Spectrum
NextNav Defends 900 MHz Proposal Amid Wide Opposition
The company asked the FCC to consider its plan to operate a GPS backup. Opponents worry about interference.
Satellite
FCC Chair Wants More Competition to SpaceX's Starlink
The FCC's Space Bureau is helping competitors navigate the LEO satellite market.
Sixth Circuit
Chamber of Commerce Joins ISPs in Pushing Sixth Circuit to Hear Net Neutrality Case
The FCC wants the case moved to the D.C. Circuit, which has previously ruled in the agency's favor on net neutrality.
FCC
Advocacy and Opposition in Digital Discrimination Reporting Mandates
Advocates propose merging digital discrimination reporting requirements with existing Broadband Data Collection.
Digital Inclusion
Senate Republicans Issue Longshot Resolution to Block Digital Discrimination Rules
House Republicans made a similar move in January.
Eighth Circuit
Wireless Trade Groups File Suit Against FCC Digital Discrimination Order
The suit filed Tuesday marks the third legal case to target the FCC’s digital discrimination rules since adopted in November.
Cybersecurity
Increased Telework on Home Broadband Networks Leads to Surge in Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
May 28, 2020 — The age of remote working and learning has led to a dramatic increase in cybersecurity risks, according to panelists at a webinar hosted Wednesday by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation. “The cybersecurity landscape has only gotten wider and deeper,” said Vincent Voci,
FCC
Government Must Adapt to New Opportunities in Commercial Space Sector, Says FCC Chair Ajit Pai
WASHINGTON, July 9, 2019 – With changes in the space industry, the U.S. government needs to evolve to capitalize on the “unprecedented opportunity for the commercial space sector,” Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said Tuesday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Pai emphasized the FC
Intellectual Property
U.S. Businesses Politely Applaud China’s Latest Promise To Play Fair
WASHINGTON, January 20, 2010 — Representatives of major U.S. businesses expressed cautious optimism over China’s promise on Wednesday to abandon its government’s plans to buy products only from mainland Chinese companies.
CDT
Will the US and China Share A Similar Model When Attacking IP Pirates Online?
San Francisco, September 29, 2010 — A legislative proposal to allow the US’ top cop to seize the web addresses of sites that authorities deem are dedicated to pirating intellectual property bears a remarkable resemblance to a crackdown currently underway in China against online pirates. A bipartisa
Calendar
BroadbandBreakfast.com Releases Free Video From Intellectual Property Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, September 15, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Wednesday released the video, for free, of the season’s premiere Intellectual Property Breakfast Club event, “Will the Obama Administration’s Intellectual Property Czar Crush Internet Piracy?”
Intellectual Property
Report: China’s Emphasis on ‘Indigenous Innovation’ Likely To Escalate Trade Tension With US
A new report due out this week from the US Chamber of Commerce [http://uschamber.com] says that China’s continued efforts to boost its domestic technology prowess at the expense of US technology companies will trigger “contentious trade disputes and inflamed political rhetoric on both sides,” accord
Copyright
U.S. Chamber Urges Congressional Action on Intellectual Property Plan
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2010 – An intellectual property expert from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today on Capitol Hill commended the release of the first-ever government-wide national intellectual property enforcement strategy and urged congressional action to implement the plan.
