FCC Fines Startup for Launching Satellites Without Permission
• https://futurism.com, Victor TangermannIt was only a matter of time until spacetech startup Swarm Technologies had to face the music.
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It was only a matter of time until spacetech startup Swarm Technologies had to face the music.
But they'll always be known as the first company ever to launch unauthorized satellites.
Well, this is it. We're now one step closer to Elon Musk taking over the universe.
Initial launch of 4,425 satellites to be followed by 7,518 closer to the ground.
SpaceX has US Federal Communications Committee (FCC) approval to build a constellation of 4,425 low Earth orbit communication satellites.
The FCC's efforts here may prove to be a decidedly uphill battle.
Fcl Tech, Inc., which also operates under the name Facebook Connectivity Lab, is secretly testing experimental wireless devices -- mounted onto an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), i.e. drones, above the skies of the New Mexican desert...
FCC Blasts Startup for Launching Rogue Miniature SpaceBEE Satellites without Approval
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revealed in an official "notification of harmful interference" document that a bitcoin mining facility based in Brooklyn, New York interfered with T-Mobile's LTE network by sending harmful radio emissi
Lee E. Goodman, who led a battle to stop Democrats from imposing political regulations on the Internet and news sites like the Drudge Report and other media, is stepping down from the Federal Election Commission.
The three Republican commissioners now in power at the FCC voted this week to erase the agency's legal authority over high-speed Internet providers.
Update: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement following Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai's actions to undo net neutrality regulations:
The Open Internet rules the FCC devised based on Title II authority expressly permit ISPs to block, filter and curate content.
Net neutrality advocates say broadband internet providers would charge more for faster speeds without the FCC protections.
We should take our deregulation where we can get it.
That's "not how it works," FCC commissioner tells the president.
Under a new FCC proposal, any area able to obtain wireless speeds of at least 10 Mbps down, 1 Mbps would be deemed good enough for American consumers.
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, major internet companies such as Amazon, Kickstarter and Reddit are set to protest the new Federal Communications Commission's head, Ajit Pai's plan to overturn the original Net Neutrality bill. The bill was implement
The FCC has announced that they will vote on overturning net neutrality rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally. If passed, ISPs would be allowed to give or sell access to "fast lanes" and block traffic to others.
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday accelerated its deregulation push under Republican control, voting to ease limits on broadcast TV ownership and prices that large telecom companies can charge businesses and governments for bulk broad
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday accelerated its deregulation push under Republican control, voting to ease limits on broadcast TV ownership and prices that large telecom companies can charge businesses and governments for bulk broad
Despite widespread disapproval from constituents, S.J.Res 34 has passed the United States Senate with a vote of 50-48, with two absent votes.
let ISPs and telecoms to sell your internet history
On March 23rd, 2017, the US Senate votes on S.J.Res 34, which would use the Congressional Review Act to strip away online privacy protections gained under the FCC and also disallow the FCC from enacting privacy rules in the future.
An Australian couple with roots in Alaska has bought more than two dozen radio stations in three states, marking the first time federal regulators have allowed full foreign ownership of U.S. radio stations.
(Natural News) The scientific dictatorship marches on. And there's no stopping it, according to Tom Wheeler, the former FCC Chairman under the Obama
Republicans are eager to turn the page at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) after eight years of policies under President Obama that they say have stifled innovation and burdened the tech sector.
Ajit Pai, who wants to take a 'weed whacker' to net neutrality
Ajit Pai, who wants to take a 'weed whacker' to net neutrality
President Trump has settled on Republican Ajit Pai as his choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, sources told The Hill Friday.