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782 articles decelerating
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, Trump, AT&T, Ajit Pai.

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$38 Million per MHz to Clear the Air
Eutelsat and SES stand to receive roughly $6.1 billion for clearing 160 MHz for U.S. wireless use—about $38 million per MHz. Carriers can now connect ordinary p...
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

2026-07-30
The Verge 40 related

The US FCC's ban on foreign “advanced robotic devices” covers any new ground-based, software-controlled wireless robot over 4.4 pounds, including robot vacuums

Did you hear it was just a ban on Chinese humanoid robots?  It's not. … But spying doesn't require legs — and neither does the FCC's robot ban.

2026-07-29
Reuters 72 related

The US FCC bans importing Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters to protect the US AI buildout from national security threats and to reshore key industries

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters …

2026-07-28
Reuters 8 related

The US FCC bans importing Chinese humanoid robots and power inverters to protect the US AI buildout from national security threats and to reshore key industries

The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and power inverters, seeking to protect …

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 …

2026-05-12
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 …

2026-05-09
Reclaim The Net 5 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 …

PCMag 3 related

The FCC says foreign-made routers and drones can now receive software updates at least until 2029, extending its earlier 2027 cutoff

2026-04-15
The Verge 20 related

The US FCC grants Netgear a conditional approval to import its future consumer routers, cable modems, and cable gateways into the US through October 1, 2027

Make it make sense. Make it make sense. … The United States' foreign router ban didn't make a whole lot of sense, and today may not change that.

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FCC has appeared in 742 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 enterprise, regulation.

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

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