Federal Communications Commission reaches 1.13 Million Dollars Settlement with Scripps on Monitoring of TV Tower Lighting

Federal Communications Commission reaches $1.13 Million Settlement with Scripps on Monitoring of TV Tower Lighting| site |



(January 13, 2020) - - Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provided the following information: WASHINGTON, January 13, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission’s Enforcement Bureau today announced an agreement with Scripps Broadcasting Holdings to settle an investigation into the monitoring practices of lights on television ...

Federal Communications Commission Proposes designating 988 as National Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Hotline Number | site |



Agency Begins Formal Rulemaking, Seeks Comment on Proposal


WASHINGTON, December 12, 2019—The Federal Communications Commission today started the process of designating 988 as a new, nationwide, 3-digit number for a suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. This designation will help ease access to crisis services,...

Federal Communications Commission says First U.S. Auction of Toll Free Numbers takes place Today| site |



FCC says "Auction Will Include Over 17,000 Sought-After Numbers in the 833 Code" (December 17, 2019) - - Today (December 17, 2019), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the following information: WASHINGTON, December 17, 2019—The FCC’s first-ever auction of toll free numbers will be conducted today. It will include 17,638 numbers in the 833 tol...

United States Continues To Lead World In Supercomputing | site |


(November 18, 2019) - - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy published the following information: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the world’s TOP500 Supercomputers were unveiled, and once again asserted U.S. supremacy in supercomputing. The Summit machine at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory again ranked first in the world, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Sierra machine ranked second. In total, f...

David J. Redl Addresses ICANN 63 -- The Internet Technological Evolution and the Role and Impact of ICANN

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Assistant Secretary David J. Redl

(October 22, 2018) - - Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published the following Remarks (as prepared for delivery) of David J. Redl, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Announces the Official Opening of the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center

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(October 30, 2018) - - On Monday, October 29, the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Eric Hargan, announced the official dedication of the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) at an official opening ceremony in the Hubert...

Federal Trade Commission Announces PrivacyCon 2019 and Calls for Presentations

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(October 24, 2018) - - As part of its efforts to address evolving privacy and data security challenges, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is announcing a call for presentations for its fourth annual PrivacyCon, to be held on June 27, 2019. PrivacyCon 2019 aims to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers...

Remarks of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn (as prepared for delivery)

“Net Neutrality and the Fight for Our Digital Rights” The Voices for Internet Freedom Coalition




Washington, DC - - (February 27, 2017) - -


Thank you Steven, for the wonderful introduction. It is great to be part of today’s conversation on net neutrality, or as I prefer to call it, the “open internet.”

So...

Statement of Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Michael O'Rielly on Commission Consideration of Broadband Privacy Interim Stay Order



Washington, DC - - (February 27, 2017) - - “As I indicated in my dissenting statement when the previous Commission adopted these rules, I believe they are fatally flawed from the standpoints of both statutory authority and public policy. I support the Chairman's proposal to allow the Commission and Congress time to take another...

Federal Trade Commission Announces Agenda for March 9 FinTech Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technology




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Washington, DC - - (February 27, 2017) - - The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for its March 9, 2017, FinTech Forum focusing on the consumer implications of two rapidly developing technologies: artificial intelligence and blockchain. The forum, which is the third in an ongoing event series,...