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Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones Ars Technica22:38Verizon Telecoms

Your Verizon phone won’t unlock after 60 days anymore, and here’s why TalkAndroid15:41Verizon Telecoms

SpaceX wins FCC’s approval for 7,500 additional Starlink satellites RCR Wireless23:27SpaceX Starlink

FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites for SpaceX SatellitePro ME05:30SpaceX Starlink

Sinclair asks FCC to approve Nexstar/Tegna deal TV Tech18:41Nexstar

Religious broadcasters urge FCC to keep TV caps NewsMax03:41Nexstar

Not all drones after all: FCC exempts certain foreign-made drones and critical components from Covered List and issues… JD Supra18:51Aircraft Components Manufacturers Aviation Defence Arms Trade

FCC announces seminal enforcement action for violating Team Telecom commitments JD Supra20:34Team Telecom DOJ Telecoms

Team Telecom’s enforcement moment: FCC announces first-ever enforcement action against satellite service Provider JD Supra20:12Team Telecom DOJ Telecoms

FCC updates Covered List based on DoW National Security Determination JD Supra17:39Drones Arms Trade Aerospace and Defence

FCC announces wide-ranging new controls on drones and drone components National Law Review21:16Drones Arms Trade Aerospace and Defence

The US Supreme Court to resolve circuit disputes on administrative enforcement powers JD Supra20:23AT&T SCOTUS Telecoms

Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines Ars Technica20:01AT&T SCOTUS Telecoms

Dish contracts snare spotlight in EchoStar-SpaceX deal review Light Reading15:17EchoStar SpaceX

EchoStar sell-off shows inefficiencies of exclusive spectrum (Analyst Angle) RCR Wireless18:22EchoStar SpaceX

Portion of TCPA global revocation rules further extended – Now effective January 2027 National Law Review20:31TCPA

FCC extends limited waiver for part of the TCPA consent revocation rule JD Supra15:15TCPA

FCC excludes certain foreign-produced UAS and UAS critical components from Covered List and provides Guidance for DoD… JD Supra20:43DHS Aircraft Components Manufacturers Aviation Defence

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In the last hour

Verizon starts requiring 365 days of paid service before it will unlock phones Ars Technica22:38

Support for the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Press Release)22:20

In the last 6 hours

Don’t Let AM’s Issues Stop Ownership Reform, Groups Say Radio World19:04

AT&T and Verizon customers are hoping for justice to be served by the Supreme Court Phone Arena18:55

In the last 8 hours

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days Droid Life16:27

Your Verizon Phone Won’t Unlock After 60 Days Anymore, and Here’s Why TalkAndroid15:41

Earlier today

Federated Wireless Launches CBRS Active DAS Support To Expand Indoor 5G Without Consuming… Wireless Design12:32

Music Coalitions Say Deregulation Will Hurt Smaller Stations Radio World11:15

Turkish researchers advance studies for CERN’s future collider Hurriyet Daily News09:25

Pakistan’s New Constitutional Court and the Importance of Institutional Independence Oxford Human Rights Hub07:45

Aenor renews FCC's tax risk management system certification WebWire07:19

Religious Broadcasters Urge FCC to Keep TV Caps NewsMax03:41

NAB Presses FCC to Accelerate Broadcast Ownership Changes Radio World02:26

Yesterday

FCC extends robocall consent revocation rule waiver to January 2027 JD Supra21:35 19-Jan-26

FCC Announces Seminal Enforcement Action for Violating Team Telecom Commitments JD Supra20:34 19-Jan-26

The US Supreme Court To Resolve Circuit Disputes On Administrative Enforcement Powers JD Supra20:23 19-Jan-26

Turkish researchers advance supersymmetry studies for CERN’s future collider Anadolu Agency20:04 19-Jan-26

Not All Drones After All: FCC Exempts Certain Foreign-Made Drones and Critical Components from Covered List and Issues… JD Supra18:51 19-Jan-26

FCC Dismisses LPFM Applications Citing Localism Rules Radio World13:13 19-Jan-26

Are DJI Drones Still Banned? (2026) WIRED13:11 19-Jan-26

In the last 7 days

How the FCC Became the Speech Police Reason11:13 18-Jan-26

With strongest field in years, The AmEx makes a compelling case for relevancy in PGA Tour's future schedules Golf Digest22:01 17-Jan-26

DJI and the US Drone Ban Explained: Our Expert Answers Every Question PC Magazine13:21 17-Jan-26

Verizon, FCC Requested To Brief House Panel on Outages Bloomberg Law23:34 16-Jan-26

Dems Balk At FCC Drive For Simpler Broadband Labels Law36022:36 16-Jan-26

FCC Announces Wide-Ranging New Controls on Drones and Drone Components National Law Review21:16 16-Jan-26

FCC Excludes Certain Foreign-Produced UAS and UAS Critical Components from Covered List and Provides Guidance for DoD… JD Supra20:43 16-Jan-26

