The FCC plans to shut down the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as the GOP withholds funding
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Nevada's US senators claim the FCC's new broadband maps, which will be used to allocate $42.45B in grants, are filled with mistakes and overstate coverage
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The FAA proposes a February 1, 2024 deadline for airlines to replace or retrofit altimeters that can't filter out 5G signals, preventing full C-Band deployment
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Under a new Louisiana law, visitors to websites that contain 33.3% or more pornographic material must verify their age, including by using LA Wallet
To enact R.S. 9:2800.28, relative to material harmful to minors … Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner : Government ID now required to access online pornography in Louisiana Samantha Cole / VICE :...
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposes a US broadband standard of 100Mbps down and 20Mbps up; the proposal requires a vote in the currently deadlocked FCC
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The IRS says taxpayers looking to access their accounts online without facial recognition can choose to ID themselves via a “virtual interview with agents”
New features put in place for IRS Online Account registration; process strengthened to ensure privacy and security Mariella Moon / Engadget : The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity wit...
Nearly five months after his inauguration, Biden has yet to nominate a Democratic FCC commissioner to fill the empty fifth slot
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House Republicans introduce the CONNECT Act, which aims to expand broadband connectivity and competition, but would limit government-run municipal networks
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A new US law that goes into effect on December 20 will require ISPs to stop charging “rental” fees for equipment, such as routers, that customers own themselves
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A new US law that goes into effect on December 20 will require ISPs to stop charging “rental” fees for equipment, such as routers, that customers own themselves
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : Tweets: @karlbode Tweets: Karl Bode / @karlbode : we needed a law that says “you can't charge people ‘rental’ fees for something they already own” because the broadband i...