MYSTERIOUS: 7 - What They Never Told You

FCC Wants To Ban Drones It Already Approved for Sale

If the government wants consumer products pulled from shelves as dangerous, it should at least have to prove its case.

Reason · Jul 22

Trump's Threats To Yank Broadcast Licenses Are Part of a Speech-Chilling Intimidation Campaign

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr seems to think TV stations are legally obligated to please the president.

Reason · Jul 22

An artificial 'Saturn's ring' of satellites could soon fill the sky, astronomers warn

A bright Saturn's ring of satellites will encircle Earth if plans to launch a million orbiting data centers and tens of thousands of space mirrors will come to pass.

Space · Jul 20

When The FCC's Battle With Disney And ABC Over The View Will Likely Boil Over

Doesn't seem like a years-long issue.

Cinemablend · Jul 16

The end of burner phones? A new FCC proposal could kill anonymous prepaid phones — and it's been branded 'misguided and counterproductive'

The FCC might soon ban anonymous phone lines in the US, which could help prevent fraud and scams but might also harm lots of innocent people.

TechRadar · Jul 16

FCC received Paramount gifts before deal

Ethics experts say that by accepting the gifts, FCC commissioners are compromising the agency’s impartiality

Salon · Jul 16

Cruz, Democrats push back on FCC move to lift ownership cap

The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to allow for more consolidation in local television, a move that got pushback from Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz over the role of Congress in changing the television ownership cap. Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr announced plans Wednesday to vote to…

Roll Call · Jul 16

Orbiting space data centers may face an unexpected hurdle — from environmental politics

Environmental organizations want federal regulators to pause orbital data center approvals until comprehensive reviews examine cumulative environmental impacts and risks.

TechRadar · Jul 15

Hollywood still has time to avoid the gaming industry's disastrous consolidation endgame

It's already bad times in movies & TV, but blocking the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger would stop another disaster in the making.

PC Gamer · Jul 14

A new FCC proposal could spell the end of the burner phone

Burner phones may be a thing of the past as a new FCC proposal will require carriers to collect a customer's name, address, ID number, and alternate phone.

Fortune · Jul 14