United States: Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

2026年8月4日，路透社独家报道称，美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）正在酝酿禁止进口新型号光模块，理由是相关产品危及人工智能数据中心的数据安全和服务连续性。

A federal court in Ohio has ordered Aaron Michael Jones, once considered the undisputed king of illegal robocalls responsible for billions of unwanted calls, to pay $83.7 million...

Fifty State Attorneys General have united in support of stricter Know-Your-Customer requirements for voice service providers, arguing that enhanced verification and monitoring obligations are essential to prevent illegal robocalls from entering telecommunications networks. The filing advocates for comprehensive customer identification measures that go beyond the FCC's proposed baseline, including business ownership verification, ongoing monitoring protocols, and heightened scrutiny of high-risk customers, w

On March 23, 2026, the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau added routers produced in a foreign country to the Covered List (Public Notice, DA 26-278). Routers forward data packets, most commonly Internet Protocol (IP) packets, between networked systems.

The Federal Communications Commission has dramatically expanded its "covered list" of equipment deemed a national security risk, moving beyond individual companies to ban entire categories of foreign-produced devices including drones, routers, power inverters, and advanced robots. This shift creates a de facto market-entry ban for new device models in these categories, fundamentally altering how manufacturers can access the US market. Companies now face complex conditional approval processes through the Dep

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released Public Notice DA-26-769 seeking comments on the procedures it should use for Auction 115, a spectrum auction that will make 160 MHz of Upper C-band spectrum available for flexible wireless use across the continental United States.

The Federal Communications Commission has taken unprecedented enforcement action against a satellite operator for violating national security agreements, while simultaneously implementing sweeping new disclosure requirements for companies with foreign ownership. These developments signal a fundamental shift in how U.S. regulators monitor telecommunications infrastructure, creating significant compliance risks for businesses with international ties.

The Federal Communications Commission has adopted sweeping reforms to its submarine cable regulatory framework, establishing mandatory licensing for terminal equipment operators and implementing enhanced national security protocols. These changes introduce streamlined review processes for qualifying applicants while expanding compliance obligations across ownership structures, vendor relationships, and operational safeguards.

On July 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that text messages are not “telephone calls” covered by the private right of action in Section 227...