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REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoNov 25 (Reuters) - The Biden administration has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) and ZTE (000063.SZ) because they pose "an unacceptable risk" to U.S. national security. "These new rules are an important part of our ongoing actions to protect the American people from national security threats involving telecommunications," FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. ZTE, Dahua, Hytera and the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The FCC said in June 2021 it was considering banning all equipment authorizations for all companies on the covered list. That came after a March 2021 designation of five Chinese companies on the so-called "covered list" as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks: Huawei, ZTE, Hytera Communications Corp Hikvision and Dahua.

☆ U.S. FCC bans equipment sales, imports from ZTE, Huawei over national security risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] A person stands by a sign of Huawei during World Artificial Intelligence Conference, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File PhotoNov 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it had adopted final rules banning the sale or importation of equipment deemed to pose a national security risk to the U.S. The action, as required under a 2021 law, would affect Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corp and Hytera Communications, among others, according to a statement from the FCC. Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Caitlin WebberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The federal government just took another big swipe at illegal robocalls
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN Business —The federal government took another big swipe at illegal robocalls on Tuesday, as it moved to block a voice provider from the entire US phone network for the very first time. The order by the Federal Communications Commission targets Global UC, a company that claims to serve more than 200 businesses globally with low-cost international calling services. According to the FCC, Global UC’s unprecedented termination comes after it failed to comply with US regulations aimed at countering illegal robocalls. Global UC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. According to its website, Global UC is a subsidiary of a global firm with six subsidiaries and millions of subscribers around the world.

☆ FCC Publishes Map Showing Broadband Coverage Gaps
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Drew Fitzgerald | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The FCC map shows millions of addresses with information about their access to broadband internet service. A new federal broadband map published Friday shows roughly 2% of American residential addresses lack access to broadband internet service, though officials said that figure could change as their database improves. The Federal Communications Commission released the map, as ordered by a 2020 law, showing millions of addresses with information about their access to broadband internet service from a variety of companies.

☆ U.S. mandates new comparison internet-service labels
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it finalized new rules requiring labels to help consumers comparison shop for broadband internet services. The FCC is requiring labels that look similar to the ubiquitous nutrition labels on U.S. food products and require broadband providers to display, at the point of sale, labels that show prices, speeds, fees and data allowances. The labels were first unveiled as a voluntary program in 2016. Congress ordered the FAA to mandate them under the 2021 infrastructure law. Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 5G-enabled farms could ward off food insecurity and unlock $100 billion in global profits by 2030
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Clara Mcmichael | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

There lies Swans Trail Farms, a family-owned operation that focuses on agritourism and events with apple orchards, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, and strawberry fields. Swans Trail FarmsSnohomish County and the 5G Open Innovation Lab launched sites to pilot 5G-enabled agricultural tech on two farms— Swans Trail and Andrew's Hay. CARES Act funding for the initiative dried up last year, but the 5G Open Innovation Lab continues to fund the project. The 5G Open Innovation Lab and Innov8.ag are working to expand to eastern Washington, an area of the state that's more agricultural. We've had our hiccups," Jim Brisimitzis, the head of the 5G Open Innovation Lab, said.

☆ Movement to ban TikTok: What midterms could mean for future of app
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The effort to ban TikTok is back, and it could gain more strength after the midterm elections. Alex Brandon / AP fileExperts said there’s a steep hill to climb for those who want a total TikTok ban, but the midterms could provide a push. The renewed push for a TikTok ban or forced sale is taking place while the company is in negotiations with the Biden administration on a potential written security agreement. TikTok says it believes the agreement would address not only privacy concerns but how the app moderates content. Rubio is co-sponsoring legislation to ban TikTok from all U.S. government devices.

