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29 November, 2022

US FCC bans Chinese telecom and video surveillance equipment over national security concerns

Washington DC, USA. 25 November 2022 – The US Federal Communications Commission has adopted new rules prohibiting communications equipment deemed to pose “an unacceptable risk to national security” from being authorised for importation or sale in the United States. This is the latest step by the Commission to protect the USA’s communications networks. In recent years, the Commission, Congress, and the Executive Branch of government have taken multiple actions to build a more secure and resilient supply chain for communications equipment and services within the United States.

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28 November, 2022

FCC shows way forward in tackling the telco scammers

It’s been a busy month for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as its declared war on phone scammers was stepped up. Business technology journalist Antony Savvas says its network cut-off tactics against miscreants should definitely be considered in other telco markets as a priority.

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30 September, 2022

FCC signs partnerships with Brazilian and Romanian counterparts

Bucharest, Romania. 26 September, 2022 – FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and chairman Carlos Manuel Baigorri of National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações or Anatel) signed a MOU to work together in combatting unwanted robocalls and to promote advanced communications such as 5G and 6G. chairwoman Rosenworcel also signed a similar partnership agreement with Vlad Ștefan Stoica, president of Romania’s National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM).

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19 September, 2022

FCC renews and expands partnership with european counterparts

12 September 2022 – Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has announced the signing of an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) that expands their current partnership, with a new focus on combatting unwanted robocalls and the promotion of 5G, 6G and beyond.

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30 August, 2022

FCC announces nearly $42mn in emergency connectivity funding for schools and libraries

Washington, 24 August 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission has announced it is committing nearly $42 million (€41.88 million) in two new funding rounds through the Emergency Connectivity Programme, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today’s funding commitments support applications from all three application windows, benefiting approximately 100,000 students, including students in Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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24 August, 2022

FCC approves sale of Lumen assets to Brightspeed

Denver, 22 August 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the previously announced sale of Lumen Technologies‘ incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) business in 20 states to Brightspeed.

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22 August, 2022

VIAVI and Rohde & Schwarz support Auray OTIC in awarding O-RAN conformance certification for international markets

Munich, Germany. 17 August 2022 – The Auray O-RAN testing and integration centre (OTIC) and Security Lab provides test, validation and integration services to a supply chain of open radio access network vendors. In their first certification of an O-RAN radio unit (O-RU) according to O-RAN Alliance as part of the O-RAN certification and badging program, Auray OTIC relied on the integrated solution for O-RU conformance testing by Rohde & Schwarz and VIAVI.

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09 August, 2022

FCC creates ‘your home, your internet’ pilot to raise awareness of affordable connectivity programme

Washington, 5 August 2022 – The Federal Communications Commission has adopted an Order creating the “Your Home, Your Internet” pilot programme designed to raise awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Programme (ACP) among households receiving federal housing assistance. The one-year pilot programme will test the best methods for helping consumers receiving federal housing assistance through the Department of Housing and Urban Development learn about the Affordable Connectivity Programme and enroll in the programme.

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04 August, 2022

FCC, NTIA sign new memorandum Of understanding on spectrum co-ordination

Washington, 2 August 2022 – the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced an updated Memorandum of Understanding between the agencies on spectrum coordination. This marks the first time the MOU has been updated in nearly twenty years. The revised MOU, signed by FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information and NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson, will strengthen cooperation and collaboration between the agencies and help advance a whole-of-government approach to how we use and manage one of the nation’s most important resources.

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15 July, 2022

Fibocom LTE-A module FM101-NA certified by major US carrier, accelerating IoT journey

Shenzhen, China. 14 July, 2022 – Fibocom, a global provider of IoT (Internet of Things) wireless solutions and wireless communication modules, announces that its FM101-NA module has been successfully certified by another major US carrier. With high reliability and extended applicability, the module can now leverage the nationwide LTE network to empower IoT applications such as FWA, IIoT, C-V2X, etc.

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