Security News

FCC Takes Steps Toward Squeezing Out Huawei, ZTE
2019-11-25 16:03

FCC Funds Can No Longer Be Used to Buy Their Gear; Rip-and-Replace Plan ProposedThe FCC voted unanimously Friday to ban telecommunications companies from using FCC funds to buy equipment from...

Democrats Pose Phone Data Privacy Questions to FCC
2019-11-11 17:33

Congressional Letter Criticizes FCC for Not Enforcing Communications ActDemocratic members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission...

Sen. Wyden Pushes FCC on 5G Security
2019-11-08 16:03

Lawmaker Asks for Encryption and Authentication RequirementsU.S. Senator Ron Wyden is pushing the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that wireless carriers build new security measures,...

FCC Chair's Proposal Targets Chinese Technology Firms
2019-10-30 19:03

Calls for Ban on Use of Commission Funds for Equipment From Huawei, ZTEFCC Chairman Ajit Pai is pushing a proposal that would ban U.S. telecommunications firms from using commission funds to buy...

Huawei with you! FCC's American Pai proposes rip-and-replace of scary Chinese comms kit
2019-10-29 13:37

ZTE also on hit list Ajit Pai, chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has devised a two-part scheme to erase Chinese hardware from American telecoms networks.…

Senators Urge FCC to Review Licenses for Chinese Telecoms
2019-09-18 18:03

Concerns Raised About China Telecom and China UnicomU.S. Senators Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider operating licenses...

FCC underwhelmed by carriers’ sluggish robocall efforts
2019-07-15 11:10

The FCC in June called for carriers to provide free, default robocall blocking services. One month later, plans are "far from clear."

What was that P word? Ah. Privacy. Yes, we'll think about privacy, says FCC mulling cellphone location data overhaul
2019-03-15 20:57

Commissioners still doing their best to ignore bounty hunter stalking scandal Analysis America's comms regulator has finally pinky-promised to at least consider people's privacy when it looks into...

John Oliver bombards the FCC with anti-robocall robocall campaign
2019-03-12 11:37

The Last Week Tonight host launched an anti-robocalling robocalling campaign to force the FCC to put a stop to the pervasive, irritating calls.

FCC Addresses Robocalling – But Questions Remain
2018-11-21 19:15

The FCC will consider a proposal to combat robocalls and text spam in December.