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House Approves Comprehensive Robocall Bill TRACED Act
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly to approve the bipartisan Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED Act), a Senate bill (S. 151) that would crack down on unwanted robocalls. The vote was 417-3. The bill has already passed the Senate so it now heads to the President's desk. Among other things, the bill would give the Federal Communications Commission civil fining authority of up to $20,000 per call for those who "intentionally flout" telemarketing restrictions.
Standard Media Buys Nine Stations for $59.2M (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 06:54Charter Looking to Follow Comcast’s Residential-Router-as-Hotspot Model (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 17:16Chairman Pai Warns of SHAKEN/STIR Caller ID Mandate (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 14:02Fixed Wireless 101: What Rivals Need to Know (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 14:01Former CTO at FCC Tapped to be Assistant Directory for Telecom And Cybersecurity at OSTP
US Chief Technology Office Michael Kratsios has tapped Federal Communications Commission veteran Eric Burger to a top network security post.
FCC Commissioner Carr Suggests FCC Democratic Commissioners Lack 5G Vision (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 17:44Verizon Coverage Maps Insist 5G Is Actually Here This Time (Multichannel News)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 11/21/2019 - 12:41House Commerce Committee Approves Handful of Broadband Bills
The House Commerce Committee approved a handful of bipartisan broadband and tech-related bills on a variety of topics, from broadband mapping and network security to freeing up spectrum. “Bills being favorably reported for a vote in the full House were: