Federal Communications Commission

Curious what exactly you’re paying for with your high-speed internet plan? The FCC is requiring internet service providers to display Broadband Facts – like FDA nutrition labels – that show information about broadband prices, introductory rates, data allowances, and speeds. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gW7BADKu

Chairwoman Rosenworcel today outlined the FCC’s agenda for its September Open Meeting. Here’s what to expect: • We’re improving access to video conferencing services to ensure that services like Zoom and Teams must be accessible to people with disabilities. • We’re freeing up spectrum to support satellite broadband service that would enable the deployment of high-speed broadband and other advanced satellite services, especially in remote, unserved, and underserved areas. • We’re bolstering protections against robocalls and texts. We will vote on new rules that would step up our enforcement efforts, including creating new financial penalties for carriers who fail to protect consumers from illegal calls. • We’re improving digital FM radio service. We will vote to streamline processes and change our rules to help stations to improve digital FM signal coverage while minimizing the risk of harmful interference to other stations. https://lnkd.in/ezgEmNyH

Chairwoman Rosenworcel signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne to strengthen information sharing and enforcement cooperation between the two regulators. In today’s digital age, telecommunications carriers have access to vast amounts of personal information, which is stored and transmitted across complex networks that extend beyond traditional borders. Cross-border enforcement cooperation helps to protect consumer privacy, data, and cybersecurity. The FCC is responsible for implementing and enforcing America’s communications law and regulations. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada oversees compliance with Canada’s two federal privacy laws that set out the rules for how federal government institutions and certain businesses must handle personal information. https://lnkd.in/dEJ7Ub7i

Did you know the FCC’s speed test app gives you three options for testing the performance of your wireless connection? QuickCheck tests let you test the speed of your wireless connection without entering your contact information. Challenge tests and crowdsource tests help the FCC identify areas that need better mobile broadband coverage. www.fcc.gov/app

This week, Chairwoman Rosenworcel visited Los Angeles to promote our latest modernization of the E-Rate Program. We recently adopted rules that make it possible for schools and libraries to utilize E-Rate resources to loan out Wi-Fi hotspots that will provide internet access for individuals without a reliable connection at home. At a press conference in partnership with Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho and other local leaders, Chairwoman Rosenworcel said: “Every child, no matter who they are, no matter where they live, needs internet access at home to succeed, and with the FCC update to the E-Rate program, we're going to make that happen, not just here in Los Angeles, but in every community around the country.”  https://lnkd.in/eueKx8Ca

Florida's 911 call centers play a critical role keeping the public safe during hurricane season. This week Debra Jordan, Chief of our Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, visited the 911 Call Center and Emergency Operations Center for the busy Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. Wherever we go, America's 911 professionals are inspiring to see in action. Also this week, the FCC public safety team toured the Orange County Emergency Operations Center and the Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue 911 Center, where they received demonstrations of the technologies used to answer and dispatch 911 calls for one of the busiest 911 call centers in the State of Florida. Picture 1: left to right are Stephanie Kopelousos, District Administrator; Debra Jordan, PSHSB Bureau Chief; and Tanya Naylor-Molea, Director of Security & Emergency Management. Picture 2: left to right are Sandy V. Lanier, Emergency Management Specialist - Orange County Office of Emergency Management (OEM); Debra Jordan, Bureau Chief-PSHSB; Renee Roland, Special Counsel to the Bureau Chief – PSHSB; Kimberly Stewart-Horan, Division Chief, Communications - Orange County Fire Rescue Department (OCFR); Tracy Serrano, Communications Manager - Orange County Sheriff's Office (OCSO); Roberto Mussenden, Attorney Advisor – PSHSB; Brian Marenco, Electronics Engineer – PSHSB.

NEWS: We just made it easier to find missing and endangered persons, particularly those from indigenous and tribal communities. We unanimously voted to create a new alert code, similar to AMBER Alerts, that will help reunite more families with their loved ones.   WATCH: Lavina Willie-Nez, AMBER Alert Coordinator for the Navajo Department of Police, shares her impactful testimony at our August Open Meeting. Since 2018, the Navajo Nation issued eight AMBER alerts, all of which have resulted in recovery of those children. Our new Missing and Endangered Persons code will help locate those who fall outside the criteria for AMBER Alerts. https://lnkd.in/es3Pra2k

At the August Open Meeting, we: • voted to establish a new alert code to help save missing and endangered persons by delivering critical alert messages to the public. • proposed new consumer protections against AI-generated robocalls and robotexts. • proposed improvements to our Robocall Mitigation Database.  https://lnkd.in/e9_rd3vt

Tune in today at 1:00pm ET to our Direct Video Calling Forum. Direct Video Calling (DVC) is an internet-based communication service that allows conversations to occur between two callers using American Sign Language (ASL), without the need for translation services. The event will feature an overview of relevant Executive Orders regarding accessible Federal customer services, panel discussions on the benefits of DVC and how federal agencies can implement DVC, and exhibits by DVC providers. Technical and policy experts will be on-site to answer any questions about this service, including questions about how to set up direct video calling capability in call centers. Watch at fcc.gov/live.

“There’s too much potential for AI to manipulate voices and images in political advertising to do nothing. If a candidate or issue campaign used AI to create an ad, the public has a right to know.” -Chairwoman Rosenworcel Today, we took the first step to make this happen. Learn how we’re working to increase transparency in political ads: https://lnkd.in/d3Q3sGv3