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New broadband labels break down prices and hidden fees. Screenshot: FCCInternet service providers will soon have to publish “nutrition labels” that prominently display the actual costs of their services, breaking down hidden fees, data caps, speed promises, and information about when discounts expire, the Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday. The labels will make it far easier to comparison shop in a market where real prices are often shrouded behind hidden fees and confusing bills. The FCC mandated label…

US broadband providers must display information similar to nutrition labels on food products to help consumers shop for broadband internet services, according to new rules finalised by the US Federal Communications Commission. The rules require broadband providers to display, at the point of sale, labels that show prices, speeds, fees and data allowances. The labels were first unveiled as a voluntary program in 2016. Congress ordered the FAA to mandate them under the 2021 infrastructure law.Read Also "The black and white…

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol Aug. 6, 2022.Photo: Francis Chung (AP)In the wake of the midterm elections, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have introduced a bill crafted to ensure emerging technologies keep pace with the needs of people with disabilities. The effort is receiving widespread praise from groups such as the Blinded Veterans Association and Communications Service for the Deaf, and lawmakers are pushing for a swift passage in the lame duck session. The…

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel proposed the new bureau at a satellite industry event. Photo: Tom Williams (AP)Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced a plan to launch a bureau dedicated to the space industry, a move prompted by the ever-increasing number of satellites sent to space.During her speech at the National Press Club on Thursday, Rosenworcel said the commission intends to reorganize the agency, transforming the FCC’s International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and…

In a new report, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reevaluate how large constellations of satellites are regulated and approved for launch. GAO’s analysis, released on Wednesday, comes amid an ever-increasing number of satellites orbiting Earth—with new objects being sent to space at least weekly. The U.S. is responsible for the largest single share of those launches.“By 2030, tens of thousands of commercial satellites are expected to join the…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to create a new space bureau to address the growing number of satellite launches and policy issues, agency chair Jessica Rosenworcel said. The FCC plans to restructure its International Bureau into a new Space Bureau and a standalone Office of International Affairs. "The satellite industry is growing at a record pace, but here on the ground our regulatory frameworks for licensing them have not kept up," Rosenworcel said Thursday, adding that over the past two years the…

The US Federal Communications Commission is set to ban approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE in the United States on national security grounds, according to an agency document. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel last week circulated the proposed ban to the other three commissioners for final approval. The companies would not be able to sell new equipment in the United States without equipment authorisations. "The FCC remains committed to protecting our national security by…

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has threatened to block calls from voice service providers that have failed to take action against illegal robocalls.A robocall is a call that delivers pre-recorded messages through auto-dialing software to millions of people each day.The FCC said that carriers must take key robocall mitigation steps and if they fail to demonstrate that they have met these requirements, they can be removed from the database and other networks will no longer take their traffic."This is a new…

We’ve all gotten the calls: IRS and insurance-themed scams beamed to your phone via spoofed numbers from your area code. On some days, the robocalls can feel endless—a tidal wave of spam barraging my back pocket. I’ve been known to leave my phone on perma-silent for days at a time because of the onslaught (not a great habit for a journalist). But over the past couple of years, the Federal Communications Commission has begun taking steps to remedy the problem. Now, the crackdown continues with the looming possibility of…

Chinese satellite internet providers could gain a competitive advantage from a decision by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) staff to deny SpaceX $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies, FCC commissioner Nathan Simington said. Elon Musk's SpaceX on Friday challenged the FCC's decision rejecting its application for funds tentatively awarded in 2020 under the commission's Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, a multibillion dollar program in which SpaceX was poised to receive $885.5 million to beam satellite internet…