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FCC Proposes Banning U.S. Firms From Using Federal Subsidies To Purchase Huawei, ZTE Equipment
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with new restrictions on doing business with tech giants Huawei and ZTE, with chairman Ajit Pai setting a November 19 date for vote on a proposal to bar U.S. firms that receive federal subsidies from purchasing the Chinese firms’ telecom equipment.
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Man Who Threatened FCC Chairman’s Kids Sentenced To 20 Months
A California man who emailed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and threatened to murder his children in 2017 has been sentenced to 20 months in prison.
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Report: The FCC’s Big Millimetre-Wave Auction Won’t Help Speed Up 5G Rollout All That Much
Last week, Donald Trump and the Federal Communications Commission announced a huge push to sell off up to 3.4 gigahertz of the millimetre-wave spectrum, part of a plan to speed the rollout of 5G technology. The president introduced the push by telling an audience at the White House that he will not allow “any other…
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Thousands Tell The FCC To Scrap Its Dumb Rules That Let Carriers Block Text Messages
Thousands of people have written to the Federal Communications Commission to lambast the agency over its controversial decision to give wireless carriers far more power over text messages sent to large groups.