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1 month ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Matt Daneman
The lab order would prohibit FCC recognition of any telecommunications certification body (TCB), lab or lab accreditation body owned by a company on the FCC’s covered list and other government lists of unsecure companies.
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1 month ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Matt Daneman
“The FCC has worked on a bipartisan basis to address the threats that foreign adversaries pose to America’s networks.” Carr said: “This month, we will be building on those efforts by voting on two national security items.”The Consumer Technology Association, in particular, raised concerns when the regulator took comment on the lab proposal last year (see 2409050017). Carr worked with then-Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on an NPRM that was approved 5-0 last May (see 2405230033).
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Monty Tayloe |Matt Daneman
Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC).
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Matt Daneman |Monty Tayloe
Don’t weaken robocall/robotext regulatory or declaratory ruling protections, urged a coalition of consumer groups and allies, including the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America and Public Knowledge. Unwanted robocalls invade people’s privacy, make telephones less useful and tie up lines to the detriment of public safety, they said.
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Monty Tayloe |Howard Buskirk |Matt Daneman
As expected, commissioners approved a proposed robocall NPRM, which seeks to close a gap in the commission’s Stir/Shaken authentication rules, making it harder for scammers to hide their identities (see 2504250051). The FCC made one change of note to the item based on ex parte filings, said Trent Harkrader, acting chief of the Wireline Bureau. It now provides additional clarification that the authentication requirement applies to all “intermediate” carriers, he said.
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Matt Daneman |Monty Tayloe
Both Jarkesy and the 5th Circuit's AT&T decision indicate that the FCC "may need to fundamentally rethink its enforcement framework," Marashlian & Donahue telecom attorney Jonathan Marashlian wrote Friday. That could mean a revamp of rules, policies and procedures; the hiring of dedicated administrative law judges; or the introduction of a voluntary or mandatory arbitration-style process to steer clear of constitutional pitfalls, he said.
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Matt Daneman
Commissioners will also vote on NPRMs designed to inhibit robocalls and examine foreign-ownership rules. This will be the third meeting under FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. The draft 37 GHz report and order and Further NPRM cite other commission work and a report made under the Biden administration’s national spectrum strategy (see 2403120056). Military deployments would receive priority in the 37-37.2 GHz portion of the band.
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Matt Daneman
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“We’ve been moving aggressively to get things done since Day One of the new Commission,” and “this is especially true of our work on spectrum,” Carr said in a blog post.The 37 GHz band “may be used to support services like fixed wireless broadband and the Internet of Things,” Carr wrote.
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2 months ago | 
communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Matt Daneman
CTIA had suggested numerous additions to the draft wireless location FNPRM, and while the FCC didn’t adopt most of them, it nonetheless made changes that appeared industry-friendly. The FCC has long wanted providers to supply dispatchable location information as part of emergency calls when possible (see 1501290066).
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Mar 31, 2025 | 
communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Monty Tayloe |Matt Daneman
It’s not clear how the FCC is defining DEI, Commissioner Anna Gomez said at a news conference Thursday. “What we have right now is an undefined, unproven and indistinguishable standard of invidious discrimination being used to target these companies,” she said. “It is incumbent on this commission to define what invidious discrimination even is” and explain what evidence the agency has “that it even exists” at the targeted companies.
