Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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President-Elect Donald Trump has turned to Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). -
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX and T-Mobile temporary approval to use Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service to restore mobile connectivity in parts of North Carolina hit by Hurricane Helene.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says nearly 40% of US telecoms firms getting federal support need more government funding to remove equipment made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE.
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Wim Van Thillo, CEO and co-founder of Pharrowtech discusses raising the US’s national broadband speed benchmark.
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The US Senate has voted, confirming Anna Gomez as Commissioner the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Many consumers may sigh with relief as the FCC blocks robocalling and robotexting to foil phishing scams.
Forthcoming events
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The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will open a $1.9 billion programme to reimburse mostly rural telecoms carriers for removing network equipment from Chinese companies.
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The US regulator has named the cities of Boston and Raleigh as innovation zones for the development of 5G and open RAN technologies.
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Any US operator with up to 10 million customers that bought Huawei or ZTE kit before the end of June 2020 is eligible for compensation to replace it.
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After releasing 23 GHz of spectrum for unlicensed use, Saudi Arabia has become the first country in the MEA to pave the way for Wi-Fi 6E. Melanie Mingas speaks to Hassan Eltom, technical account manager at Ookla
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Addressing the blight of spoofing and robocalls, today, 30 June, marks the last day for US phone companies to implement ID authentication using technical standards known as Stir/Shaken.
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A US-based satellite company says it has applied for a licence from the regulator that will enable it to connect cellphones directly, where there is no tower reception.
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Broadband operators in the US paid research companies to generate 18 million fake emails to the telecoms regulator and half a million fake letters to Congress, the New York attorney general is claiming.
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The private-equity shareholder in companies such as Bezeq, Liberty Latin America, Mitel and Rackspace has hired Ajit Pai as a partner.
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AT&T's consolidated revenues reached US$43.9 billion in the first quarter, representing an increase of 2.7%.
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Verizon has achieved a target it set in 2018 to generate US$10 billion in cumulative cash savings by the end of 2021.
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Regulators in South Africa and the US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see them collaborate and share ideas "on matters of mutual interest".
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The US has taken the next, decisive step to prevent China Unicom and two companies owned by CITIC Telecom from operating in its territory.
