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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."