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FCC Orders Blocking of Calls from Robocall Gateway Facilitator

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Final Determination Order in its continuing effort to block illegal overseas robocalls being transmitted through a gateway voice service provider. ... Read More...

FCC Proposes Expansion of Short-Range Radar Operation

In an effort to support the growth of short-range, state-of-the-art radar technologies, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules that expand the legal operating band. According ... Read More...

FCC Threatens Fines for Illegal Use of Mobile Frequencies

A Pennsylvania man has been ordered to cease operating surveillance cameras that are interfering with cellular service in his area. According to a Citation and Order issued by the U.S. Federal Communications... Read More...

FCC Chair Proposes Videoconferencing Accessibility Requirements

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appears to be on the verge of developing accessibility requirements applicable to videoconferencing platforms and software. According to a press release issue... Read More...

FCC Enforcement Bureau Steps Up Action in NYC Against Pirate Radio Operations

In what may be a record level of activity in a single day, the Enforcement Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued more than a dozen warnings to property owners in the New York metro a... Read More...

FCC Establishes Spectrum Management Principles for Transmitters, Receivers

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published a set of high-level principles that it says will guide its management of the electromagnetic spectrum in the future. The FCC’s Policy Statement,... Read More...

FCC Steps Up Legal Action Against Robocall Gateway Facilitator

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued its first-ever Initial Determination Order in an effort to block illegal overseas robocalls being transmitted through a gateway voice service provider... Read More...

FCC Launches Space Bureau

Recognizing our future reliance on space-based infrastructures to support the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities in underserved areas, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has an... Read More...

FCC Seeks Comments on HAC Regulation Reports

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking comments on a recent report and a petition regarding the agency’s regulations on hearing aid compatibility (HAC) for wireless handsets. The FCC iss... Read More...

FCC Adopts Rules on Scam Texting

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted regulations that specifically target so-called scam text messages being sent to consumers. Detailed in a Report and Order and Further Notice of Pr... Read More...