Pentagon officials on Wednesday slammed a recent Federal Communications Commission decision to allow Ligado to deploy a nationwide mobile broadband network, saying it may disrupt GPS signals crucial to military operations. Keep Reading
The Federal Communications Commission uses the Electronic Comment Filing System to receive public comments about proposed regulation changes. In May 2017, a surge of more than 22 million comments disrupted the system making it unavailable. Keep Reading
The Department of Justice led the review of China Telecom’s authorizations, and it based the recommendation on developments since the authorizations were last transferred in 2007, including China Telecom’s failure to comply with the terms of an existing agreement with the Department. Keep Reading
Team Telecom, a mostly informal working committee of the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Justice (along with affiliated agencies), has for years been quietly tasked with evaluating and maintaining the security of America telecom infrastructure in concert with the FCC. Keep Reading
Data from the TestIT app show nearly 60 percent of counties experience fixed wireless internet speeds slower than the FCC 25 megabytes per second (mpbs) standard, including 16 percent of large counties, 44 percent of mid-sized counties and 74 percent of small counties. Keep Reading
FEMA has begun to modernize alerting capabilities with help from the FCC. However, some state and local public safety agencies cannot access the system and others have low confidence in using it. Keep Reading
The FCC said in a report that there is overwhelming support for a three-digit number because it would be easier for distressed people to get help. Keep Reading
Proposal would require that all phone companies transmit all calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which today provides suicide prevention assistance at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK). Keep Reading
Aggressive move will ban companies from using federal subsidies for equipment from Chinese telecommunications groups Huawei and ZTE. Keep Reading
Specifically, it would establish a vertical (or “z-axis”) location accuracy metric of three meters for indoor wireless 911 calls. Keep Reading
Law enforcement agencies have for decades relied on the P25 narrowband network, which is fine for voice but can’t meet the throughput demands of data, especially video. Keep Reading
Paper makes the case for putting “equivalent – if not greater – focus on the security” of 5G networks as there is on the possibilities of the “connected future.” Keep Reading
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Aug. 7. Keep Reading
“Blockchain has the potential to be a catalyst for sustained economic growth across all industries in America. If America leads in its development, we can ensure that its benefits will be shared far and wide." Keep Reading
The working group recommends better information sharing on threats and the establishment of best practices for Diameter. It also suggests that wireless operators should monitor networks and establish defensive barriers. Keep Reading
Although Huawei is not singled out in the proposal, federal and congressional officials have claimed for several months that the company is too closely linked to the Chinese government, and a fact sheet outlining the rule mentions this several times. Keep Reading
FCC official says Hawaii false missile alert "cry of wolf damaged the credibility of alert messaging, which can be dangerous." Keep Reading
FCC approve geo-targeting of Wireless Emergency Alerts by November 2019 Keep Reading