FCC lays out rules for replacing Huawei and ZTE telecoms equipment

Posted on 10/12/2020 by Engadget

The Federal Communications Commission has taken a further step towards forcing providers to remove Huawei and ZTE equipment from their networks. Commissioners voted 5-0 to create a list of banned gear. The FCC also formally established a program to r...

Senate confirms Trump nominee to the FCC

Posted on 08/12/2020 by Engadget

On Wednesday, the Senate today voted 49-46 to confirm Nathan Simington to a five-year term at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Simington is a proponent of repealing Section 230, a clause within the 1996 Telecommunications Act that protect...

Ajit Pai is stepping down as FCC chairman. What happens next?

Posted on 08/12/2020 by Engadget

Last week, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai signaled his intent to resign on January 20th, freeing his seat to be filled by the incoming Biden administration. For those keeping count, Pai's term was originally set to expire in June...

SpaceX Starlink wins $885 million from the FCC to serve rural areas

Posted on 08/12/2020 by Engadget

The FCC has revealed the results for the first phase of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction, and one of the biggest winners is SpaceX. Elon Musk’s space company — its Starlink satellite internet service, in particular — has won $885.5 million...

Bose’s unannounced Sport Open Earbuds leak via FCC filings

Posted on 03/12/2020 by Engadget

Bose looks set to add to its lineup of true wireless earbuds, if its latest Federal Communications Commission filings are anything to go by. As spotted by The Verge, documents and photos for a product called Sport Open Earbuds have popped up on the F...

Comcast is expanding its 1.2TB cap to its entire 39-state footprint in January

Posted on 24/11/2020 by Engadget

Starting next year, Comcast will implement a 1.2TB data cap on broadband usage in 12 states and the District of Columbia. The company has had a data cap since 2016, but this is the first time it will enforce it across all 39 states where it offers in...

T-Mobile activates 988 for emergency mental health services

Posted on 20/11/2020 by Engadget

T-Mobile customers can now call 988 to access free emergency mental health services. It added support for the number more than 18 months ahead of the deadline that the Federal Communications Commission set for providers to do so. In July, the FCC vot...

T-Mobile will pay $200 million to settle Sprint’s alleged Lifeline abuse

Posted on 04/11/2020 by Engadget

T-Mobile is paying the price for the reported misdeeds of its recent acquisition. The carrier has agreed to pay a $200 million settlement over FCC allegations Sprint abused the Lifeline program for low-income communications, claiming subsidies for 88...

FCC funding aims to guarantee 100 Mbps internet throughout Puerto Rico

Posted on 02/11/2020 by Engadget

On Monday, the FCC’s Wireless Competition Board announced that newly allocated financing part of Stage Two of the Uniendo a Puerto Rico fund will ensure that every location across Puerto Rico will have access to broadband internet with download speed...

The iPhone 12 could support reverse charging in the future, FCC filing hints

Posted on 28/10/2020 by Engadget

The iPhone 12 may have an unannounced and currently dormant feature: the ability to charge your accessories wirelessly. In an FCC filing first found by VentureBeat’s Jeremy Horwitz, the tech giant wrote said that “2020 iPhone models also support WPT...

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FCC lays out rules for replacing Huawei and ZTE telecoms equipment

Senate confirms Trump nominee to the FCC

Ajit Pai is stepping down as FCC chairman. What happens next?

SpaceX Starlink wins $885 million from the FCC to serve rural areas

Bose’s unannounced Sport Open Earbuds leak via FCC filings

Comcast is expanding its 1.2TB cap to its entire 39-state footprint in January

T-Mobile activates 988 for emergency mental health services

T-Mobile will pay $200 million to settle Sprint’s alleged Lifeline abuse

FCC funding aims to guarantee 100 Mbps internet throughout Puerto Rico

The iPhone 12 could support reverse charging in the future, FCC filing hints