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The FCC: America's Other Space Agency

How the FCC went from regulating telegraphs to regulating satellites

Reason

A Step Backwards for Cameras in the Courtroom

Supreme Court protesters may get their moment of fame, but they may make it less likely the justices will allow live video broadcast of oral arguments.

Reason

In a first, FCC commissioner visits Taiwan

The commissioner will discuss cybersecurity and network resiliency with Taiwanese officials

Axios

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Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok

It's the strongest language Carr has used to-date to urge action on TikTok.

Axios

Parents hopeful for £100k plan for new zip wire, trampoline and multi play unit at Colwick play park

Works on the improvements are due to start in the New Year

Nottingham Post

Dark-money group features Uvalde shooter footage in ad criticizing Abbott’s gun policies

The ad drew swift pushback from Republicans criticizing its use of the gunman’s image.

The Texas Tribune

State and local governments continued to buy Chinese telecom gear despite warnings

U.S. officials have warned Chinese telecom equipment could make the U.S. vulnerable to economic espionage or digital sabotage.

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Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are urging more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S. after the Justice Department this week announced that two Chinese agents sought to obstruct prosecution of a telecommunications company reported to be Huawei Technologies.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers urge more scrutiny of Chinese firms in wake of charges - Roll Call

Two Republican lawmakers say new charges over Huawei Technologies show a need for more scrutiny of Chinese companies in the U.S.

Roll Call

Starlink internet coverage, cost, speeds and the latest news — what you need to know

Starlink is Elon Musk’s satellite internet service that promises broadband speeds anywhere in the world. Here’s everything you need to know.

Tom’s Guide

Poor, less white areas get worst internet deals

Having a fast internet connection at home has become a near-requirement for many Americans, especially with the rise of remote education and working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

FCC poised to ban all U.S. sales of new Huawei and ZTE equipment

The planned move marks a deepening trade rift amid heightened national security fears over Chinese tech.

Axios

Do we want social media companies to decide whether Kanye West gets a platform?

Platforms like Twitter and Instagram control the largest megaphones in world history. Do we want them to have that power?

The Guardian - US

New ‘space junk’ rules finalized by FCC

Space is getting too crowded.

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The Guardian - US

US to establish new rules on hazardous ‘space junk’

Rules will require operators to more quickly dispose of defunct satellites that are endangering spacecraft on active missions

The Guardian - US

LIV Golf will reportedly pay Fox Sports to broadcast its tournaments

LIV Golf is nearing an agreement with the US cable television network Fox Sports 1 to purchase air time for its tournaments, Golfweek reported Wednesday, citing multiple sources.

USAFacts

How many Americans have broadband internet access?

According to the FCC’s benchmarks, over 97% of people had access to high-speed internet in 2021.

Axios

FCC takes long-delayed step against spam text surge

A year after it was first proposed, a plan to help curtail unwanted texts is moving forward at the agency.

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The Conversation

The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds

Imagine purchasing “up to” a gallon of milk for US$4.50, or paying for “up to” a full tank of gas. Most people would view such transactions as absurd. And yet, in the realm of broadband service, the use of “up to” speeds has become standard business practice.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SpaceX Appeals US FCC Rejection of Rural Broadband Subsidies

SpaceX on Friday challenged the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to deny the space company's satellite internet unit $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies, calling the move "flawed" and "grossly unfair," in a regulatory filing. The FCC last month turned down applications from billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX and LTD…

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Gino Rea back in UK to continue Suzuka 8h crash recovery

FCC TSR Honda rider Gino Rea has been airlifted to the United Kingdom a month after his Suzuka 8 Hours accident that left him with serious head injuries.

Tribune News Service

Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use

WASHINGTON — Privacy advocates are demanding standards for mobile service providers’ handling of sensitive customer information, especially location data, after a Federal Communications Commission inquiry into the top 15 carriers revealed a huge variation within the industry’s data retention and consumer privacy protocols.

Roll Call

Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use - Roll Call

The FCC finds that mobile carriers have widely divergent practices on data, prompting privacy advocates to urge a common standard.

Input

Starlink snubbed in $6 billion broadband internet grants

The FCC has rejected SpaceX's grant applications.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Court Upholds SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan

A US appeals court on Friday upheld the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy some Starlink satellites at a lower Earth orbit than planned as part of its push to offer space-based broadband internet. Elon Musk's SpaceX won FCC approval in 2021…

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