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After Trump, Congress, Supreme Court Justice hit out at tech giants' legal immunity, now FCC boss wants to stick his oar in, too

Pai says he wants to 'clarify' Section 230's 26 words even though he probably can't do anything about it

16 Oct 2020

US comms watchdog calls for more scrutiny of submarine cables that land in 'adversary countries'

And then mentions China 18 times and calls for dedicated agency to regulate international data links

01 Oct 2020

America’s 5G efforts get shot in the arm with mid-band spectrum free-up

FCC rushes auction process through following Defense Department’s agreement

09 Sep 2020

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

Ripping and replacing Chinese-made gear won't be cheap

04 Sep 2020

Hold on to your hats, Net Neutrality version 2 is on its way courtesy of Trump and the FCC's moves on Section 230

CommentAstroturfing, political posturing, invective. Exactly what internet policy needs

02 Sep 2020

Sounds like the black helicopters have come for us. Oh, just another swarm of FAA-approved Amazon delivery drones

Imagine everyone placing 30-minute orders for stuff all day. In fact, let's turn to those who have lived under it

01 Sep 2020

You there. Person, corp, state. Doesn't matter. You better not shoot down or hack a drone. That's our job – US govt

DoJ, FAA, FCC, Homeland Security warning highlights legal mess

19 Aug 2020

FCC: Remember that confidential paperwork you gave us, China Telecom? Yeah, well, we're handing it over to the Feds

Chinese telco's pleas to not be booted out of America will be passed to prosecutors

19 Aug 2020

Amazon gets green-light to blow $10bn on 3,000+ internet satellites. All so Americans can shop more on Amazon

Jeff knows you've gotta spend money to make money

01 Aug 2020

With the US election coming up, when better to petition regulators for a controversial way to chill online speech?

Guess what? Literally everyone thinks this is a terrible idea

28 Jul 2020

Battle for 6GHz heats up in America: Broadcasters sue FCC to kill effort to open spectrum for private Wi-Fi

Big Tech pushes back, says band use Hertz no one

28 Jul 2020

As the FCC finally starts tackling its dreadful broadband maps, Georgia reveals just how bad they are

Spoiler alert: Cable companies are ripping Americans off

15 Jul 2020

America's Team Telecom urges FCC to do something about that 120Tbps fiber line between US, Hong Kong

Google, Facebook cable link to China problematic, says oversight body

18 Jun 2020

FCC boss orders probe into 'unacceptable' T-Mobile US outage after carrier plays dog-ate-my-homework card

Yup, the old 'leased fiber line broke' excuse

17 Jun 2020

Count how many times the Feds checked Chinese telcos in America weren't spying. Only one hand needed

Meanwhile, Zoom axes account used to mark the Tiananmen Square massacre

11 Jun 2020

FCC boss pleads with Congress: Please stop me from auctioning off this spectrum for billions of dollars

In unusual turn of events, Ajit Pai warns he’ll do his job unless stopped

19 May 2020

US threatens to turf out four Chinese telcos amid concerns over national security... and COVID-19, doctors, schools, jobs, communists, etc

It's pin-everything-on-China season

28 Apr 2020

Want to put a satellite into orbit for US comms? Whoa, says Uncle Sam: Where's your space crash risk assessment?

FCC emits rules to tackle danger of orbital debris

24 Apr 2020

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After Trump, Congress, Supreme Court Justice hit out at tech giants' legal immunity, now FCC boss wants to stick his oar in, too

US comms watchdog calls for more scrutiny of submarine cables that land in 'adversary countries'

America’s 5G efforts get shot in the arm with mid-band spectrum free-up

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

Hold on to your hats, Net Neutrality version 2 is on its way courtesy of Trump and the FCC's moves on Section 230

Sounds like the black helicopters have come for us. Oh, just another swarm of FAA-approved Amazon delivery drones

You there. Person, corp, state. Doesn't matter. You better not shoot down or hack a drone. That's our job – US govt

FCC: Remember that confidential paperwork you gave us, China Telecom? Yeah, well, we're handing it over to the Feds

Amazon gets green-light to blow $10bn on 3,000+ internet satellites. All so Americans can shop more on Amazon

With the US election coming up, when better to petition regulators for a controversial way to chill online speech?

Battle for 6GHz heats up in America: Broadcasters sue FCC to kill effort to open spectrum for private Wi-Fi

As the FCC finally starts tackling its dreadful broadband maps, Georgia reveals just how bad they are

America's Team Telecom urges FCC to do something about that 120Tbps fiber line between US, Hong Kong

FCC boss orders probe into 'unacceptable' T-Mobile US outage after carrier plays dog-ate-my-homework card

Count how many times the Feds checked Chinese telcos in America weren't spying. Only one hand needed

FCC boss pleads with Congress: Please stop me from auctioning off this spectrum for billions of dollars

US threatens to turf out four Chinese telcos amid concerns over national security... and COVID-19, doctors, schools, jobs, communists, etc

Want to put a satellite into orbit for US comms? Whoa, says Uncle Sam: Where's your space crash risk assessment?

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