The FCC approves a license for SpaceX and T-Mobile to use Starlink for supplemental telco coverage from space in a bid to extend internet access to remote areas
Federal Communications Commission DA 24-1193 Before the Federal Communications … Mariella Moon / Engadget : T-Mobile and SpaceX's satellite-to-phone service gets FCC approval Ayomide Sadiq / TalkAndro...
The FCC votes 3-2 to invite the US public to comment on re-establishing net neutrality rules; the broader effort still faces a long legal and political battle
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FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announces plans to reinstate net neutrality, seeking to “largely return to the successful rules the Commission adopted in 2015”
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Meta's Oversight Board urges the company to change its nudity policy after overturning its removal of two posts showing topless transgender and nonbinary people
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Biden names Jessica Rosenworcel to officially lead the FCC, nominates Gigi Sohn as third Democratic commissioner, but it's unclear if Senate will confirm soon
On the surface — and maybe this is close to how the company wants … Diana Goovaerts / FierceTelecom : Biden taps Rosenworcel, Davidson to fill key telecom posts at FCC, NTIA Ben Brody / Protocol : Bid...
Two US House representatives who oversee the FCC ask Ajit Pai to abandon “controversial items under consideration”, likely referencing changes to Section 230
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YouTube says it took down 2,596 accounts from China in Q2 for engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, up from 277 accounts in Q1
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Facebook's Oversight Board says it won't be operational until “late fall”, likely after the US presidential election
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Congress passes the TRACED Act, enabling fines of up to $10K per robocall and requiring carriers to deploy STIR/SHAKEN protocol to identify spoofed numbers
per call Octavio Blanco / Consumer Reports : How the New Robocall Law Would Protect Consumers Mehreen Kasana / Input : New bill could help us finally say goodbye to scam robocalls Bob Cronin / Newser ...
In a report, FCC says broadband deployment is reasonable and timely, reaching same conclusion as an earlier version that overstated broadband access by millions
which may not be real Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : FCC's broadband deployment report called ‘fundamentally at odds with reality’ Federal Communications Commission : Broadband Deployment Report: Digit...