Newscan: Government shutdown puts FCC in a bind

Since the early eighteenth century, visitors to St Paul’s Cathedral have been able to whisper against the gallery walls inside its immense dome and be heard clearly on the opposite side – as if the speaker’s lips were pressed against the listener’s ear. Not an intention of Christopher Wren’s original design, this Whispering Gallery phenomenon […]

History shows that times of crisis and disruption are often the driving force behind technological innovation and growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in public safety, where those on the frontlines in law enforcement and emergency response need to adapt quickly to meet the safety and security needs of the communities they serve. One […]

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U.S. senators today voted to confirm FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to a third term, assuring that Rosenworcel can remain on the commission through 2025 and avoiding an unusual scenario in which Republicans could have held an FCC majority while a Democrat president was in office. Senators voted 68-31 to support President Joe Biden’s renomination of […]