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Pro-Trump FCC chair willing to yank media broadcast licenses, says they're not 'sacred cows'

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has embraced President Donald Trump's approach to media accountability, threatening to revoke ...

FCC taking steps that would allow US prisons to jam prisoners’ cellphone signals

Federal officials are moving a step closer to allowing state and federal prisons to jam cellphone signals from devices ...
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FCC Clears SpaceX to Boost Power on Starlink Dishes

SpaceX requested the increase last year 'to offer faster and/or more reliable service' for users. But it's unclear if the ...
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FCC’s Brendan Carr threatens to pull licenses from media companies if they’re out of line

Chairman Brendan Carr said in an interview published on Monday that he is willing to pull broadcast licenses from any media company that […] ...

FCC chair teams up with Ted Cruz to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolkids

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is teaming up with Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to block funding for Wi ...

FCC to consider allowing prison cellphone jamming, following push from Arkansas senator

The Trump administration is moving to partially lift a blanket federal prohibition on cellphone jamming, FCC Chair Brendan ...
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FCC targets illegal cell phones in Michigan prisons

Illegal cell phones in prisons are causing major safety concerns, leading the FCC to propose a plan to block their signals ...

FCC to vote on cellphone-jamming tech in prisons, capping a yearslong priority for SC leaders

South Carolina prison officials have lobbied the federal government for years for the ability to jam cellphone signals in ...

FCC seeks to revoke approval of China-based electronics testing labs

The Federal Trade Commission has launched proceedings against seven laboratories that review and approve electronics for use ...