Tag: FCC
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Robocallers Are Back Again Ahead of Student Loan Repayments – Here is How The FCC is Stopping Them
The Federal Communications Commission has cracked down hard on sources of robocalls, even holding telecommunication companies accountable for allowing scam calls to pass through their networks. Despite the effort, spam calls are making a comeback, and could hit you just as student loan repayments are expected to resume. Blocking service Robokiller reports spam calls increased…
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FCC Is Ramping Up its Efforts to Provide 5G Home Internet Access to Rural America
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking further comment on its effort to connect more Americans with a 5G network, with a goal of better using its updated coverage map to dole out needed funds. The FCC released a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to “refresh the record” for the 5G Fund for Rural Americans to…
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FCC Just Slammed a Robocall Cabal with a $116 Million Fine For Toll-Free Scam
The Federal Communications Commission issued a $116.2 million fine against a group responsible for nearly 10 million robocalls to toll-free numbers. ScammerBlaster, OnTel, ChariTel, and Thomas Dorsher, known collectively as Dorsher Enterprise, are behind the illegal calls, the agency said today. The group presented itself as an anti-robocall campaign but was actually conducting a scam…
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Top Obama Lawyers Say FCC Shouldn’t Pursue Net Neutrality. Here’s Why
Net neutrality, the concept of treating all internet traffic equally, was a regulation first introduced under President Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission, with the agency later dismantling it under President Donald Trump. But it’s two of Obama’s top lawyers are now saying it would be a mistake for the FCC to attempt to bring it…
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FCC Ramps Up Efforts to Stop Robocalls
The Federal Communications Commission is not taking robocalls lightly, requiring providers to monitor their networks for illegal activity. Today, the agency’s Robocall Response Team issued an Initial Determination Order requiring One Owl to provide proof it is tracking and blocking illegal calls. The company has two weeks to hand over documentation of its efforts to…
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Why Do ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want to Make YouTube TV, Hulu, Fubo & More Into Cable Companies With the FCC’s Help? – Ask Luke
Earlier this week, Congress held its first hearing into the future of TV. At the hearing, representatives from the National Association of Broadcasters joined efforts by owners of local TV stations to make live TV streaming services like YouTube TV, Hulu, and Fubo into cable TV companies. The goal is to get the FCC to…
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National Association of Broadcasters Joins Push to Redefine YouTube TV, Fubo, Hulu as Cable TV Companies
The National Association of Broadcasters has tacitly thrown its support behind a group that’s trying to convince the Federal Communications Commission to place cable-style regulations on live-streaming services like YouTube TV, Fubo and Hulu. “The FCC should refresh the record in its virtual (multichannel video programming distributor) proceeding to ensure it reflects the impact of…
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FCC Approves $7 Million in Emergency Funding For Schools And Libraries
The Federal Communications Commission said it’s committed almost $7 million to the Emergency Connectivity Fund, which will go towards connecting 50,000 students to internet services nationwide. The ECF pledges to support 110 schools and districts, nine libraries and library systems, and one consortium. California, Colorado, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin are among the…
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Senate Confirms Anna Gomez as Final FCC Commissioner
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, filling the fifth and final seat that’s been vacant for nearly three years. The addition of Gomez breaks the 2-2 tie of Democrat and Republican commissioners, with the FCC now with a Democrat majority. The agency has been hobbled throughout the Biden administration…
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Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Demand The FCC Reclassify YouTube TV, Fubo, DIRECTV STREAM, & More As Cable TV Companies
Earlier this year, Local TV station owners formed a new Coalition for Local News to push the FCC to force cord cutting services to be treated like cable TV companies. If the FCC agrees to change the rules, it would force YouTube TV, Hulu, Fubo, and more to strike deals directly with the owners of…