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Asus says it's confident in its 'strong product security' after FCC foreign-made router ban, also *checks notes* fixes major security hole in its routers

By Andy Edser published

News Well, there's that principle in action I guess.

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A photo of a TP-Link Archer BE9700 Wi-Fi 7 router next to its retail packaging.

The FCC says foreign routers 'pose an unacceptable risk' and now require special approval to be sold in the US

By Jacob Fox published

News Such routers will be able to have 'conditional' approval.

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Ethernet cables plugged into a router at a quantum computing lab at the University of Chicago's Eckhardt Research Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. There is no cellular signal or wi-fi in the basement lab. Photographer: Taylor Glascock/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Net neutrality is dead again: US court says the FCC can't bring back Obama-era internet regulations

By Andy Chalk published

news The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Chevron deference in 2024 cut the FCC's legs out from under it.

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LOS ANGELES - JULY 3: The movie "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", (alt: T2) directed by James Cameron. Seen here from left, Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the Terminator, a T-800 Model) and Edward Furlong (as John Connor). They use a public payphone. Theatrical wide release July 3, 1991. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

In a targeted attack on phone spammers, the FCC just outlawed AI voice generation for robocalls

By Andy Chalk published

news The FCC said the new regulation gives US states "new tools to go after bad actors."

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Activists gather before a hearing at the Federal Communications Commission on December 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Like a telecommunications policy-focused Justin Timberlake, the FCC is bringing net neutrality back

By Andy Chalk published

news The chair of the FCC says broadband internet access is "an essential service for American life."

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Gigi Sohn testifies during a previous confirmation hearing on February 9, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Pro-net neutrality FCC nominee says ISPs are doing everything they can to keep her out

By Tyler Wilde last updated

news Biden's FCC nominee saw her third hearing since first being nominated to the commission in 2021.

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SpaceX rocket carrying star link satellites.

The FCC rejects Starlink's $885M internet proposal because its speeds are too slow

By Jorge Jimenez published

News The FCC said Elon Musk's internet company failed to demonstrate that it "could deliver the promised service."

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Glowing networks across usa

FCC Chair wants to give everyone in the US good internet by raising the minimum broadband speed to 100/20 Mbps

By Jorge Jimenez published

News The new minimum would quadruple the current one.

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A man using binoculars to watch his enemies.

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky added to US national security blacklist

By Katie Wickens published

news Kaspersky is now deemed to "pose an unacceptable risk to the national security."

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Ethernet Cable

If your broadband connection sucks the FCC wants to hear about it

By Paul Lilly published

News The FCC wants to improve the accuracy of its broadband maps.

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