America may end up with paid-for 5G fast lanes under net neutrality anyway Damn you, network virtualization Networks17 Apr 2024 | 15
US broadband internet: Now with mandatory 'nutrition' labels ISPs are just going to have to swallow it Personal Tech10 Apr 2024 | 20
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 Networks03 Apr 2024 | 19
Feds finally decide to do something about years-old SS7 spy holes in phone networks And Diameter, too, for good measure Networks02 Apr 2024 | 22
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 On-Prem05 Mar 2024 | 21
FCC: April is last month for Affordable Connectivity Program payments US broadband customers prepare for the great disconnection Networks05 Mar 2024 | 8
FCC Commissioner calls for crackdown on Apple's iMessage gatekeeping Demands investigation into iPhone maker for potentially breaching regulations over Beeper Mini Personal Tech13 Feb 2024 | 16
FCC gets tough: Telcos must now tell you when your personal info is stolen Yep, cell carriers didn't have to do this before Security12 Feb 2024 | 8
Sorry, scammers: The FCC says AI robocalls are definitely illegal Existing telemarketing abuse laws apply to AI voices, too, says Commission AI + ML08 Feb 2024 | 20
America's broadband bill subsidy runs out of money and halts enrollments Program that gets the hard-up online needs money by May Public Sector06 Feb 2024 | 11
The FCC wants to criminalize AI robocall spam The only thing worse than a telemarketer is a robo-telemarketer Public Sector02 Feb 2024 | 38
Musk lashes out at Biden administration over rural broadband Claims FCC's justification for ditching Starlink 'utterly false' Networks23 Jan 2024 | 63
FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program dangles by a financial thread On the wrong side of the digital divide in America? The clock is ticking Public Sector09 Jan 2024 | 8
FCC really, truly won't give SpaceX nearly a billion bucks for Starlink rural broadband Updated You Musk be joking, says legal veep Networks14 Dec 2023 | 69
FCC reminds US mobile carriers that customer data needs to be protected Telcos schooled on how to combat SIM swapping and port-out fraud Networks13 Dec 2023 | 5
Your password hygiene remains atrocious, says NordPass Infosec in brief ALSO: FCC cracks down on SIM-swap scams, old ZeroLogon targeted by new ransomware, and critical vulnerabilities Security20 Nov 2023 | 57
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...' AI + ML16 Nov 2023 | 6
FCC throws an $18B bone to rural broadband Funds intended to support carriers for more than 15 years Networks31 Oct 2023 | 10
Net neutrality is back in the Land of the Free – for now Until the Democrats leave office, that is Networks20 Oct 2023 | 9
ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign Science03 Oct 2023 | 7
FCC plans to restore net neutrality rules tossed out under Trump Discriminatory handling of data and paid internet fast lanes could again be disallowed Networks26 Sep 2023 | 29
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 Networks26 Jul 2023 | 54
FTC sues VoIP provider over 'billions of illegal robocalls' XCast knew it was breaking the law and didn't hold back, watchdog says Cyber-crime16 May 2023 | 39
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 Networks15 May 2023 | 33
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 Off-Prem22 Mar 2023 | 31
Biden wants to claw back, flog off 1.5GHz of spectrum Good news, unless trees or walls get in the way Networks15 Mar 2023 | 10
Amazon convinces FCC it can avoid space junk chaos We wanted robot butlers and flying Deloreans ... and got internet-from-orbit instead Science10 Feb 2023 | 36
Cheating carriers could cost web-starved Americans billions in subsidies And the FCC ain't exactly helping, senators say Networks09 Feb 2023 | 20
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 Bootnotes27 Jan 2023 | 180
No more holidays for US telcos, FCC is cracking down In Brief Also, LastPass faces class action, and Louisiana says that, while the internet may be for porn, ID is still required Security08 Jan 2023 | 41
FCC suggests licensing 5GHz spectrum to drone operators What's the WiFly password again? Legal05 Jan 2023 | 5
FCC calls for mega $300 million fine for massive US robocall campaign 5 billion calls over three months. Was your phone spammed? Security22 Dec 2022 | 82
Taiwan bans state-owned devices from running Chinese platform TikTok US FCC Commissioner praises Taiwan’s security decision as US state governments follow suit Security07 Dec 2022 | 15
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 Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17
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 Security27 Nov 2022 | 19
