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Amazon eyes 2028 launch for direct-to-phone satellite network

Amazon's satellite venture plans to connect smartphones directly to space. This new service aims to provide voice, messaging, and data globally. Launches are expected to begin in 2028, with FCC approval pending. India is a key market for connecting underserved and unserved populations. This move signals a new frontier in…

The Economic Times

Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.

Space

Brendan Carr Says ABC's Refusal To Air a Trump Speech Could Affect Renewal of Its Broadcast Licenses

The FCC chairman thinks the "public interest" standard is a license to interfere with freedom of the press.

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Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn

New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction

The Guardian - US

DJI lookalikes could soon get an even harsher ban than DJI itself as FCC considers another key move in the US drone blacklist

The FCC is proposing a retroactive ban on nine companies accused of using tech from DJI and other brands on the Covered List

Digital Camera World

FCC Boss Comments On ABC And Others' Decision Not To Air Most Recent Trump Speech

Tsk tsk tsk.

Cinemablend

FCC Wants To Ban Drones It Already Approved for Sale

If the government wants consumer products pulled from shelves as dangerous, it should at least have to prove its case.

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Trump's Threats To Yank Broadcast Licenses Are Part of a Speech-Chilling Intimidation Campaign

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seems to think TV stations are legally obligated to please the president.

Reason

An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn

A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands of space mirrors will come to pass.

Space

Trump Threatens Comcast and Disney: President Says Their Licenses Could Be at Risk

A primetime speech from President Donald Trump has put media companies in the spotlight as those companies who chose not to air the speech could soon be targeted.

Benzinga

'What A Crybaby': Netizens Slam Donald Trump's Threat To Shut Down ABC And NBC

Donald Trump's threat to seek the revocation of ABC and NBC's broadcast licences after they declined to air his speech live has drawn fierce online backlash and renewed scrutiny of the FCC's role.

International Business Times UK

Trump Demands License Revocations for Networks That Skipped His Primetime Speech

Trump demands that the broadcast licences of ABC and NBC be revoked after they skipped his primetime speech, accusing the networks of being 'part of a plot' without providing evidence.

International Business Times UK

Space mirrors get FCC approval — orbiting mirrors will look to extend daylight to the darkness, but wasn't this the plot of a Bond film?

Reflect Orbital received FCC approval for sunlight-reflecting satellites, although scientists warn about possible effects on astronomy and ecosystems.

TechRadar

When The FCC's Battle With Disney And ABC Over The View Will Likely Boil Over

Doesn't seem like a years-long issue.

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The end of burner phones? A new FCC proposal could kill anonymous prepaid phones — and it's been branded 'misguided and counterproductive'

The FCC might soon ban anonymous phone lines in the US, which could help prevent fraud and scams but might also harm lots of innocent people.

Salon

FCC received Paramount gifts before deal

Ethics experts say that by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency’s impartiality

Roll Call

Cruz, Democrats push back on FCC move to lift ownership cap

The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to allow for more consolidation in local television, a move that got pushback from Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz over the role of Congress in changing the television ownership cap. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr announced plans Wednesday to vote to…

TechRadar

Orbiting space data centers may face an unexpected hurdle — from environmental politics

Environmental organizations want federal regulators to pause orbital data center approvals until comprehensive reviews examine cumulative environmental impacts and risks.

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PC Gamer

Hollywood still has time to avoid the gaming industry's disastrous consolidation endgame

It's already bad times in movies & TV, but blocking the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger would stop another disaster in the making.

Fortune

A new FCC proposal could spell the end of the burner phone

Burner phones may be a thing of the past as a new FCC proposal will require carriers to collect a customer's name, address, ID number, and alternate phone.

Digital Camera World

Even DJI camera lookalikes are under threat in the US, as the FCC investigates several companies over borrowed tech

Several camera companies are under investigation after research hinted that the brands use communications tech banned under the FCC Covered list

The entire Google Pixel 11 family have now been exposed early – here's what to expect

Google Pixel 11 leaks are now a full-on flood

The Economic Times

Trump subpoenas NYT journalists, sparking press freedom concerns

Subpoenas were issued to five New York Times journalists regarding Air Force One security reporting. This action is viewed as an unprecedented escalation by the administration. Media advocates expressed dismay at this tactic and its chilling effect. The administration has previously attacked news organizations and blocked media access. This move…

The Independent UK

Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as 'unprecedented' threat to press freedom

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One

TechRadar

The FCC is going after third-party companies that it suspects are sneaking rebranded DJI drones and cameras into the US

It appears that several companies might be importing DJI hardware into the United States under different names.

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