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FCC decisions and politics: net neutrality, commissioner nominations, robocall rules, carrier fines, satellite approvals and limits on foreign firms.
Previously, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cancelled his appearance at CES 2018 in January, reportedly because of death threats, but it appears that he feels safe enough to attend…
Today, the FCC's order to overturn previous net neutrality protections was officially published in the Federal Register. Soon after being published, it appears that attorneys general from 23…
Today, the FCC has voted to move forward with their proposal to open up communications spectrum beyond 95GHz. In a statement, the FCC said that the spectrum above…
Today, the Federal Communication Commission's revocation order was published in the Federal Register. This means that two months from now, net neutrality will be officially dead on April…
Last April, Trump-appointed Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai eliminated a restriction that had previously capped how many stations media companies could own. Interestingly, weeks laters, Sinclair Broadcast…
Remember the whole Hawaii false missile alert that went out? Well, the emergency alert worker that sent out the false missile alert to Hawaii residents told officials that…
Yesterday, Axios reported that the Trump administration was considering an option for a government-controlled 5G network. Documents that Axios had obtained showed that Trump's national security team proposed a few…
The leadership at CBS and Viacom have been discussing a potential merger between the two media giants, according to Reuters sources. It's been reported that earlier this month,…
Under Trump-appointed chairman Ajit Pai, the FCC launched an advisory committee last year on high-speed internet access, saying that it planned to bring broadband access to more people.…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has followed the footsteps of Montana Governor Steve Bullock by signing an executive order for net neutrality. Today, Governor Cuomo signed an executive…
Has AT&T had a change of heart? Not likely, but it appears that the wireless carrier is asking for something it fought years to tear down. CEO Randall…
Last month, several US Representatives sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking to investigate the fraudulent comments submitted to the FCC's proposal to repeal net…
Senators and companies alike may be trying to bring back net neutrality protections, but it's important to realize that net neutrality is dead, for now. Even as the…
Apple recently received FCC approval for its HomePod product, paving the way for the company to gear up its product launch. The HomePod has already been delayed for…
Bringing broadband internet access in rural areas has been challenging and long-term effort. Still, million of Americans, including over third of rural citizens in the US, according to…
