[ad_1] The FCC will authorize $166.8 million to carriers in 22 states to expand broadband access beginning this month. It’s the second round of funding this year from the FCC’s Connect America fund auction, which pays carriers to deploy broadband to underserved rural regions. The funding will go to a variety of different regions, including […]
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FCC empowers carriers to block robocalls by default
[ad_1] A proposed rule, meanwhile, would require providers to implement a caller ID authentication framework (SHAKEN/STIR) if large networks don’t use it before the end of 2019. FCC officials are also looking for input on a safe harbor for carriers that block spoofed calls with hidden IDs. The move comes just weeks after the Senate […]
US carriers say they’ve stopped selling location data
[ad_1] To no one’s surprise, the carriers maintained that their sales only allowed specific uses. AT&T’s terms required “approved use cases” and deletion of info, while Verizon said it had a “detailed process” for clearing and screening aggregators’ customers. Sprint was less specific, but said it allowed aggregators to hold on to data for long […]
Senators ask the FCC to limit 5G auction to protect weather forecasts
[ad_1] The concern raised in the original Navy memo is that weather forecasts could be lost or degraded due to interference from 5G operating in the 24 GHz band. As the memo explains, the Navy relies on forecasts from NOAA and NASA that use remote sensing in the 23.6-24 GHz bands to determine water vapor. […]
FCC denies China Mobile’s bid to provide services in the US
[ad_1] In a statement, Pai further argued that China Mobile was “vulnerable to exploitation, influence, and control” by virtue of the Chinese government’s ownership. And when the Chinese are involved in both hacking campaigns and stealing intellectual property, there was a good chance China Mobile would “seriously jeopardize” American interests through surveillance and other activities. […]
Ajit Pai admits FCC got broadband growth figures wrong
[ad_1] That mistake led the agency to announce that the number of Americans lacking access to a fixed broadband connection was down to 19.4 million by the end of 2017 from 26.1 million the year before. Turns out, the correct figure is 21.3 million — a big difference, for sure, but not big enough for […]
FCC plans broadband expansion to over 100,000 rural homes and businesses
[ad_1] The most recent round of rural broadband development comes just months after the FCC announced it would allocate an additional $67 million per year to rural broadband initiatives. Much of that funding is delivered through the Connect America Fund, which offers cash to encourage internet providers to ditch outdated legacy systems in favor of […]
FCC clears SpaceX to fly internet satellites in lower orbit
[ad_1] Companies like OneWeb and Kepler Communications had objected to SpaceX’s request over concerns that Starlink would interfere with their own satellites, but the FCC didn’t believe the satellites would create “significant” interference. Regulators also didn’t find a significant risk of collisions in the new orbit, noting that each of the satellites would have thrusters […]
FCC announces 5G airwave auction and $20 billion rural broadband fund
[ad_1] Tens of millions of Americans don’t have access to broadband speeds, and the FCC has announced a series of measures to help connect them to faster internet speeds. With its latest measure, the agency is repurposing funds create the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. It seeks to connect up to four million rural homes and […]
Microsoft says FCC data on improved broadband coverage is misleading
[ad_1] According to the FCC, some 25 million people don’t have access to broadband. In leveraging data from its various online services, however, Microsoft says that some 163 million people “do not use the internet at broadband speeds.” Evidently, not having access to broadband and not using the internet at broadband speeds are not the […]