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? Networks03 Oct 2022 | 16
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 Networks30 Sep 2022 | 8
Satellite operators want option to exceed deorbiting rules The sky is getting crowded, but some think the FCC is moving too fast to clean it up Networks22 Sep 2022 | 18
USA adds two more Chinese carriers to 'probably a national security threat' list Pacific Network Corp and China Unicom join the likes of Huawei, Hytera, Hikvision on list of dangerous suppliers Security21 Sep 2022 | 5
FCC Commissioner demands review of Starlink rural broadband subsidies Withdrawal of SpaceX's $885.5m award a 'drastic action' – but Musk wouldn't want subsidy anyway, right? Networks13 Sep 2022 | 32
FCC floats 'five-year rule' for hoovering up space junk Gets some pushback from those wanting permission to keep it hanging around for decades Science09 Sep 2022 | 20
Revealed: US telcos admit to storing, handing over location data Letters to FCC confirm what many believed, don't address a bigger problem Security02 Sep 2022 | 14
FCC awards $800m for rural broadband development Illinois, Arizona and Iowa are the big winners in connection plan Networks01 Sep 2022 | 7
US court backs FCC decision to let SpaceX fly Starlink sats at lower altitudes Judges just didn't buy Viasat's in-orbit prang fears Networks30 Aug 2022 | 15
FCC decides against giving Starlink $1b in rural broadband subsidies Even those within the agency puzzled by the SpaceX decision when 'we have the technology to improve lives now' Networks11 Aug 2022 | 23
Clean up orbit first, then we can think about space factories, says FCC It's hard to make things out there when dust-sized particles can destroy them Science08 Aug 2022 | 23
Warning! Critical flaws found in US Emergency Alert System DEF CON may be about to blow lid off security hole Patches05 Aug 2022 | 14
US net neutrality bill is only two pages long. And that's potentially a good thing May stand a chance of passing as it's simple: Make ISPs Title II common carriers. Boom, done Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 17
Huawei under investigation for having tech installed near US missile silos Spying allegations around Chinese comms giant refuse to go away Networks21 Jul 2022 | 25
FCC chair wishes for 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up broadband minimum in US Quite a leap from national baseline of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 22
Bill for US telcos to bin Chinese kit blows out by $3 billion Carriers likely to get cents on the dollar for ditched Huawei and ZTE kit unless more funds are found Security18 Jul 2022 | 13
SpaceX: 5G expansion could kill US Starlink broadband It would be easier to take this complaint seriously if Elon wasn't so Elon Networks23 Jun 2022 | 39
FCC: Applications for funds to replace Chinese comms kit lack evidence Well you told us to rip and ... hang on, we're not getting any money? Networks16 Jun 2022 | 7
Kaspersky, China Telecom, China Mobile named 'threats to US national security' First Russian addition to FCC's Very Naughty List apparently unconnected to illegal invasion of Ukraine Security28 Mar 2022 | 24
FCC gives Pacific Networks 60 days to leave the US Agency signals more actions targeting Chinese companies to come in the name of national security Networks17 Mar 2022 | 7
US carriers want to junk three times more Chinese comms kit than planned FCC budget to rip and replace Huawei and ZTE kit was $1.9B. It received $5.6B of applications Security07 Feb 2022 | 33
USA kicks out China Unicom, but FCC still in pursuit Commissioner worries that data on China-controlled servers is at same risk as data on China-controlled networks Networks28 Jan 2022 | 5
Federal Communications Commission proposed stricter rules on how telco carriers should report data breaches Customers shouldn't need to wait seven days before being told Security13 Jan 2022 | 5
Aircraft can't land safely due to interference with upcoming 5G C-band broadband service Expect flight delays and diversions, US Federal Aviation Administation warns Networks08 Dec 2021 | 54
FCC officially opens its $1.9bn purse to reimburse those ripping out and replacing Huawei, ZTE kit You've got just over a couple of months to get your compensation requests filed Networks01 Nov 2021 | 10
China Telecom booted out of USA as Feds worry it could disrupt or spy on local networks FCC urges more action against Huawei and DJI, too Security27 Oct 2021 | 49
Q2 2022 should see networking sales boom – when payouts to replace Huawei and ZTE kit start to flow Netadmins need not assume they can't take a break, as supply chain hassles may persist Security28 Sep 2021 |