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Brendan Carr answers questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2020. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Trump’s pick to head FCC plans crackdown on ‘unprecedented surge’ in censorship by Big Tech

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Brendan Carr answers questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2020. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

By Will Weissert and Colleen Long - Associated Press

Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, talks to parents during a visit to Union Avenue Elementary, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

After millions lose access to internet subsidy, FCC moves to fill connectivity gaps

By Kavish Harjai - Associated Press

Government Control of Broadband Services Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why would the FCC even consider giving away the 4.9 GHz spectrum band?

By J. Kenneth Blackwell

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, hold signs in the audience at a campaign event, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election

By Ali Swenson - Associated Press

This June 19, 2015, file photo, shows the Federal Communications Commission building in Washington. The FCC has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent. Officials first began investigating the carriers back in 2019 after they were found selling customers’ location data to third-party data aggregators. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent

Associated Press

Illustration: FCC broadband by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times.

Biden’s internet power grab

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

This image provided by the Federal Communications Commission shows a portion of a blank, sample broadband consumer label. Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service, thanks to new rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission this week. (FCC via AP)

Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says

By Cora Lewis - Associated Press

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulatory excess illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

FCC ‘discrimination’ rules mark new low point in regulatory excess

By Michael O’Rielly

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel speaks from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal

By Ali Swenson - Associated Press

The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’ for communities with poor internet access

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

Google logos are shown when searched on Google in New York, Sept. 11, 2023. Google on Monday, Nov. 6, will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire at the same time it’s still entangled in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. The latest threat will unfold in a San Francisco federal court, where a 10-person jury will decide whether Google's digital payment processing system in the Play Store that distributes apps for phones running on its Android software has been illegally driving up prices for consumers and developers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’ for communities with poor internet access

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

In this Oct. 31, 2019, file photo, attendees walk past a display for 5G services from Chinese technology firm Huawei at the PT Expo in Beijing. U.S. President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is not softening Washington's stance toward Beijing. Telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies, China’s big state-owned telecoms companies and China National Offshore Oil Corp. are on the new list of 59 companies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) **FILE**

Lawmakers introduce bill to cover cost of ditching China-linked telecom equipment

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration on the failure of 'net neutrality' by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden wants to bring ‘net neutrality’ back despite faster, cheaper internet service without it

By Grover Norquist

The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Republican senators rally against new FCC push for ‘net neutrality’ regulation

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 23, 2011, photo, Dish Network satellite dishes are shown at an apartment complex in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) **FILE**

DISH Network fined $150,000 for failing to suitably de-orbit satellite

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A man uses a cellphone in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

FCC levies record $300 million fine against largest robocall operation ever busted

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about the debt limit talks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Biden nominates telecomm lawyer Anna Gomez for FCC vacancy

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Gigi Sohn, who withdrew her long delayed nomination by the Biden administration for the Federal Communications Commission, poses for a portrait at Georgetown University Law Center, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tanked Biden pick highlights escalation of dark-money forces

By Trenton Daniel - Associated Press

In this Aug. 11, 2019, photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

FCC cracks down on spam texts, requires providers to block invalid, unused numbers

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times