Hacker News with Generative AI: FCC

U.S. appeals court strikes down FCC's net neutrality rules (tvtechnology.com)
New FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses; First Amendment might stop him (arstechnica.com)
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to crack down on news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair to Trump or Republicans in general.
FCC opens entire 6 GHz band to low power device operations (docs.fcc.gov)
FCC grants SpaceX right to some direct-to-cellular operations [pdf] (docs.fcc.gov)
Bevy of smart doorbell bugs earn Ekon an FCC penalty for negligence (scworld.com)
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a $734,872 penalty against a smart doorbell manufacturer that was anything but.
Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans (theregister.com)
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his choice for head of the United States Federal Communications Commission: a current commissioner, Brendan Carr, whom Trump appointed last time he was in there White House.
Trump Tags Brendan Carr to Dismantle What's Left of Consumer Protection at FCC (techdirt.com)
Surprising exactly nobody, Donald Trump has appointed Brendan Carr to lead the nation’s top telecom and media regulator.
Verizon, AT&T tell courts: FCC can't punish us for selling user location data (arstechnica.com)
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are continuing their fight against fines for selling user location data, with two of the big three carriers submitting new court briefs arguing that the Federal Communications Commission can't punish them.
Trump's likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he'd run the agency (arstechnica.com)
The Republican who is likely to lead the Federal Communications Commission under President-elect Donald Trump detailed how he would run the agency when he wrote a chapter for the conservative Heritage Foundation's Project 2025.
FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again (theregister.com)
Sports broadcasting network ESPN faces a proposed fine for using emergency alert service (EAS) attention sounds without authorization - again, apparently.
FCC launches a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps are terrible (engadget.com)
The Federal Communications Commission announced that it will open a renewed investigation into broadband data caps and how they impact both consumer experience and company competition.
FCC unlocks spectrum to support advanced satellite services (fcc.gov)
T-Mobile cites SCOTUS Chevron ruling to argue FCC can't mandate phone unlocking (techdirt.com)
Last July the FCC announced it was moving forward with plans that should make unlocking your mobile phone easier than ever.
Nintendo has filed a new 24GHz wireless device with the FCC (theverge.com)
Nintendo has submitted a mysterious new wireless device to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this weekend, and it isn’t the Switch 2 console we’re expecting to be revealed before next April.
FCC Chair Encourages Satellite Internet Competition,Hints Starlink Is a Monopoly (pcmag.com)
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says it’s time for new players to step up and compete against SpaceX’s Starlink, alluding to the satellite internet system as an emerging monopoly.
Telecom that enabled Biden deepfake scam will pay FCC $1M (techcrunch.com)
AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to block Starlink cell plans (theregister.com)
AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to throw a wrench into Starlink's mobile plan (arstechnica.com)
FCC seek comments on NextNav petition for rulemaking on lower 900MHz ISM band (docs.fcc.gov)
Judges suspends FCC net neutrality restoration rule (inc.com)
FCC rule would make carriers unlock all phones after 60 days (techcrunch.com)
Navigating Starlink's FCC Paper Trail (apnic.net)
FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole (arstechnica.com)
FCC votes to restore net neutrality rules (nytimes.com)
The FCC needs to stop 5G fast lanes (cyberlaw.stanford.edu)