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A bipartisan group of US senators concerned about China’s dominance in 5G technology introduced legislation Tuesday to help subsidize companies developing more-secure 5G gear. The bill would use US wireless auctions to fund a subsidy program that would be used to enhance research and development of 5G equipment and encourage the deployment of secure 5G …

The fight against annoying robocalls just got another boost. This week President Trump signed the Traced Act into law, giving government agencies and law enforcement officials more weapons to go after individuals and companies who break telephone consumer-protection laws. The bi-partisan legislation was previously approved by the House and Senate, respectively, earlier this month before arriving on the president’s desk. Crafted …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joining states like California in proposing a law to ensure his state’s internet users have access to a free and open internet. On Thursday, he called for a New York state net neutrality law as part of his 2020 legislative agenda.  Cuomo’s plan comes two years after the Federal Communications Commission repealed Obama-era net …

Lawmakers in Congress are getting serious about figuring out who has broadband and who doesn’t to better target federal subsidies for rural broadband deployment. On Monday, the House of Representatives approved two bills designed to improve broadband mapping.  The bills still need approval from the Senate before they make their way to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing.  The Broadband …

The US House of Representatives has voted to pass legislation that will prevent the government from using funds to help carriers buy Huawei’s telecommunications equipment. Other equipment considered to be a threat to national security is also banned under the draft Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, as reported earlier Monday by The Hill.  The move is “critical” to protect …

If there’s one thing that politicians on Capitol Hill can agree on, it’s that robocalls must be stopped. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives almost unanimously passed a bill to help put the kibosh on robocalls.  The vote on the Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act, also known as the TRACED Act, comes as a sharply divided House …

Uber’s first six months as a newly minted public company haven’t been easy. It’s seen three rounds of layoffs, the departure of three board members and a share price that’s fallen more than 30%. On Monday, the ride-hailing company reported third-quarter earnings that suggest the situation might be stabilizing. For the three months ended Sept. 30, Uber posted a loss of …

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai worries a patchwork of local and state regulations on internet technologies could hurt the  competitiveness of the US in the tech sector.  Speaking at the WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Monday, Pai made the case for harmonizing regulation among federal and state and local governments. He said that entrepreneurs and innovators not …

A bipartisan Senate committee on Tuesday called for new procedures to protect the US from foreign disinformation efforts, recommendations that come as the country readies for the 2020 presidential campaign. In an 85-page report, the Senate Intelligence Committee pushed for new legislation to ensure transparency in political advertising on social media networks, and it urged increased coordination and information sharing …

New battle lines in the fight to save Obama-era net neutrality rules have been drawn after a federal court ruled states could pass their own laws protecting consumers from broadband companies, who may block or slow access to the internet or charge for faster access.  On Tuesday, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal …