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05/14/2025
FCC Says It has Cut Costs
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the agency has lowered authorized contract spending by more than $567 million following a top-to-bottom review from its own internal DOGE team composed of FCC staffers and coordinated with DOGE reps.
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05/13/2025
FCC Probing EchoStar
The ongoing EchoStar – SpaceX saga took another turn this week, with FCC Chair Brendan Carr sending a letter to EchoStar informing it that agency staff would investigate its compliance with buildout milestones
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05/08/2025
Senate Ices E-Rate Hotspots
As expected, the Senate voted 50-38 in a party line vote Thursday to repeal an FCC rule that allowed schools and libraries to use E-Rate funding to loan WiFi hotspots to students and educators. FCC Chairman
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05/02/2025
Clean-Up on FCC Aisle
The FCC revealed more than 2,000 dockets that it has identified for termination as part of its efficiency initiative.
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04/28/2025
Carr Gives Updates on FCC Investigations at Open Meeting
Tuesday marks the 100th day since President Donald Trump returned to office for his second term, so it was good timing for the FCC’s April Open Meeting to take place one day prior and serve as a checkpoint for where the agency stands.
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04/28/2025
FCC’s Open Meeting Approvals
Although it’s not unusual for the FCC to have unanimous votes whenever there’s a 2-2 split of Democratic and Republican commissioners, Monday’s proceedings didn’t come with much pushback, if any at all.