Chinese firms have signalled plans to launch more than 200,000 internet satellites, filing submissions with a UN agency just as Beijing accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of crowding shared orbital resources. A dozen or so submissions from various Chinese satellite players were filed with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) at the end of last month. The…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and four state attorneys general are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) creating a partnership to share information and coordinate oversight of high-risk communications technology. A draft of the MOU, viewed by Fox News Digital, outlines plans…
FILE – The Federal Communications Commission building is pictured in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) China’s three biggest telecom companies are likely in for some rough time in America. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said that it may bar three major Chinese telecom companies from connecting to the US networks over efforts to…
The administration of US President Donald Trump on Tuesday tightened the rules on the importation, marketing and sales of new Chinese telecoms gear in the United States, a move set to haunt bilateral relations ahead of the summit of the top leaders later this week. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to block new…
Florida Senator Rick Scott is reportedly intensifying pressure on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to crack down on Chinese drone giant DJI and other companies as the agency prepares to vote on a proposal granting it authority to revoke certifications for devices deemed national security risks. In a letter sent this week to FCC Chairman…
FILE — Brendan Carr, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, at a hearing in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025.. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken steps to potentially revoke the access of HKT (International) Ltd., a major Hong Kong phone company controlled by PCCW Ltd., to domestic…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, Brendan Carr, has confirmed that major US online retail websites have removed several million listings for prohibited Chinese electronics. In an interview with the news agency Reuters, Carr stated that the removed items were either on a US list of barred equipment or were not authorised by the agency….
Jimmy Kimmel is officially more popular than Donald Trump. Or, at least, he is according to a new YouGov poll. “I am more popular than the president of the United States,” Kimmel announced proudly during the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. “You remember the guy who keeps saying I have no ratings? Well, that…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission will vote this month to tighten restrictions on telecommunications equipment made by Chinese companies deemed national security risks, the latest in a series of U.S. actions targeting Beijing. The U.S. telecom regulator previously named companies including Huawei Technologies, ZTE, Hangzhou Hikvision, China Mobile and China Telecom…
When the government puts a criminal behind bars, Americans feel relief: That’s one more lawbreaker who can no longer terrorize our communities. But too often that is not the case, thanks in large part to contraband phones. Over the past several years, thousands of cell phones have poured into state and local prisons — smuggled…