FCC Gives 4.9 GHz Incumbents A June 9 Deadline To Provide Licensing Data
Incumbent public-safety licensees operating on 4.9 GHz spectrum need to provide “granular licensing data” about their usage of the airwaves...
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FirstNet Authority Reauthorization By Congress ‘Critical,’ CEO Wassel Tells Board
By Donny Jackson, Editor Convincing Congress to reauthorize the FirstNet Authority—the government entity that oversees the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband...
Senate Bill Would Require FCC To Issue Binding Cyber Rules For Telecom Firms
By David DiMolfetta The measure from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. comes in the wake of Chinese-backed hackers breaching a swath...
FCC Proposes Updates To Wiretap Security Standards Following Chinese Telecom Hacks
By David DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW Several lawmakers have called for the agency to reform wiretap standards governed by the...
At Least 8 US Carriers Hit In Chinese Telecom Hacks, Senior Official Says
By David DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW The hacks carried out by the Salt Typhoon group impacted a couple dozen countries...
Lawmaker Wants FCC To Create AI Tool For Identifying Scams
By Edward Graham, Staff Reporter, Nextgov/FCW The measure from Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah., would direct the FCC to develop an...
FCC Leaders Skirt Call For Wiretap Security Reform, Hope To ‘Go Deeper’ On Telecom Breach Briefings
By David DiMolfetta Lawmakers have called on the agency to take up a rulemaking to rethink wiretapping laws amid the...
FCC To Propose First Undersea Cable Security Overhaul Since 2001
By David DiMolfetta FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel cited rising national security risks in conflict zones as a catalyst for the...
Trump Names Brendan Carr As Next FCC Chairman
By Donny Jackson Republican FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr will become the next chairman of the agency after Donald Trump is...
Disabilities Group Seeks E-Rate Funding Beyond Hotspots
An organization in support of disabled individuals, including school children, is seeking additional federal aid to address the homework gap...
