The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on April 23 it had voted unanimously to adopt rules requiring public disclosure of broadcast television and radio content sponsored or provided by foreign governments. The disclosure would be required at the time of a broadcast if a foreign governmental entity paid a radio or television station, directly…
FCC Commissioner Wants to Close the ‘Loophole’ Allowing China-Based Telecom Firms Access to US Networks
Americans have come to understand the national security threat posed by China-based telecom companies but they might be surprised to learn that equipment from these telecom firms continue to be used in U.S. networks, according to Brendan Carr, Federal Communication Commission (FCC) commissioner. The FCC last year banned carriers in the United States from using…
Video: FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr: ‘Glaring Loophole’ in U.S. Policy on Tech from China
April 8, 2021
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The products of Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE are used widely in America. But under Chinese law, “these companies basically have to fork over any information or data that the Communist Party might be seeking,” says Brendan Carr, a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The U.S. has implemented a “rip and replace”…
Video: FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr: ‘Glaring Loophole’ in US Policy on Tech from China
April 8, 2021
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The products of Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE are used widely in America. But under Chinese law, “these companies basically have to fork over any information or data that the Communist Party might be seeking,” says Brendan Carr, a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The United States has implemented a “rip and…
Chinese Telecom Firms Can Exploit ‘Glaring Loophole’ to Enter US Networks: FCC Commissioner
A Commissioner of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is calling on the regulator to eliminate a “backdoor” that allows telecom firms with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) access into the U.S. network. The FCC last year banned U.S. firms from tapping into an $8.3 billion government fund to purchase equipment from Chinese telecom…
Supreme Court Rules FCC Can Loosen Media Ownership Regulations
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling stipulated that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can relax media ownership rules and reversed a court decision handed down by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The lower court ruling had blocked the FCC’s repeal of some media ownership regulations in 2017 for failing to consider the…
Five Chinese Companies Pose Threat to US National Security: FCC
March 12, 2021
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WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S. communications networks. The FCC said the companies included Huawei Technologies Co, ZTE Corp, Hytera Communications Corp, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co and Dahua Technology Co. A 2019 law requires…
FCC Commissioners Denounce House Democrats Attempt to Censor Newsrooms Based on Politics
Two top officials from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said an attempt by House Democrats to pressure television carriers to de-platform Fox News and two other cable news channels was “troubling” because it seeks to “stifle political speech and independent news judgment.” FCC Commissioners Brendan Carr and Nathan Simington in separate statements responded to letters penned by…
On Its Silver Anniversary, Let’s Modernize the Telecom Act of 1996
Commentary A quarter century ago, on Feb. 8, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law the landmark Telecommunications Act of 1996. At the signing ceremony, the president’s rhetoric was soaring: “With the stroke of a pen, our laws will catch up with our future.” Right in the 1996 Act’s preamble, Congress declared the statute’s purpose…
FCC Won’t Move Forward With Trump’s Section 230 Order, Ajit Pai Says
The outgoing Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday said his agency will not be working to fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order about internet liability protections. Pai, who is set to step down after Inauguration Day, said in October 2020 that the FCC would “move forward” on Trump’s executive order, which asked…
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