FCC
SpaceX Calls FCC High Cost Broadband Subsidies ‘Corporate Welfare’
SpaceX is challenging decades-old federal funding practices
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission is the regulator of telecommunications, television, wireless, cable, satellite and radio-frequency spectrum in in the United States.
2026 Midterms
Democratic Congress Could Put New Pressure on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
Democrats' new congressional majority could increase scrutiny of the FCC's regulatory decisions
Expert Opinion
Rachel Goodman: Baseless Election Interference Threats from the FCC
The FCC has consistently affirmed that it has no authority to dictate how broadcasters report polls or election results.
Funding
Spectrum Pulling Cox from Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Cox’s subscribers trends were worse than expected, New Street analysts said
People
House Dems Want Thumann Nomination Paired with Gomez Renomination
Thumann’s confirmation hearing has not been rescheduled after it was postponed in September
Cybersecurity
FCC Votes to Block Chinese Labs from Testing U.S. Equipment
The agency also alleged a Lifeline provider fraudulently enrolled deceased subscribers
Spectrum
FCC Clears Slate of Spectrum Items, Including Proposal to Expand Direct-to-Device
The agency didn’t act on a request from SpaceX to consider satellite service in spectrum targeted by the NextNav petition
Spectrum
DOJ Asks Judge to Toss Ligado Takings Case
The case centers on whether the government has to pay FCC license holders for seizing their airwaves
FCC
FCC to Vote on Prison Cellphone Jamming Rules in November
The proposal would give correctional officials another tool to stop inmates from using smuggled phones to coordinate crimes
FCC
Carr Expected to Advance FCC Prison Cellphone Jamming Rules
Correctional officials want the FCC to approve prison cellphone jamming by year’s end
mergers
FCC Clears Amazon-Globalstar Deal
Amazon wants Globalstar’s spectrum to power its planned direct-to-device service
Privacy
Judges Probe Bounds of Congressional Review Act
A full panel of Sixth Circuit judges reheard arguments on whether 2023 FCC data breach rules were blocked by the law
FCC Approves GCI-Quintillion Submarine Cable Deal to Strengthen Alaska Broadband
The deal is expected to support more reliable connectivity and expand broadband capacity across Alaska.
Telecom 150
A 1975 Boxing Match Helped Cable Channels Reach the Country
Satellite expanded programming, but most subscribers had one cable provider.
Broadband Mapping and Data
Two State Broadband Rankings Tell Different Stories
Access to lower-priced plans helped explain why the rankings differed
Spectrum
Citizens Broadband Radio Users Depend on Free Tier, New America Says
Proponents of the CBRS band fear disruption from increased power levels or an auction
