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FCC

782 articles stable
The Federal Communications Commission peaked at 51 tech news articles in Q4 2017, driven by Ajit Pai's net neutrality repeal and Trump-era telecom policy battles. Across 778 articles since 2014, coverage has declined sharply to just 6-11 articles per quarter in recent years, reflecting diminished regulatory urgency and media attention. The corpus reveals stark partisan oscillation: high activity during political transitions (2017, 2021) and relative quiet during stable periods. Related entities Verizon, AT&T, and Ajit Pai underscore the FCC's role mediating carrier interests and public policy. Recent coverage maintains minimal baseline activity around spectrum auctions and broadband deployment, but the commission's media footprint has contracted as net neutrality settled and telecom consolidation stalled. The FCC's news presence now tracks administrative proceedings rather than ideological warfare.

FCC has appeared in 782 articles since 2014-12. Coverage peaked in 2026Q1 with 18 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Verizon, AT&T, Trump, Ajit Pai.

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The Last Mile
The competitive ISP market of the 1990s had thousands of providers. A single FCC reclassification in 2005 ended mandatory infrastructure sharing and killed the ...

Coverage Timeline

2026-06-24
Reuters 6 related

The FCC says an auction of wireless mid-band spectrum raised $3.5B+, which will largely be used to fund the replacement of Chinese telecom equipment in the US

2026-06-23
Reuters 1 related

The FCC says an auction of wireless mid-band spectrum raised $3.5B+, which will largely be used to fund the replacement of Chinese telecom equipment in the US

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday an auction of wireless mid-band spectrum raised more than $3.5 billion …

2026-06-09
PCMag 18 related

The US FCC waives its July 30 deadline for Amazon to deploy half of its Leo satellites; Amazon is still required to launch all 3,232 satellites by July 30, 2029

The Federal Communications Commission is waiving a July 30 deadline for Amazon to deploy half of its Leo satellite internet constellation …

2026-06-05
The Hill 5 related

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the agency will review E-Rate, a $3B annual program subsidizing school and library internet access, amid kids' screen time concerns

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing a $3 billion annual program that subsidizes internet access for schools and libraries …

Reuters 19 related

SCOTUS sides with the FCC in its clash with wireless carriers, upholding the agency's in-house system for levying fines for regulatory violations

2026-06-04
Reuters 21 related

SCOTUS sides with the FCC in its clash with wireless carriers, upholding the agency's in-house system for levying fines for regulatory violations

The U.S. Supreme Court backed the Federal Communications Commission's system for levying fines, ruling on Thursday against wireless carriers AT&T …

2026-05-13
Reuters 8 related

The US FCC approves EchoStar's sale of approximately 65MHz of spectrum to SpaceX and 50MHz to AT&T

2026-05-12
Reuters 7 related

The US FCC approves EchoStar's sale of approximately 65MHz of spectrum to SpaceX and 50MHz to AT&T

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Space Bureau approved EchoStar's sale of approximately 65 megahertz of spectrum to SpaceX and 50 megahertz to AT&T …

Financial Times 6 related

Sources: the Trump administration is quietly debating whether to ban Chinese cellular modules, as the US FCC takes measures to reduce Beijing's security threats

2026-05-10
Reclaim The Net 6 related

FCC passed an anti-robocall proposal requiring telecoms, including VoIP providers, to verify user identities before activating service, raising privacy fears

The era of the anonymous phone number could be ending.  On April 30, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved …

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FCC has appeared in 736 tech news articles since December 2014, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include The US FCC is banning imports of new foreign-made consumer routers over security... and FCC votes to dismantle Obama administration's net neutrality rules in a 3-2 vote; Ajit.... Frequently covered alongside Ajit Pai, AT&T, Trump, Jon Brodkin, and Reuters. Coverage has shifted toward consumer, competition themes and away from regulation, enterprise.

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2024Q2enterprise +10pts; safety +20pts; developer -25pts
2024Q3safety -20pts; funding -11pts; regulation -42pts
2024Q4funding +6pts; competition +8pts

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