Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to resign
Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said Tuesday that he will be resigning from his position at the regulatory agency.
“Today I sent a letter to the President and Leader Schumer indicating that I intend to resign my seat as a...
'Every rule, regulation, or guidance' of the FCC is up for potential elimination under the new 'Delete Delete Delete' FCC proceeding
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has opened a new proceeding dubbed "Delete, Delete, Delete" aimed at massive deregulation, asking for input from the...
Commerce Secretary says the program "is in dire need of a readjustment" and emphasized "lowest cost" deployments
The U.S. Department of Commerce is going to review the rules surrounding the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, prompting worries about further delays in...
The telecom industry is on the precipice of enormous upheaval thanks to disruptive technologies, shifting consumer behavior, and other industry-wide changes, opening the doors for new entrants and potentially shaking up established hierarchies. The two previous installments in this three-part series discussed how telecommunication...
New Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is kicking off his tenure with a focus on spectrum, robocalls and emergency alerts.
In a blog post published Wednesday, Carr said that the FCC "will be laser focused on accelerating efforts that can get more spectrum...
Arielle Roth has worked in telecom policy positions in both the Senate and the FCC
President Donald Trump has nominated Arielle Roth, an advisor to Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and a former advisor to two Republican Federal Communications Commissioners, to head the National Telecommunications and...
The AI Act defines four levels of risk for AI systems: Unacceptable risk, high risk, limited risk and minimal risk
The European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), first unveiled in 2023, set a common regulatory and legal framework for the development and application...
The intended FCC nominee Olivia Trusty has worked on policy issues in Congress and for industry
President Donald Trump's intended nominee to fill the fifth seat on the Federal Communications Commission has garnered widespread praise from industry groups for her experience, professionalism and knowledge...
Biden orders federal lands to be considered for AI data centers and developing clean energy to fuel them
In the waning days of his administration, President Joe Biden has put out a number of executive orders with tech implications.
Specifically, he ordered this week that...
This year's defense authorization bill includes full funding for the rip and replace program for telecom networks
The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden's desk. The $895 billion bill includes full funding for the...
Nokia, JMA Wireless, and Solid are among the awardees in the latest round of grants, which focus on ORU hardware development
The Biden administration has awarded $273 million in another funding round for the Wireless Innovation Fund, meant to support Open Radio Access Networks and...
In November, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Brendan Carr as the new chairman of the FCC. A Republican currently serving on the Commission, Carr will aim to redirect the FCC’s focus toward broadband expansion — especially in rural areas, streamlined infrastructure development...
Much has been made over the glacial pace at which the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is rolling out its Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. To date, not a dollar of the $42.5 billion program has been put...
The ongoing fallout from the Salt Typhoon cyber attack on U.S. telcos may result in new requirements around network security plans
In the wake of the Salt Typhoon cyber attack that penetrated more than half a dozen U.S. telecom networks, the FCC is taking a...
Amid the ongoing revelations related to the Salt Typhoon cyber attack on telecommunications companies including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, a Senate subcommittee recently held a hearing on the issues related China and cybersecurity, as well as economic security and national security.
The national security...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Universal Service Fund unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court will review a circuit court ruling which held that the Universal Service Fund is unconstitutional.
The U.S. Solicitor General asked SCOTUS to review a Fifth Circuit Court decision from earlier...
Carr wrote a chapter in Project 2025 that outlined priorities for the FCC
Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, is the incoming Trump administration's pick to run the FCC.
Carr, 45, has focused on telecom workforce needs during his tenure at the...
As the 2024 US Presidential Election approached, political robocalls and robotexts surged. Potential disinformation campaigns, scams and AI-generated deepfakes may hae been increasingly used to attempt to confuse and mislead the public, posing potential risks to voters and further eroding trust in the voice...
Q Link Wireless of Dania Beach, Florida and its CEO, Issa Asad, have both pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal Lifeline program that provides discounted connectivity services to low-income people, in a scheme that stole more than $100 million from the program over about...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the vision for 6G begins to make its way from R&D to standardization, what are the trends and goals, both technological and societal, that will and should influence it?
Experts from across the telecom industry, government and academia gathered in Washington, D.C. this...
The FCC says AT&T is “strengthening its data governance practices”
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission today (Sept. 17) announced that AT&T will pay $13 million to settle an investigation associated with a customer data breach made public in July. The settlement is related to a...
Data centers are a vital component of digital infrastructure, one that is expected to grow at a fast rate and require more land, power and interconnections. The United States doesn't have enough data centers to support the coming demand, particularly the demand driven by...
The Federal Communications Commission plans to "reignite" the $9 billion Rural 5G Fund, moving forward with new rules for the program, which has been languishing since 2020.
According to the FCC's National Broadband Map, more than 14 million homes and businesses nationwide lack access...
The Federal Communications Commission has announced two settlements with telecom service providers in regards to network outages during 2023.
AT&T will pay nearly a million dollars as part of its settlement. In addition to the $950,000 fine for the network outage on August 22,...
