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Farm Bill Expands Rural Broadband Funding

But some remain concerned that the money will not get to many places that need it to expand access.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Microsoft Is On Its Way to Bringing Internet to 3 Million People in Rural America by 2022

The software company is expanding its work into 10 more U.S. states.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz

Congress Wants to Confront Facebook, Robocallers and Data-Throttlers

Lawmakers also encouraged the Pentagon to continue helping civilian agencies in cyber matters.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan

How Well Did Wireless Carriers Respond to Natural Disasters? The FCC Wants to Know.

The agency hopes to measure how well they will respond to the next crisis.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Senators, Providers Criticize ‘Unpredictable’ FCC Funding for Rural Broadband

“Cutting [Universal Service Fund] support cuts the legs out of the business case for rural broadband in many places,” said one telecom CEO.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Broadband Access Lags on Tribal Lands, Study Finds

More than a third of Americans residing on tribal land lack high-speed internet access.

  • By Kate Elizabeth Queram

Seattle Prepares to Challenge FCC Over ‘Misguided’ 5G Order

Other cities are expected to join the effort.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

FCC Approves New Rule To Limit Local Authority In 5G Rollout

Proponents said the order will insure that delivery of faster wireless service occurs in more areas more quickly, but a key opponent called it “extraordinary federal overreach.”

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Will Electric Co-ops Close the Digital Divide?

The Federal Communications Commission seems to think they’re part of the solution.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Launching Rogue Satellites Into Space Was a ‘Mistake’

Sara Spangelo says she isn’t rebellious by nature. So why did she defy federal regulators?

  • By Marina Koren, The Atlantic

FCC Prepares to Push Forward With Streamlining 5G Deployment

“My guess is they just ran out of time and patience for the process to play out,” said one local government advocate.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

FCC Chief: I Was Between a Rock and a Hard Place on Debunked DDoS Claim

An inspector general determined last week the commission misattributed a commenting system outage during the net neutrality debate to a deliberate digital attack.

  • By Joseph Marks

FCC IG Says the Alleged Net Neutrality DDoS Attack Never Happened

An internal investigation found the agency’s commenting system was knocked offline by “system design issues” and “‘flash crowd’ activity,” not hackers.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Urban Broadband Needs Upgrading, Too

Digital redlining denies as many city residents access to the internet as it does rural Americans in some states, an advocacy group says.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Huawei Pushes Back Again on FCC Proposal That Would Hurt Its Business

FCC officials say the Chinese telecom poses a national security threat to U.S. networks.

  • By Joseph Marks

Apple's New OS Will Automatically Share Your Location During Emergency Calls

First responders will be able to find callers faster.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

FCC Bans Surprise Phone Charges

The agency is also cracking down on surprise network switching.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

GAO Probing FCC Claims of Denial-of-Service Attack

Critics have questioned whether the FCC’s commenting site was actually hit with a distributed denial-of-service attack or just deluged with comments opposing net neutrality repeal.

  • By Joseph Marks

Huawei Slams FCC Efforts to Bar It From Federal Communications Program

Government officials say the Chinese telecom poses a hacking threat to national security.

  • By Joseph Marks

Two Senators Want More Info From FCC On Fake Net Neutrality Comments

The lawmakers were among the millions who had their identities stolen to make fraudulent comments.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild