FCC Initiates Process To Ban Hong Kong Telecom In US
The agency has previously barred China-linked communications providers from operating on American soil By David DiMolfetta, Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW The...
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Carr: FCC Could Let Prisons Jam Contraband Cell Phones
Stephen Ehikian says GSA is primed for a ‘build back’ phase after his departure By Natalie Alms The former acting...
AT&T Claims First VoLTE Call Via Satellite-direct-to-device Technology
AT&T continues to make progress testing satellite-direct-to-device technology to fill terrestrial-network coverage gaps for public safety, including the execution of...
FCC Plans To Scrap Biden-era Gigabit Broadband Goal
By Jennifer Michel The Federal Communications Commission will vote in two weeks on whether to eliminate the 1000 * 500...
Leaders of four key organizations ask members of the Senate Commerce Committee to include federal funding to pay for the deployment of IP-based, next-generation-911 (NG911) technology in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” reconciliation legislation that the Senate is expected to consider in the near future
By Donny Jackson, Editor Four Organizations Ask Senate Committee For NG911 Funding Leaders of four key organizations ask members of the Senate Commerce Committee to include federal funding to pay for the deployment of IP-based, next-generation-911 (NG911) technology in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” reconciliation legislation that the Senate is expected to consider in the near future By Donny Jackson, Editor Leaders of four key organizations last week asked members of the Senate Commerce Committee to include federal funding to pay for the deployment of IP-based, next-generation-911 (NG911) technology in...
Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty To Serve As FCC Commissioner
US senators confirm Olivia Trusty to serve as commissioner on the FCC—a move that should give the commission the quorum...
FCC Sees Surge In Public-Safety LMR Licensing Activity During First Part Of 2025
Public-safety LMR licensing activity has increased significantly thus far this year—in fact, the current pace would represent more than 40...
NPSTC On ‘Indefinite Hiatus,’ Organization Officials Say
Facing “significant funding issues,” the federation of national public-safety-communications associations established more than 30 years ago, the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)is on an “indefinite hiatus,” according to a lead official with the organization By Donny Jackson, Editor Facing “significant funding issues,” the National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)—a federation of national public-safety-communications associations established more than 30 years ago—is on an “indefinite hiatus,” according to a lead official with the organization. NPSTC Governing Board Chair Ralph Haller emphasized that NPSTC still exists, but it will not conduct normal...
FCC Approves Rules To Prohibit ‘Bad Labs’ From Certifying Devices For Use In The US
FCC commissioners vote to adopt new rules designed to prevent foreign adversaries from owning or controlling equipment test labs and...
FCC OKs AST SpaceMobile Satellite-direct-to-device Trials With FirstNet Users, AT&T Says
Select FirstNet public-safety users will trial satellite-direct-to-device connectivity via AST SpaceMobile later this year, thanks to recent FCC action permitting...
