An FBI investigation into Chinese land purchases near critical infrastructure as well as the Huawei equipment found on many American cell towers has found the Chinese company’s telecom gear capable of capturing and even disrupting U.S. military communications, including that of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees America’s nuclear arsenal, according to a report by CNN…
FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai Releases a Statement Following Facebook and Twitter Censorship…
The Rubicon has been crossed, where this ends is not quite known…
FCC Blocks Huawei, ZTE From Lucrative American Markets…
In a move that will essentially cut Huawei off from a critical US market: the smaller, more rural-focused telecoms providers who rely on cheap Huawei components to maintain its wireless infrastructure. According to Bloomberg, the FCC has designated Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese telecoms giants, as national security threats. The renewed pressure on both Huawei […]
FCC Approves Ligado Plan to Deploy Mobile Broadband Network…
The five-member Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to approve an order to allow Ligado Networks[MOSAV.UL] to deploy a low-power nationwide 5G network despite objections from the U.S. Defense Department, other federal agencies and major U.S. airlines. The telecommunications regulator said on Monday the approval order included stringent conditions aimed at ensuring global positioning systems would […]
FCC to Propose Fines of AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon for Selling Your Location Data…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will propose fines for the nation’s largest telecom companies for selling the location data of their customers without consent. In all, the FCC says the carriers should pay around $200 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Wall Street Journal first reported the fines, and said the […]
Former FCC Bureau Chief: Masters of the Universe ‘Abused’ Section 230 to Censor Conservatives…
Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wireless Bureau Chief Fred Campbell told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Tuesday that America’s largest technology companies have “abused” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to censor conservatives. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), and other conservatives have often contended that the “predicate” for enacting Section 230 […]
Senate Votes to Approve Anti-Robocalling Bill…
On Thursday, the Senate voted to approve a bill creating new carve-outs for the Federal Communications Commission to better combat the growing scourge of robocalls by an overwhelming 97-1 vote. A bipartisan proposal, the TRACED Act, was introduced by Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ed Markey (D-MA). If passed, it would raise the fines the […]
T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Faces Big Trouble at DOJ Despite FCC Approval…
The Department of Justice’s antitrust staff has recommended blocking T-Mobile’s attempted purchase of Sprint, Reuters reported today, citing an anonymous source. DOJ staff “fear that after the deal T-Mobile will no longer aggressively seek to cut prices and improve service to woo customers away from market leaders Verizon and AT&T,” Reuters wrote. A final decision […]
The Internet Lives…
Of all the anti-Trump hysterias of our age, perhaps the most absurd and extreme was the charge that last year’s repeal of an Obama-era regulation would break the Internet. A year later, the Internet is still working just fine and in many ways much better for U.S. consumers. The Obama strategy was to impose on […]
The Obama’s $50M Netflix Deal: Cronyism Comes Full Circle…
A somber and sober Memorial Day to one and all. Ex-President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle just signed a deal with Netflix to “produce television shows and films for the streaming service.” It could be worth as much as $50 million. Which makes perfect business sense for Netflix – given the Obamas’ extensive experience […]