FCC ban targets Huawei equipment near Montana nuclear missile base

FCC ban targets Huawei equipment near Montana nuclear missile base

FPI / November 29, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com U.S. companies have been banned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using federal funds to purchase equipment from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE. The FCC announced the ban on Nov. 22, not long after the discovery of Huawei wireless gear near a U.S. nuclear missile base in […]

Obama-era’s ‘heavy-handed’ net neutrality is officially over

Obama-era’s ‘heavy-handed’ net neutrality is officially over

by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2018 The repeal of Obama-era net neutrality became official on April 23. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai said the Restoring Internet Freedom Order ends the Obama administration’s “heavy-handed” rules and will mean less regulation and a more free and open Internet. “Americans will still be able to access […]

Protesters wants ‘free and equal’ Internet that bans Drudge and Breitbart

Protesters wants ‘free and equal’ Internet that bans Drudge and Breitbart

by WorldTribune Staff, May 19, 2017 A leftist activist group that claims it wants a “vibrant, free and equal” Internet also wants to ban the Drudge Report and Breitbart. Members of the campaign “Protect Our Internet” picketed outside the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on May 18 to protest Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal to reverse Obama […]

Trump’s FCC chairman vows to take ‘weed whacker’ to net neutrality rules

Trump’s FCC chairman vows to take ‘weed whacker’ to net neutrality rules

by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2017 President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) said he is ready to “fire up the weed whacker” and cut down net neutrality rules. Trump on Jan. 23 designated Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the FCC, to be the agency’s new chairman. “Pai is a […]