts bringing up Musk's Starlink dominance, antitrust concerns SpaceX broadband network now accounts for nearly two-thirds of all active satellites in orbit
Science Astronomers back call for review of bonkers rule that means satellite swarms fly without environment checks Space boffins want pollution from the likes of Starlink regulated
Networks AT&T to shell out $950,000 after quad-state 911 outage Service takes another dive just as settlement is announced
Public Sector Biden tries to cut through fog of confusion caused by deliberately deceptive customer service tricks Targets impossible unsubscribes, elusive human assistance, and other wallet-draining time sinks
Networks Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects? SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth
Networks Appeals court kicks fate of net neutrality in America further down the road Judges wonder out loud: If Congress wanted this, it would have passed a law, no?
Networks Failure to follow proper procedures caused US-wide AT&T outage, FCC says America's second largest wireless carrier taking steps to prevent a repeat of 12-hour downtime in February
Networks Net neutrality in danger again: US appeals court puts FCC's resurrected rule on hold 'Likelihood of success is even clearer,' thanks to those Supremes
Networks FCC: US telcos a long way off, several billions short of removing Chinese kit Just 12% of providers have completed rip and replace of ZTE, Huawei
Personal Tech FCC wants telcos to carrier unlock cellphones 60 days after activation Should you stay or should you go now? If Rosenworcel gets her way, there won't be trouble
Networks FCC slaps Verizon with $1M fine for dropping 911 calls, again Less than an hour's profit - that sends a strong message for emergency cover
Networks FCC takes some action against notorious BGP How's your RPKI-based security plan coming along? Feds want to know
Networks Big Telco takes aim at renewed net neutrality rules New red-tape will cost us big, American ISPs and their lobbyists claim
Cyber-crime Man behind deepfake Biden robocall indicted on felony charges, faces $6M fine FCC wants to hit this political genius with first-of-a-kind punishment
AI + ML FCC boss wants political ads to admit when they were made using AI How about just flag up the adverts not using machine learning
Cyber-crime FCC names and shames Royal Tiger AI robocall crew Agency is on the lookout for a Prince among men
Networks Lights about to go out on US Affordable Connectivity Program A partial benefit in May then subsidy gets unplugged once and for all
Personal Tech AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile US fined $200M for selling off people's location info Carriers claim real culprits are getting away with it - the data brokers
Networks America may end up with paid-for 5G fast lanes under net neutrality anyway Damn you, network virtualization
Personal Tech US broadband internet: Now with mandatory 'nutrition' labels ISPs are just going to have to swallow it
Networks FCC to reinstate net neutrality in the US until someone decides to scrap it again Pendulum returns to the Obama era – don't be surprised if it swings right back
Networks Feds finally decide to do something about years-old SS7 spy holes in phone networks And Diameter, too, for good measure
On-Prem Stuck paying for your apartment's crummy internet? FCC boss Rosenworcel wants to help Proposed regulation would bar building owners from forcing internet services on tenants
Networks FCC: April is last month for Affordable Connectivity Program payments US broadband customers prepare for the great disconnection
Personal Tech FCC Commissioner calls for crackdown on Apple's iMessage gatekeeping Demands investigation into iPhone maker for potentially breaching regulations over Beeper Mini
Security FCC gets tough: Telcos must now tell you when your personal info is stolen Yep, cell carriers didn't have to do this before
AI + ML Sorry, scammers: The FCC says AI robocalls are definitely illegal Existing telemarketing abuse laws apply to AI voices, too, says Commission
Public Sector America's broadband bill subsidy runs out of money and halts enrollments Program that gets the hard-up online needs money by May
Public Sector The FCC wants to criminalize AI robocall spam The only thing worse than a telemarketer is a robo-telemarketer
Networks Musk lashes out at Biden administration over rural broadband Claims FCC's justification for ditching Starlink 'utterly false'
Public Sector FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program dangles by a financial thread On the wrong side of the digital divide in America? The clock is ticking
Networks FCC really, truly won't give SpaceX nearly a billion bucks for Starlink rural broadband You Musk be joking, says legal veep
Networks FCC reminds US mobile carriers that customer data needs to be protected Telcos schooled on how to combat SIM swapping and port-out fraud
Security Your password hygiene remains atrocious, says NordPass ALSO: FCC cracks down on SIM-swap scams, old ZeroLogon targeted by new ransomware, and critical vulnerabilities
AI + ML FCC probes rise of AI robocall armies 'Hello, our records indicate that you had an accident with a massively overhyped technology that wasn't your fault...'
