Policy

Lawmakers Seek to Punish Robocallers with Prison Time

New bipartisan legislation aims to help Americans feel it’s safe to answer their phones again.

  • By Brandi Vincent
IT Modernization

Finding the Flaws in the Federal Broadband Maps

Frustrated with the FCC maps, the National Association of Counties and other federal agencies are looking to figure out which communities lack broadband access.

  • By Dave Nyczepir
CIO Briefing

FCC CIO to Get More ‘Significant’ Role

An update to the agency’s organizational rules will give the FCC CIO similar authorities as IT leaders in agencies covered by FITARA.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Policy

GAO Urges Congress to Start Moving on a Privacy Law

Researchers recommended lawmakers give regulators more power to write rules and punish the companies that break them.

  • By Jack Corrigan
CIO Briefing

FCC Chairman Declines to Brief Congress About Location Data Controversy

Lawmakers wanted to hear from the FCC about the recent hot-button issue of mobile carriers selling location data to third parties.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

Lawmaker Asks FCC for Emergency Briefing

The House Energy and Commerce committee chairman wants location data answers, now.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Cybersecurity

Senators Call For FCC Investigation of Phone Companies Selling Location Data

Your telecom company knows where you are—and it may be selling that information.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
CIO Briefing

FCC Shuts Down

But nothing will stop the agency's 5G wireless spectrum auction.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
Emerging Tech

How States Responded to the Loss of 911 and Other Services

CenturyLink’s recent outage is being investigated by at least two states, in addition to the FCC.

  • By Dave Nyczepir
Emerging Tech

FCC Approves Google's Motion Sensor Tech

Radar-based motion sensing gets a government thumbs up.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild
CIO Briefing

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
Emerging Tech

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
CIO Briefing

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
Emerging Tech

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
CIO Briefing

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
IT Modernization

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
CIO Briefing

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

Other cities are expected to join the effort.

  • By Dave Nyczepir
CIO Briefing

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
Data

Will Electric Co-ops Close the Digital Divide?

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

  • By Dave Nyczepir
Emerging Tech

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
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