Consumer Advocacy Groups Want to Join FCC, Defend Net Neutrality in Court
The groups worry a future Republican FCC would be less interested in defending the rules.
FCC
House Passes 5G SALE Act, Will Reinstate Limited FCC Authority
The measure empowers the FCC to allocate spectrum licenses auctioned before March 9, 2023.
Supreme Court Upholds Act Banning Robocalls For Debt Collectors and Political Consultants
July 6, 2020 — The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ban on unsolicited robocalls to cell phones with their Monday ruling on Barr v. the American Association of Political Consultants. The court expanded the ban to additionally prohibit robocalls from political consultants and debt collectors. The American
NTIA
Government Taking Steps to Address Companies’ Vast Collections of Private Consumer Data
WASHINGTON, November 3, 2010 – As consumers provide large amounts of private information to web services, the government is tuning into the fact that the use of this information by these companies is becoming increasingly important.
international
Mobile Providers Seek Increased Access to Cuba
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2010 – Nokia, AT&T and Verizon are petitioning the White House to loosen telecommunications export bans to Cuba.
Broadband Updates
Biden Touts Broadband Among Stimulus Funding, Although Nearly No Funds Released
Vice President Joe Biden gave an update on Thursday of the grants issued under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including broadband. Although practically no funds have yet been issued for broadband, the subject was included in the update of programs that are a part of the “president’s ove