Networks FCC throws an $18B bone to rural broadband Funds intended to support carriers for more than 15 years
Networks Net neutrality is back in the Land of the Free – for now Until the Democrats leave office, that is
Science ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign
Networks FCC plans to restore net neutrality rules tossed out under Trump Discriminatory handling of data and paid internet fast lanes could again be disallowed
Networks FCC boss says 25Mbps isn't cutting it, Americans deserve 100Mbps now, gigabit later First refresh of minimums in eight years for the country that invented the internet
Cyber-crime FTC sues VoIP provider over 'billions of illegal robocalls' XCast knew it was breaking the law and didn't hold back, watchdog says
Networks Remember those millions of fake net neutrality comments? Fallout continues Trio of digital marketing firms cough up $600K to make astroturfing brouhaha just go away
Off-Prem SpaceX tries to de-orbit Amazon's request for a satellite broadband shortcut Stop the presses: Billionaires think sharing is a great idea, until a rival billionaire wants to share
Networks Biden wants to claw back, flog off 1.5GHz of spectrum Good news, unless trees or walls get in the way
Science Amazon convinces FCC it can avoid space junk chaos We wanted robot butlers and flying Deloreans ... and got internet-from-orbit instead
Networks Cheating carriers could cost web-starved Americans billions in subsidies And the FCC ain't exactly helping, senators say
Bootnotes Three seconds of audio could end up costing Fox $500,000 And that, kids, is why we don't play the Emergency Alert System tone on TV
Security No more holidays for US telcos, FCC is cracking down Also, LastPass faces class action, and Louisiana says that, while the internet may be for porn, ID is still required
Security FCC calls for mega $300 million fine for massive US robocall campaign 5 billion calls over three months. Was your phone spammed?
Security Taiwan bans state-owned devices from running Chinese platform TikTok US FCC Commissioner praises Taiwan’s security decision as US state governments follow suit
Networks FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground
Security US bans Chinese telecoms imports – won't even consider authorizing them Part bureaucratic box ticking, part crackdown that makes even Wi-Fi routers and smartphones off limits
Networks FCC takes on robotexts. Good news if your dad thinks IRS gives SMS rebates But how will you know when your vehicle's extended warranty has expired?
Networks As Hurricane Ian hits, FCC rules cell carriers must help each other in disasters You will or won't do it voluntarily? Doesn't matter, we'll mandate it
Security Federal Communications Commission proposed stricter rules on how telco carriers should report data breaches
Networks FCC officially opens its $1.9bn purse to reimburse those ripping out and replacing Huawei, ZTE kit
Security Q2 2022 should see networking sales boom – when payouts to replace Huawei and ZTE kit start to flow
Personal Tech Amazon will know when its business, privacy practices keep you up at night – it has an FCC-approved sleep radar
Networks FCC pushes forward on rules to block the certification of new telecoms gear from ZTE and Huawei
Personal Tech After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
Personal Tech FCC urges Americans to run internet speed app to counter Big Cable's broadband data fudging
Networks Obtaining US 5G supremacy is easy as Pai, says FCC commish Brendan Carr. It's all in the spectrum
Networks FCC announces winners in $81bn 5G spectrum auction. Congrats to Verizon, which must cough up $45.4bn
Networks New FCC boss leaps into action by… creating three committees to look at longstanding problems and come back at some point
Networks There's no Huawei on Earth we're a national security threat, Chinese giant tells US appeals court
Networks US govt drops challenge to California’s net neutrality law, signals shift to once again safeguard connections
Networks With depressing predictability, FCC boss leaves office with a list of his deeds... and a giant middle finger to America
Networks Trump's overhaul of Section 230 stalls, Biden may just throw the web legal shield on the bonfire anyway
Networks China Telecom answers US internet routing hijack claims by joining internet routing security team: How do you like them apples?
Networks Senators, net neutrality advocates rail against looming lame-duck confirmation of new FCC commissioner
Networks Trumpian politics continue as senators advance controversial Republican FCC commissioner nominee
Personal Tech FCC sucked deeper into partisan politics, Trumpism: Nominated commissioner sparks conflict-of-interest row
Networks FYI: Someone wants to launch mobile broadband satellites into space used by scientific craft – and NASA's not happy
Networks FCC puts final nails into net neutrality coffin. In a week, America will vote on whether to bury or open it up again
Personal Tech After Trump, Congress, Supreme Court Justice hit out at tech giants' legal immunity, now FCC boss wants to stick his oar in, too
Networks US comms watchdog calls for more scrutiny of submarine cables that land in 'adversary countries'
Security What price security? Well, for the US ban on Huawei/ZTE kit it's around $1.8bn, and you're going to pay most of it
Networks Hold on to your hats, Net Neutrality version 2 is on its way courtesy of Trump and the FCC's moves on Section 230
Science Sounds like the black helicopters have come for us. Oh, just another swarm of FAA-approved Amazon delivery drones
Science You there. Person, corp, state. Doesn't matter. You better not shoot down or hack a drone. That's our job – US govt
Networks FCC: Remember that confidential paperwork you gave us, China Telecom? Yeah, well, we're handing it over to the Feds
Networks Amazon gets green-light to blow $10bn on 3,000+ internet satellites. All so Americans can shop more on Amazon
Personal Tech With the US election coming up, when better to petition regulators for a controversial way to chill online speech?
