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Privacy

GOP Lawmakers, AGs Want FCC Data Breach Case Reheard

The fear the precedent would make it harder for Congress to eliminate agency rules it doesn’t like

Congress

Communications Subcommittee to Consider Bill Requiring National Broadband Strategy to Close the Digital Divide

Six bills before the panel would create new responsibilities for NTIA and the FCC.

FCC

FCC’s Digital Discrimination Rules Poised for a Narrower Rewrite

Any new rule issued under current FCC Chairman Brendan Car would likely be more limited in scope, panelists said

Democracy

ALEC Report Finds 22 States Have Ended Chevron Deference

South Carolina is the most recent state to end judicial deference, striking it down in June.

Spectrum

FCC to Vote on Proposal for More Direct-to-Device Spectrum in August

The agency would consider 225 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum for the service

FCC

FCC Bolsters World Cup Communications

The U.S. telecom regulator is securing communications networks supporting the year’s largest sporting event.

Briefs

Former GOP FCC General Counsel Criticizes Supreme Court over FTC Firing Case

Bruce Fein says the decision was a betrayal of the Constitution’s separation of powers.

Infrastructure

States Tell FCC to Leave Pole Attachment Authority Intact

Utility regulators in Washington, Ohio, and Connecticut call FCC’s proposed recertification unnecessary.

FCC

FCC Bureau Chief Promises Clutter-Free Broadband Labels

Commissioner Anna Gomez has been a vocal opponent of the proposed changes.

Expert Opinion

Mariam Sorond: America Has No GPS Backups. Fixing That Should Be About Engineering, Not Politics

A telecom executive urges Congress not to block FCC review of a spectrum proposal meant to give America a backup to GPS.

National Security

FCC Cites National Security Risks in Denying Digitalsystem Telecom License

Agency says executive branch committee review found national security risks that could not be resolved.

Copper Theft

Trade Groups to Host a Network Vandalism Forum on Capitol Hill

The July 15 summit will address the problems and potential solutions to copper theft and infrastructure vandalism

Satellite

Orbital Seeks FCC Approval for 100,000 Satellite Data Center Constellation

The five-month-old startup has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its space-based AI computing platform.

Satellite

FCC Hoping New Satellite Licensing Regime Will Speed Large Applications

Space bureau chief said the agency had worked through 52 percent of its backlog since the start of 2025

Satellite

SpaceX Planning 100K More Starlink Satellites

The company is planning ‘extremely low-latency and multi-gigabit symmetrical’ speeds for consumers and enterprises

California

GOP Candidate for California Governor Dings FCC, AT&T on Effort to End California Landline Obligations

Steve Hilton, endorsed by President Trump, urges the FCC to let state regulators preserve AT&T’s voice services for rural Californians.