Federal regulators approved a plan to speed deployment of next-generation 5G wireless networks around the United States by overriding some local rules.
The FCC voted to restrict the abilities of local municipalities to govern public rights of way when considering the installation of small-cell wireless facilities.
Representatives from social-justice and digital-rights groups will rally outside FCC headquarters on Wednesday to protest the agency’s plan to undermine Lifeline.
The Senate majority refused to invite even one public-interest group to counter industry talking points at a kick-off hearing on consumer-privacy proposals.
A coalition of Puerto Rican, digital and racial-justice activists is demanding that the FCC address how the storm devastated the island’s communications infrastructure.
In letter to FCC Chairman Pai, they state the agency ‘failed to provide the kind of comprehensive examination that is needed following such a historic tragedy’.
Free Press and other advocates urge the FCC to appoint an independent commission to investigate the communications crisis in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.