Tag: FCC

Team Telecom Returns Negative Recommendation On China Telecom

Executive branch agencies veto a Chinese telecom operating in the U.S. because of “identified substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks associated with China Telecom’s operations, which render the FCC authorizations inconsistent with the public interest.”   The “Team Telecom” agencies recommended that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “revoke and terminate China Telecom … Continue reading Team Telecom Returns Negative Recommendation On China Telecom →

Executive Order Formalizes Review of Foreign Investment in Telecommunications

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order creating an inter-agency review body to determine whether foreign investment in U.S. telecommunications companies presents national security issues. However, the executive order merely formalizes and change the longstanding “Team Telecom” process through which proposed foreign investment in the U.S. telecommunications industry have been evaluated. Like the previous … Continue reading Executive Order Formalizes Review of Foreign Investment in Telecommunications →

Technology Policy Update (10 April)

First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 here. Here are the articles from this edition: “Paper” Hearing on COVID-19 and Big DataDOD Revises Cybersecurity Model For Contractors; Accreditation Body Holds WebinarEC Calls For EU-Wide Approach on Big Data … Continue reading Technology Policy Update (10 April) →

U.S. and Other Governments Respond To Privacy and Data Implications of COVID-19

Federal agencies have continued to respond to the changing conditions presented by the increased number of COVID-19. However, while the U.S. government has not weighed in officially on the legality and appropriateness of using people’s location data from phones in order to combat the spread of the virus, European authorities have. Last week, the Federal … Continue reading U.S. and Other Governments Respond To Privacy and Data Implications of COVID-19 →

DC Circuit Decision on Net Neutrality Opens Way For States

In a highly anticipated decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District Of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) upheld most of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the its earlier net neutrality rule (i.e. In re Restoring Internet Freedom, 33 FCC Rcd. 311 (2018)). However, the D.C. Circuit declined to accept the FCC's … Continue reading DC Circuit Decision on Net Neutrality Opens Way For States →