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Verizon will start locking phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers
Verizon has just won its FCC petition to change the rule around unlocking phones to a less user-friendly policy. Here are the details. more…...
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Verizon gets FCC permission to end 60-day phone unlocking rule
Verizon can keep phones locked to its network for longer after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to waive the carrier's 60-day unlocking requirement,...
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Verizon no longer needs to unlock phones after 60 days, thanks to FCC
The FCC lifted a restriction that required Verizon to automatically unlock devices after 60 days, allowing the company to keep devices locked within the network...
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SpaceX gets FCC approval to launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The Federal Communications Commission has given SpaceX approval to launch another 7,500 of its second generation Starlink satellites....
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The FCC is letting SpaceX launch 7,500 more Starlink satellites
The FCC approved SpaceX's plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will hav...
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Wi-Fi Advocates Get Win From FCC With Vote To Allow Higher-Power Devices
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Communications Commission plans to authorize a new category of wireless devices in the 6 GHz...
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Net neutrality was back, until it wasn’t
The fight for net neutrality never seems to be truly won or lost. Federal net neutrality rules have been on and off for the past 15 years. The Federal Communica...
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The FCC has probably killed a plan to improve smart home security
The US Cyber Trust Mark Program, an Energy Star-style certification for smart home security, could be winding down less than a year after it launched. Safety te...
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U.S. FCC bans foreign-made drones from DJI, others — DJI to be heavily affected by the announcement, with many American drone pilots up in arms due to lack of viable alternatives
FCC's announcement signals the end of DJI in the U.S....
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Daily Tech News Roundup - 2025-12-23
1. The FCC’s foreign drone ban is here Source: The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/news/849460/fcc-foreign-drone-ban-dji-congress-deadline Summary: The Federal C...
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FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign UAS and UAS Critical Components [pdf]
Article URL: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-416839A1.pdf Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46362275 Points: 23 Comments: 4...
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The FCC’s foreign drone ban is here
The Federal Communications Commission has banned new drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the US unless the Department of Defense or the De...