☆ U.S. telecom regulator launching new space bureau
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to create a new space bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy issues, agency chair Jessica Rosenworcel said. The FCC plans to restructure its International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and a standalone Office of International Affairs. "The satellite industry is growing at a record pace, but here on the ground our regulatory frameworks for licensing them have not kept up," Rosenworcel said Thursday, adding the agency over the past two years the agency has received applications for 64,000 new satellites. Reporting by David ShepardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

TAIPEI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr will visit Taiwan this week, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan said on Wednesday, the latest senior official from the country to visit the island. Carr will meet with "Taiwan interlocutors" to discuss issues including telecommunications and cybersecurity from November 2-4, the American Institute in Taiwan said in a statement to Reuters. China has stepped up military activities near democratically governed Taiwan since August when it conducted blockade drills around the island following a visit to Taipei by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Taiwan's government says the People's Republic of China has never ruled the island and so its sovereignty claims are void. Reporting By Sarah Wu and Yimou Lee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ FCC commissioner calls for TikTok ban
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN Business —The US government should ban TikTok rather than come to a national security agreement with the social media app that might allow it to continue operating in the United States, according to Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission. A string of news reports this year about TikTok’s handling of US user data has left Carr with “little confidence there’s a path forward,” he told CNN in a phone interview Tuesday. Those bipartisan fears were again raised in September, when under pressure from US lawmakers, TikTok declined to commit to cutting off data flows to China. Carr’s call for a TikTok ban was first reported by Axios, and the remarks expand on his earlier calls for Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores. Still, Carr said his call for a TikTok ban reflects a “natural progression in my thinking” and is informed by his own agency’s work to limit China’s influence in US telecommunications networks.

☆ A free, democratic Taiwan is vital to America's own economic prosperity, says FCC commissioner
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailA free, democratic Taiwan is vital to America's own economic prosperity, says FCC commissionerBrendan Carr, FCC commissioner, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why he believes Tiktok needs to be banned, if Carr's belief would change were ByteDance to spin off Tiktok to U.S. owners and more.

☆ U.S. FCC commissioner urges govt action on TikTok -Axios
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The federal government should take action to rein in online media platform TikTok Inc, one of the U.S. FCC's commissioners said in an interview, Axios reported on Tuesday. "I don’t believe there is a path forward for anything other than a ban," the Federal Communications Commission's Brendan Carr told the news outlet, citing recent revelations about how TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance handle data of U.S. users. Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chris GallagherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Social stocks jump amid renewed TikTok scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSocial stocks jump amid renewed TikTok scrutinyCNBC's Julia Boorstin joins 'The Exchange' to report on social stocks ticking up on news that an FCC Commissioner has called for a ban on TikTok in the U.S.

☆ What's bad for TikTok is good for Meta, says Evercore ISI's Mark Mahaney
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat's bad for TikTok is good for Meta, says Evercore ISI's Mark MahaneyMark Mahaney, Evercore ISI head of internet research, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the likelihood the FCC will ban TikTok, tech capex spending and consumer discretionary spending concerns.

☆ FCC commissioner calls for ban on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Melissa Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFCC commissioner calls for ban on TikTokCNBC's Julia Boorstin on an FCC commissioner calling for a ban on TikTok. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman, Bonawyn Eison and Courtney Garcia.

☆ Snap, Meta shares pop after FCC commissioner says U.S. should ban TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Brendan Carr, FCC Commissioner, speaking at the State of the Net Conference 2019 at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Shares of U.S. social media companies Snap and Meta spiked on the news that a Federal Communications Commissioner said the U.S. government should ban TikTok. "I don't believe there is a path forward for anything other than a ban," Republican Commissioner Brendan Carr told Axios in an interview. Snap shares were up 6% and Meta shares were up 4% Tuesday afternoon. "Commissioner Carr has no role in the confidential discussions with the U.S. government related to TikTok and appears to be expressing views independent of his role as an FCC commissioner," a TikTok spokesperson said a statement.

☆ Amazon will open 172,000-square-foot Project Kuiper internet satellite factory
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon said Thursday it will open a new plant in a Seattle suburb to build satellites for Project Kuiper. Unveiled in 2019, Project Kuiper, is Amazon's plan to build a network of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit to provide high-speed broadband internet. Amazon notched a key milestone in 2020 when the Federal Communications Commission authorized the satellite internet system. Amazon has said it plans to invest more than $10 billion into building Project Kuiper, and it already has a 219,000-square-foot research and development facility based in Redmond, Washington. WATCH: How Amazon's Project Kuiper is taking on SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet

☆ Exclusive: FAA warns of aviation safety risks without U.S. mandate on 5G limits
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency to ensure a delay in some 5G C-Band transmissions from smaller operators. The letter was sent to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel was copied. The NTIA, FAA and FCC did not immediately comment. The FAA letter said the voluntarily mitigations by AT&T and Verizon "have resulted in the safe deployment of more than 50,000 wireless antennas across the nation." Nolen's letter seeks near-term conversations at senior levels between the NTIA, FAA and FCC.

