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Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
5 days ago

US router ban is 'industrial policy' not better infosec

The U.S. ban on foreign-made SOHO routers is ineffective for security and serves as industrial policy rather than genuine cybersecurity.
fromTelecompetitor
4 weeks ago

ACA Connects Summit focuses on factors that raise the cost of business

The message that we will carry to [Capitol Hill] is one of affordability, and it's not only affordability for customers. It's a need to keep the cost of providing broadband and video affordable. We spend a lot of time talking about permitting - right-of-way access barriers - and for good reason. Those are the types of pain points that can really kill the momentum for broadband deployment in your communities.
US politics
US politics
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Trump FCC threatens to enforce equal-time rule on late-night talk shows

FCC public notice suggests possible narrowing of the bona fide news exemption for entertainment talk shows, while the lone Democratic commissioner says no rules have changed.
Television
fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

A Tribute to Former FCC Chair and Media Champion Newton Minow | Features | Roger Ebert

Newton Minow transformed television and public broadcasting by creating PBS, advancing UHF access and satellite communications, promoting closed captioning, and supporting educational programming.
US politics
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC

Jamming will block all communications, including lawful 911 calls, and cannot selectively target contraband devices; FCC proposal faces opposition from wireless carriers.
Education
fromTelecompetitor
5 months ago

Mission Telecom Offers E-Rate Pricing to Help Students and Library Patrons

Mission Telecom matches E-Rate-subsidized costs to provide affordable mobile hotspot and school bus Wi-Fi connectivity for schools and libraries through June 30, 2026.
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