April 24, 2021 Act on robocalls – or else, FCC warns phone companies By September 28, phone companies must refuse to accept traffic that is not listed in the Robocall Mitigation Database – which verifies the call is coming from the caller’s actual phone number.
April 21, 2021 Democrats trying to turn FCC 'into an arm of the DNC,' commissioner warns FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr blasted the congressional Democrats’ attempt to pressure the commission into blocking the sale of a Spanish-speaking radio station in Miami, Florida, saying the move was politically-based in a statement released Wednesday.
March 6, 2021 Robocalls tied to election misinformation see spike, report says In 2020, fraudsters targeting the U.S. presidential election launched scams and misinformation campaigns, Transaction Network Services said in its most recent Robocall Investigation Report.
December 15, 2020 China exploiting mobile networks to spy on American cellphones: report China may be abusing telecoms vulnerabilities to spy on Americans’ cellphones through Caribbean phone networks, according to a new report.
August 6, 2020 Rural co-ops join high-speed Internet race as coronavirus fuels demand More than 100 cooperatives across rural America are now laying miles of fiber optic cable to connect their members to high-speed Internet.
May 29, 2020 Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter for violating US sanctions on Iran Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, urging them to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating sanctions on Iran.
April 11, 2020 China's telecom 'trustworthiness' under question, FCC commissioner tells Shannon Bream China's trustworthiness, as it applies to international telecommunications involving the U.S., is under question, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission said Friday night.
September 12, 2019 Robocall 'hijacking' is on the rise, report warns Robocallers are alive and kicking as they constantly change tactics, a new report says.
August 15, 2019 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' hit with hefty fine for using emergency alert tones Alert tones used in a "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" episode earlier this year to poke fun at a presidential alert test that occurred last year cost ABC $395,000 in fines, the Federal Communications Commission said in a Thursday statement announcing a handful of settlements with television networks.
May 23, 2019 Bradley Blakeman: The feds should reject the T-Mobile-Sprint merger for the sake of American 5G Approving the T-Mobile merger with Sprint will not help us win the race to 5G.
