Tag: federal communications commission

This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., cheered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its decision “to ban the importation or sale of communications equipment deemed a threat to national security in the United...

Following calls by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other state attorneys general, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking action to decrease illicit, foreign robocalls. In January, Moody urged the FCC to implement new...

This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., got his “Spectrum Coordination Act” through the U.S. House. The House passed the measure on a 418-6 vote with all opposition coming from the GOP ranks. Every member...

This week, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called on the Biden administration to take legal action against ZTE, a Chinese tech company with ties to that nation’s regime. Rubio wrote U.S. Commerce Sec. Gina Raimondo...

Last week, Florida’s two U.S. senators--Republicans Rick Scott and Marco Rubio--teamed up with U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY. on the “Countering CCP Drones Act.” The bill would “add Communist Chinese...

This week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put measures in place that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls attempting to scam Americans. Moody, as part...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced this week that she is leading efforts to garner support for the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) continued attempts to fight illegal robocalls. Scammers are finding ways to circumvent previously...

Last week, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to focus on collecting fines against spam callers and urged them to pursue more actions including jail time. Crist sent...

The bill “will that will improve the resiliency of communications networks during emergencies.”

The bill would have the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) “clarify that it will no longer review, or approve, applications from companies on the Commission’s ‘Covered List’” and “prevent further integration and sales of Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua – all Chinese state-backed or directed firms – in the U.S. regardless of whether federal funds are involved.”

With open enrollment for the program starting on Wednesday, the congressman’s office stressed how it could benefit eligible families. 

"While Congress passed the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506) to protect children using the internet, it does not address the health impacts of prolonged social media use."