Team Telecom’s Enforcement Moment: FCC Announces First-Ever Enforcement Action Against Satellite Service Provider JD Supra20:12 16-Jan-26

Calif. counters FCC attack on DEI with conditions on Verizon/Frontier merger Ars Technica19:25 16-Jan-26

Sinclair Asks FCC to Approve Nexstar/Tegna Deal TV Tech18:41 16-Jan-26

Analysts Mull An FCC Move Ending 39% Station Cap MediaPost18:31 16-Jan-26

Analysts Mull An FCC Move Ending 39% TV Station Cap MediaPost17:40 16-Jan-26

Trump FCC Helps Verizon Make It Harder For You To Switch Wireless Carriers Techdirt15:08 16-Jan-26

Grant Funding Awarded for Renovation of Play Area at Gatty.. Hyndburn Borough Council11:26 16-Jan-26

KP narcotics law undermines federal powers, FCC told Dawn02:57 16-Jan-26

FCC Enforces Team Telecom Mitigation Commitments Against Marlink JD Supra02:51 16-Jan-26

First-of-Its-Kind Enforcement Action Portends FCC’s Expanded National Security Role JD Supra02:31 16-Jan-26

EverGen Infrastructure Announces Closing of New FCC Credit Facility and $1.9 Million Private… Business Wire (Press Release)00:51 16-Jan-26

FCC Approves SpaceX Starlink Gen2 Expansion with 7,500 Additional Satellites The Fast Mode00:20 16-Jan-26

Viewpoint: What the FCC’s C-Band auction means for broadcasters The Desk23:38 15-Jan-26

FCC v. Sule Lamido’s son: Supreme Court delivers judgment over undeclared $40, 000 cash on Friday News Diary Online18:49 15-Jan-26

House Oversight Hearing on FCC Puts Chair in Spotlight TV Tech16:46 15-Jan-26

FCC Revises Verizon Phone Unlocking Rule DevX.com16:11 15-Jan-26

Stefanik Strongly Against Lifting TV Ownership Cap, Nexstar-Tegna Merger NewsMax15:24 15-Jan-26

FCC Oversight Hearing C-Span (Video)15:10 15-Jan-26

See Stefanik Letter Opposing FCC Lifting TV Cap, Nexstar Merger NewsMax14:30 15-Jan-26

A Tribute to Former FCC Chair and Media Champion Newton Minow RogerEbert.com14:02 15-Jan-26

House Oversight Hearing on FCC Puts Chairman in Spotlight Radio World11:12 15-Jan-26

Super Tax levy: FCC urged to take into consideration 27th Amendment, other factors Business Recorder, Pakistan09:08 15-Jan-26

FCC to issue appropriate order in Arshad Sharif murder case, says Justice Amir Farooq The Nation03:09 15-Jan-26

FCC hints at closing Arshad Sharif case Dawn02:52 15-Jan-26

Seven colliders for CERN CERN Courier01:06 15-Jan-26

European Strategy Group recommends FCC-ee CERN Courier01:06 15-Jan-26

Private donors pledge support for FCC CERN Courier01:06 15-Jan-26

SpaceX Cleared to Deploy 7,500 Additional Gen2 Starlink Satellites The Fast Mode00:45 15-Jan-26

FCC Still Weighing 39% Broadcast Cap, Carr Tells Lawmakers Law36023:28 14-Jan-26

Verizon Just Made Unlocking Your iPhone Or Android Phone Way Harder BGR23:22 14-Jan-26

Senate Bill Would Give FCC One Year For Satellite Licensing Law36023:08 14-Jan-26

At House Hearing, FCC Chairman Continues To Defend Authority To Enforce “Public Interest… Deadline Hollywood21:55 14-Jan-26

C&T Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission The House Committee on Energy and Commerce21:38 14-Jan-26

Don’t Leave Your Robocall Obligations Behind in 2026 National Law Review21:27 14-Jan-26

FCC Exempts Certain Drones from Covered List JD Supra21:14 14-Jan-26

Carr Hedges on FCC Power to Lift 39% TV Ownership Cap NewsMax20:24 14-Jan-26

Verizon gets approval to lock phones longer, making it harder for customers to leave The State, South Carolina19:59 14-Jan-26

House Dem Tells Brendan Carr China Would Be ‘Impressed’ With How He Runs FCC in Heated Clash Mediaite18:47 14-Jan-26

FCC announces first-ever Team Telecom enforcement JD Supra18:40 14-Jan-26

Verizon can lock phones to network for longer Light Reading18:20 14-Jan-26

FCC Chair Testifies on Commission Oversight C-Span (Video)18:07 14-Jan-26

FCC cracks down on robocall reporting violations Fox News17:40 14-Jan-26

FCC Updates Covered List Based on DoW National Security Determination JD Supra17:39 14-Jan-26