☆ Truphone to pay $600,000 U.S. fine, ensure Russian ownership divested
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The parent company of a small Montana wireless carrier will pay a $600,000 fine and ensure that any ownership interests by Russian investors is divested, a U.S. agency said on Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in April said Truphone, the owner of Montana-based iSmart Mobile, had been indirectly controlled by Russian oligarchs since at least 2011. Under the settlement, London-based Truphone will ensure that any stake held by Alexander Abramov, Alexander Frolov or Roman Abramovich will be divested, the FCC said. The FCC had proposed fining Truphone $660,000 in April for failing to disclose accurate ownership stakes held by foreign entities and transferring control of licenses without government approval. Truphone said it will ensure no individuals or entities designated by the Treasury Department's sanction list have any ownership or investment interests.

☆ U.S. lawmakers want to boost oversight of foreign government broadcast sponsorship
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to strengthen the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to oversee foreign sponsorships of U.S. broadcast TV and radio programs. "Foreign governments shouldn’t be able to hide behind shell companies to fund misinformation and propaganda on American airwaves," Schatz said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterBlackburn said foreign governments currently "can use shell companies to broadcast regime-funded propaganda across American airwaves. The bill would not prohibit foreign governments from sponsoring content on U.S. airwaves. The court noted that the FCC had raised concerns "that the Chinese and Russian governments have been secretly leasing air time to broadcast propaganda on American radio."

☆ U.S. FCC set to ban approvals of new Huawei, ZTE equipment- document
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is set to ban approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE (000063.SZ) in the United States on national security grounds, according to a document posted by the agency. The companies would not be able to sell new equipment in the United States without equipment authorizations. In June 2021, the FCC voted to advance the plan to ban approvals for equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats, including Huawei and ZTE. ... We have left open opportunities for (Huawei and other Chinese equipment) use in the United States through our equipment authorization process. The FCC action would prohibit all future authorizations for communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security.

☆ U.S. FCC set to ban all U.S. sales of Huawei, ZTE equipment- Axios
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Oct 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to ban all sales of Huawei and ZTE (000063.SZ) telecommunications equipment in the United States on national security grounds, news website Axios reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Last year, U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation to prevent companies that are deemed security threats from receiving new equipment licenses from U.S. regulators. read moreRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jyoti Narayan in Bengaluru; editing by John StonestreetOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ FCC could ban all new purchases of Huawei and ZTE telecom gear
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN Business —The US government is poised to ban all purchases of new telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE, two Chinese technology giants, in an expanding crackdown against perceived national security risks from China, according to a report by Axios. It added that the ban would only apply to new products by the companies that have not already received FCC equipment authorization. The proposed ban would go further than prior steps the FCC has taken against Huawei and ZTE, whose networking equipment US officials have said could be used to intercept or monitor US communications. The top US wireless carriers have said they do not use Chinese-made equipment; telecom policy experts have said it is almost exclusively found in the networks of small providers seeking to minimize costs. The following year, the US government expanded on those restrictions by seeking to cut Huawei off from its chip suppliers that use US-made technology.

☆ U.S. agency adopts new space junk rules to reduce exploration risks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Sept 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 Thursday on to adopt new rules to address the growing risks of orbital debris to space exploration. The FCC voted to shorten the period required for satellites in low-Earth orbit for post-mission disposal from 25 years to five years. "It will mean more accountability and less risk of collisions that increase orbital debris and the likelihood of space communication failures," FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David ShepardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Elon Musk's SpaceX has made more than one million Starlink terminals so far. Here's what you need to know about the high-speed satellite network.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk recently said Starlink has manufactured more than one million user terminals. Musk said on Twitter on Saturday that SpaceX has so far manufactured more than one million Starlink user terminals, which connect to the company's satellites in orbit. SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Musk, has an expansive, high-speed satellite internet network in space called Starlink. A photo of SpaceX's Starlink user terminal, or satellite dish, installed on a roof. Starlink uses antennas — "electrically identical" to existing user terminals — which can be mounted on vehicles, vessels, and aircraft.

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