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1 year ago

GTL, ViaPath, Securus, JPay: Meet the companies that control prison communications.

Slate

This is part of Time, Online, a Future Tense series on how technology is changing prison. MCI Maximum Security adds a $3.00 surcharge to every call.” Even these eye-popping fees did not necessarily come honestly: MCI was caught overcharging in one state by automatically “adding an additional minute to every call.” The burden of these above-market rates fell largely on …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Dish Network in the US asked to pay $150,000 as first-ever penalty for space debris

Firstpost

“As satellite operations become more common and the space economy accelerates, we must ensure that operators follow through on their commitments,” said FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Loyaan Egal in a statement In its first penalty relating to space debris, the Federal Communications Commission in the United States reached a settlement with Dish Network on Monday. According to the FCC, Dish …

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2 years ago

SpaceX on track to double annual launch record in 2022

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The rate of more than one launch per week is a result of a vigorous schedule for …

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2 years, 2 months ago

US FCC adopts first ever space junk rule for satellites

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Federal Communications Commission adopted a new rule governing satellites on Thursday, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Elon Musk’s SpaceX loses Starlink rural broadband subsidies

Live Mint

The Federal Communications Commission rescinded more than $2 billion in grants previously awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a small internet provider after the regulator ruled the companies weren’t likely to meet requirements for government funding to help expand broadband access. The FCC had awarded SpaceX, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., $886 million in 2020 to provide faster …

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2 years, 5 months ago

A U.S. FCC commissioner urges Apple, Google to boot TikTok from app stores

The Hindu

A Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission has urged the chief executives of Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to kick Chinese-owned TikTok out of its app stores. Brendan Carr, the FCC commissioner, said in a letter to the CEOs, dated June 24 and sent on FCC letterhead, that video-sharing app TikTok has collected vast troves of sensitive data …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Competitor fears Musk could 'monopolise' space

Hindustan Times

The launching of thousands of satellites into low Earth orbit by tech billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX threatens the "de-facto monopolisation" of space, the head of competitor Arianespace Stephane Israel has warned. Elon Musk's Starlink constellation project recently received authorisation from US regulator the Federal Communications Commission to provide broadband from space and place thousands of satellites lower than previously proposed, …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Musk’s $886m internet service subsidy at risk as critics cry foul

Al Jazeera

Under the United States Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, SpaceX was approved to provide service to 642,925 locations in 35 states, but consumer advocates say those locations include parts of New York City and airports in Newark and Miami, which aren’t rural at all. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission faces pressure from rural internet service providers to deny a planned $886 …

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3 years, 10 months ago

World's richest Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos fight over low orbital space for satellite fleets

India Today

The world’s two richest men Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are fighting over satellite fleets. Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has asked the US regulators -- the Federal Communications Commission for permission to operate Starlink communications satellites at a lower orbit than first planned. Amazon has reportedly said that the move would risk interference and collisions with its …

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