Dangerous News: FCC Plans to Help Big Media NewsMax17:00 14-Jan-26

FCC Delays Revoke All Consent Rule for Robocalls and Text Messages Until 2027 JD Supra16:58 14-Jan-26

Chairman Hudson Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing on Oversight of the … The House Committee on Energy and Commerce16:03 14-Jan-26

Here’s How FCC Station Totals Have Changed in 10 Years Radio World15:45 14-Jan-26

Dish contracts snare spotlight in EchoStar-SpaceX deal review Light Reading15:17 14-Jan-26

FCC kills Verizon's 60-day phone unlocking rule after massive fraud spike TechSpot12:11 14-Jan-26

FCC approves 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites for SpaceX SatellitePro ME05:30 14-Jan-26

FCC to hear Arshad Sharif’s murder case today The Nation02:23 14-Jan-26

FCC endorses cooperative federalism in ruling on excise duty tweaks Dawn02:17 14-Jan-26

The FCC is letting Verizon lock your phone for more than 60 days Android Police22:48 13-Jan-26

FCC Told It Lacks Legal Authority For Jail Cellphone Jamming Law36021:09 13-Jan-26

Portion of Tcpa Global Revocation Rules Further Extended – Now Effective January 2027 National Law Review20:31 13-Jan-26

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 2026 Open Meeting JD Supra20:21 13-Jan-26

Nathan Simington Joins Ericsson Federal as New Director of Policy & Strategy Business Wire (Press Release)20:13 13-Jan-26

Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers 9to5Mac18:32 13-Jan-26

Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule The Verge17:51 13-Jan-26

The Supreme Court Update - January 12, 2026 JD Supra17:48 13-Jan-26

FCC Extends Waiver That Would Require Callers To Apply a Revocation of Consent to All ‘Robocalls or Robotexts’ from the … JD Supra17:37 13-Jan-26

FCC approves Starlink expansion to 19,000+ satellite constellation with direct-to-device capability DatacenterDynamics17:30 13-Jan-26

Starlink gets FCC clearance for 7,500 Gen2 satellites Total Telecom16:53 13-Jan-26

SCOTUS To Rule On FCC's Power To Issue Privacy Fines MediaPost16:43 13-Jan-26

Red Cat Holdings (RCAT) Is Up 10.4% After U.S. Policy Shifts Favor Domestic Drone Suppliers – Has The Bull Case Changed? Simply Wall St15:29 13-Jan-26

Verizon no longer needs to unlock phones after 60 days, thanks to FCC 9to5Google15:19 13-Jan-26

SpaceX cleared for Starlink capacity boost Light Reading14:11 13-Jan-26

SpaceX wins approval to launch 7,500 new Starlink satellites AzerNews06:30 13-Jan-26

FCC closes Verizon loophole that fueled phone theft and fraud CyberNews03:50 13-Jan-26

FCC takes up first case at new premises on Constitution Avenue Dawn02:33 13-Jan-26

FCC takes up first case at new premises Dawn02:13 13-Jan-26

5th Circ. Urged Again To Find FCC Subsidy Regime Unlawful Law36001:08 13-Jan-26

In the last month

FCC Unties Verizon From 60-Day Phone-Unlocking Rule PC Magazine23:50 12-Jan-26

FCC Plans to Fine Four for Pirate Activity Around NYC Radio World23:32 12-Jan-26

SpaceX wins FCC’s approval for 7,500 additional Starlink satellites RCR Wireless23:27 12-Jan-26

FCC Scraps Verizon's 60-Day Phone Unlocking Mandate Law36022:45 12-Jan-26

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule Ars Technica22:14 12-Jan-26

Verizon and At&T argue the FCC's fines are unconstitutional as is, Supreme Court will step in Android Authority22:11 12-Jan-26

Important “Robocall” Regulatory Updates: FCC Extends Waiver of TCPA “Revoke All” Rule and Publishes Changes to… JD Supra22:02 12-Jan-26

FCC revises Verizon phone unlocking rules after significant fraud issues Investing.com21:19 12-Jan-26

FCC Gives SpaceX Approval for 7,500 More Starlink Gen2 Satellites Via Satellite21:18 12-Jan-26

From Bark to Bite- Team Telecom’s Tougher Oversight on Foreign Access National Law Review20:57 12-Jan-26

Altafiber Asks FCC to Reconsider Nexstar Retrans Ruling TV Tech20:50 12-Jan-26

FCC Issues Exemptions, Clarifications for Sweeping Prohibition of Foreign-Made Drones JD Supra20:21 12-Jan-26

Supreme Court takes case that could strip FCC of authority to issue fines Ars Technica20:01 12-Jan-26

Supreme Court's decision on FCC's feud with carrier giants could have lasting implications for… Phone Arena19:55 12-Jan-26

Verizon gets relief as FCC revises phone unlocking rule Investing.com19:49 12-Jan-26

New Effective Date for TCPA Opt-Out Rule JD Supra19:29 12-Jan-26

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