Networks Battle for 6GHz heats up in America: Broadcasters sue FCC to kill effort to open spectrum for private Wi-Fi
Personal Tech As the FCC finally starts tackling its dreadful broadband maps, Georgia reveals just how bad they are
Networks America's Team Telecom urges FCC to do something about that 120Tbps fiber line between US, Hong Kong
Networks FCC boss orders probe into 'unacceptable' T-Mobile US outage after carrier plays dog-ate-my-homework card
Networks Count how many times the Feds checked Chinese telcos in America weren't spying. Only one hand needed
Personal Tech FCC boss pleads with Congress: Please stop me from auctioning off this spectrum for billions of dollars
Networks US threatens to turf out four Chinese telcos amid concerns over national security... and COVID-19, doctors, schools, jobs, communists, etc
Science Want to put a satellite into orbit for US comms? Whoa, says Uncle Sam: Where's your space crash risk assessment?
Networks As nice as Pai: FCC chairman comes out in favour of Ligado Networks' 5G proposal, despite criticism from airlines and military
Networks White House creates 'Team Telecom' to probe whether foreign telcos should be allowed near US networks
Networks FCC forced by court to ask the public (again) if they think tearing up net neutrality was a really good idea or not
Networks You, FCC, tell us again why cities are only allowed to charge rich telcos $270 to attach 5G tech to utility poles?
Security Your mobile network broke the law by selling location data and may be fined millions... or maybe not, shrugs FCC
Networks You know the President is able to shut down all US comms, yeah? An FCC commish wants to stop him from doing that
Networks FCC lines up $16 billion for broadband across entire US. Well, except New York because, screw them, right?
Security Ooh, watch out Google. You've got competition. Verizon has a new 'privacy-focused' search engine
Networks FCC proudly wastes $90m getting data-capped, pricey satellite internet to tiny percentage of US population
Networks It’s been two years since net neutrality was killed in the US. Let’s celebrate by having another fight over it
Networks You'll never get Huawei with this, FCC tells US telcos: Buy Chinese kit and you won't see another dime from us
Personal Tech Phew! All that competition in the US mobile industry was exhausting. Thank God for the FCC, am I right?
Networks Remember the millions of fake net neutrality comments? They weren't as kosher as the FCC made out
Networks How four rotten packets broke CenturyLink's network for 37 hours, knackering 911 calls, VoIP, broadband
Networks Enjoying that 25Mbps internet speed, America? Oh, it's just 6Mbps? And you're unhappy? Can't imagine why
Networks America's latest 5G drama: Spectrum row bursts into the open with special adviser fingered as agent provocateur
Networks FCC adviser and fiber telco CEO thrown in the clink for five years after conning investors out of $270m with fake deals
Networks Weather forecasters are STILL banging on about 5G clashing with their sensors. As if climate change is a big deal
Personal Tech The FCC has finally, finally approved a half-decent plan to destroy the robocall scourge... but there's a catch
Personal Tech FCC boss blesses T-Mobile US-Sprint merger amid sketchy promises, lashings of incoherency
Personal Tech FCC promises, yet again, to tackle robocalls. Translation: Expect six more months of waiting
Security Baltimore hit with more ransomware, ChinaMobile gets the boot in the US, and another (mild) Systemd system-d'oh!
Personal Tech Put a stop to these damn robocalls! Dozens of US state attorneys general fire rocket up FCC's ass
Security What was that P word? Ah. Privacy. Yes, we'll think about privacy, says FCC mulling cellphone location data overhaul
Networks US telcos' best pal – yes, the FCC – urged to dump its dodgy stats, crowd-source internet speeds direct from subscribers
Networks It's OK, everyone – Congress's smart-cookie Republicans have the answer to America's net neutrality quandary
Security US lawmakers furious (again) as mobile networks caught (again) selling your emergency location data to bounty hunters (again)
Networks Grumble Pai: FCC boss told by House Dems to try the novel concept of putting US folks first, big biz second
Networks Our vulture listened to four hours of obtuse net neutrality legal blah-blah so you don't have to: Here's what's happening
Networks Man drives 6,000 miles to prove Uncle Sam's cellphone coverage maps are wrong – and, boy, did he manage it
Networks FCC: Oh no, deary me. What a shame. Too bad, so sad we can't do net neutrality appeal during the US govt shutdown
Personal Tech FCC's answer to scandal of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US selling people's location data: Burying its head in the ground
Personal Tech FCC tosses aside rules, treats Google to a happy ending following request for handy tech
Networks O little town of Bethlehem, Georgia. How still we see your internet lie... US govt throws another $600m at rural broadband
