Cybersecurity
Executive Order Lays Out Timelines for National Security Reviews of Foreign Telecom Providers
FCC Chairman says the agency will now act on a rulemaking it’s been sitting on since 2016.
IT Modernization
FCC’s Telehealth Plans Reach Beyond COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Provision
The moment has spurred the agency to also finalize a longer-term pilot project for connected care.
Emerging Tech
FCC Issues Waiver For Telecom Supporting Zoom and WebEx Traffic
Without the waiver, Inteliquent would be subject to “significant cost increases” that would prevent the companies from offering free teleconference services.
IT Modernization
Lawmaker Presses FCC to Expand Internet Access for Low-Income Communities
California Rep. Doris Matsui doesn’t want those who lose jobs during the coronavirus outbreak to lose internet connectivity.
IT Modernization
FCC Grants T-Mobile Extra Spectrum During COVID-19 Outbreak
The maneuver is the latest to keep Americans connected.
IT Modernization
Frustrated by Flawed Broadband Maps, States Are Trying to Create Their Own
The Federal Communications Commission’s broadband maps underestimate the number of households that lack internet service. State agencies are trying to gather better data.
Emerging Tech
FCC Approves $20 Billion Rural Broadband Funding Plan
While proponents heralded the fund as a major step to close the "rural digital divide," Democrats on the commission warned that many areas that need internet won't get help.
CIO Briefing
Robocalls Reached New Highs in 2019. Can We Expect Fewer in 2020?
Each person in Washington D.C. received an estimated 600 calls, or 1.6 per day.
IT Modernization
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Map Correlation Between Maternal Mortality and the Digital Divide
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation would add a maternal mortality overlay to connectivity maps produced by the FCC.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Ask FCC to Protect Consumers from Phone Hijackers
The request comes amid an uptick in SIM swap scams.
Emerging Tech
Senate Advances Legislation to Preserve T-Band Spectrum for Emergency Personnel
Experts agree that Congress must reverse a rule to protect the crucial band set aside specifically for first responders in dense cities.
IT Modernization
FCC Launches Plan to Make Suicide Hotline Accessible Through a 3-Digit Dial Code
988 could soon be the 911 for suicide prevention.
Ideas
Democratic Candidates Need to Learn to Play the Long Game on Broadband
Putting monopoly-style regulations from the 1930s on the competitive broadband sector won't work.
IT Modernization
GSA, FCC Exploring New Ways to Combat Comment Bots and Abusers
Federal agencies want to stop fake and impersonated comments during the rulemaking process.
IT Modernization
FCC Wants Public Feedback on Plans to Fully Digitize Its Largest Licensing System
The agency filed approximately 5,000 applications manually last year.
Policy
States Can Craft Own Net Neutrality Rules, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court upheld much of the FCC’s rollback of net neutrality rules but found that the commission overstepped its authority when it blocked states from enacting their own internet regulations.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Call on FCC to Reexamine Licenses for Two Chinese Telecom Firms
Sens. Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton fear the state-owned companies present national security threats.
Policy
Phone Companies Make Pact with State Attorneys General to Combat Robocalls
As part of the agreement, 12 phone carriers pledged to implement call-blocking technology and to monitor their networks for illegal robocalls.
Emerging Tech
NSF Seeks Ideas for Using Artificial Intelligence to Boost the Wireless Spectrum
The agency is hosting a workshop highlighting the opportunities and challenges for artificial intelligence applications across the wireless spectrum.
Emerging Tech
Telecom Officials Defend America’s Position on 5G Landscape
American companies may not be Huawei, but they're innovating 5G in their own ways.
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