The Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules that would prohibit all future authorizations for communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security.
The Federal Communications Commission updated its radio frequency device marketing and importation rules to accelerate the timeframe for developing and releasing new wireless devices. The new rules will give innovators more flexibility to engage in crowdfunding and other popular marketing campaigns and, in specific cases, to import devices still under equipment authorization review. These changes will help consumers more quickly access must-have devices that meet the stringent authorization requirements of the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology’s equipment authorization program.
Kandiyohi County (MN), as part of the federal American Rescue Plan coronavirus relief package, will receive approximately $8.3 million over the next year and is already committing $1.3 million to a project expanding high-speed broadband in the area. The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners will spend a large chunk of the county’s overall allotment, perhaps as much as 75 percent, to help fund several broadband improvement projects across the county. The funds can be used to pay for a wide range of projects, programs and personnel as long as it can be tied back to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese regulators have intensified scrutiny of dozens of domestic internet companies for possible antitrust violations.
With the rise of China, the US economic and technology environment has fundamentally and inexorably changed.
Recent research shows that more than 4-in-10 (41 percent) US broadband households now use a standalone broadband service. Standalone service, defined as broadband without bundled pay-TV service, is up from 33 percent in the first quarter of 2020.
© 1994-2026 Benton Institute for Broadband & Society. All Rights Reserved.
