fcc

The article argues against the FCC's proposed Know Your Customer (KYC) rules for phone service, claiming they would create a surveillance regime that harms privacy and fails to stop determined criminals, while urging public action to oppose the regulation.

The FCC proposes requiring telecoms to collect government IDs for all phone customers, effectively banning burner phones, sparking privacy concerns from advocates like the ACLU.

The FCC waived the requirement for Amazon to launch half of its satellite broadband constellation by July 2026, giving the company more time while keeping the final 2029 deadline for full deployment.

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 against AT&T and Verizon, upholding FCC fines totaling $104 million for selling users' real-time location data without consent, finding that the FCC's penalty process did not violate carriers' Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.

The NCTA cable lobby is petitioning the FCC for an expedited waiver of its ban on foreign-made routers, citing unavoidable supply chain shortages in memory and substrate materials that could disrupt broadband service for millions of Americans. The FCC previously granted a similar one-year waiver to AT&T's suppliers, and NCTA argues its members are in the same situation.

The Trump administration's FCC warns all broadcasters to comply with orders or face punishment, citing ABC's ongoing case where Disney was ordered to submit early license renewals over alleged discrimination violations. ABC challenges the order as unconstitutional and retaliatory.

AT&T sues California to end its obligation to maintain the century-old copper phone network, arguing it costs $1 billion annually to serve only 3% of households, but California regulators refuse to allow the shutdown.

The FCC has approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customer identities before activating phone service, aiming to curb illegal robocalls but raising significant privacy concerns regarding anonymous communication.