Cybersecurity
Trade Groups Don’t Want Broad Interconnection Ban for Chinese Firms
The FCC sought comment on blocking telecom carriers from connecting with entities on its covered list.
Digital Inclusion
Trade Groups Push FCC to Keep Lifeline Verification With USAC
NTCA, NRECA say new identity-check and Social Security number collection duties should not be shifted to individual carriers.
FCC
Telecom Industry Opposes FCC Proposal to Onshore Call Centers
Industry, labor, and business groups urge FCC to reject the proposal.
AT&T
Is Broadband's ‘Price War’ Real? Not Everyone Agrees.
Industry filings to the FCC offer competing views on whether consumers are benefiting from broadband competition.
Broadband's Impact
USTelecom: Broadband Is Getting Faster and Cheaper
Gigabit subscriptions have grown fivefold since 2020 as network investment surge.
FCC
USAC Audits Are ‘Kafkaesque,’ Industry Tells FCC
Providers say the audit process costs more to defend than it recovers - and want the FCC to fix it.
Cybersecurity
Experts Warn Lagging IT And Communications Technology Threatens U.S. Security
House lawmakers question witnesses on the current state of homeland security.
Rural
Capito Bill Tightens FCC Vetting of Broadband Providers
Measure targets accountability in how federal broadband funds are awarded
FCC
FCC’s Carr: Retiring Copper Networks Will Save Billions
Chairman Brendan Carr said the FCC has ejected more than 1,200 telecom providers for robocall mitigation.
USF
Lawmakers Aiming to Circulate Draft USF Framework This Summer
Meanwhile, the FCC is seeking comment on how it might improve USAC
permitting
USTelecom Pushed for White House Environmental Review Guidance
The White House released new guidance on streamlining federal environmental reviews.
NCTA
Broadband Expansion Alone Won’t Close the Digital Divide, Panelists Warn
Panelists cite skills gaps, security threats, and the need for more modern infrastructure.
broadband
USTelecom Launches Campaign on Future of U.S. Networks
The initiative urges policymakers to update telecom rules as providers transition away from copper networks
Cybersecurity
Trump’s Cyber Strategy Prioritizes Protection Against ‘Foreign Adversaries’
Cyber Director Sean Cairncross says the administration wants stronger AI security and fewer regulatory burdens on tech companies.
enforcement
Major Telecom Trade Groups to Supreme Court: FCC Can’t Fine Us
The high court will hear arguments on the issue in April
IP transition
Who Will Provide Telecom Service When Copper Networks are Gone?
Both panelists said they support fiber as the preferred technology for the transition.
