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The FCC has proposed scaling back or eliminating the $2 billion E-Rate program that provides internet discounts to schools and libraries, citing concerns over screen time. Critics argue the move misunderstands the program's importance.

The FCC proposes requiring ID verification for prepaid burner phones to combat robocalls, raising privacy concerns and potential harm to domestic violence survivors, journalists, and whistleblowers who rely on anonymous communication.

ABC is urging viewers to protest the FCC's attempt to reclassify 'The View' as a non-news program, which could force the show to comply with equal-time requirements for political candidates.

Wired interviews FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez about fighting the Trump administration's attacks on press freedom through the FCC, her public letter to Disney, and her role as the lone Democrat on the commission.

California regulators accuse AT&T of lying to the FCC in an attempt to shut down its copper phone network without providing adequate replacement, particularly challenging AT&T's claim that state rules prevent fiber upgrades and that wireless service is a sufficient substitute.

A WIRED news roundup covering FCC plans to restrict burner phones, Meta removing face recognition code from smart glasses, xAI's Grok hosting deepfakes, Anthropic's AI model release, CISA's new directive, and other tech and surveillance stories.

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.