Trusty: U.S. Must Keep Up With International Telecom Trends
Nations like Brazil and India were moving quickly to modernize telecom rules, Trusty said
Nations like Brazil and India were moving quickly to modernize telecom rules, Trusty said
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2025 – Federal Communications Commissioner Olivia Trusty warned Tuesday that the United States needs to match the pace of other nations moving quickly to modernize communications regulatory frameworks.
Speaking after returning from the International Telecommunication Union’s World Telecommunication Development Conference in Azerbaijan, Trusty said the FCC’s traditionally domestic agenda was now inseparable from global trends in spectrum, satellites, cybersecurity, infrastructure investment, and artificial intelligence regulation.
“None of our challenges are purely domestic anymore,” she said, emphasizing that countries were watching U.S. decisions in real time and adjusting their own strategies accordingly.
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