FCC’s Starks on Network Security
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks released a Report on the results of an FCC workshop held in June 2019 regarding the security threats that stem from the presence of certain Chinese communications equipment in US networks. The workshop contained three panels: Find It, Fix It, and Fund it. According to Starks, a “major takeaway from the workshop is that our networks must only contain equipment from trusted sources. When evaluating the security of a piece of communications networking equipment we should not ask “do I trust this piece of equipment” but instead, “do I trust the manufacturer?”
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Topics:
NARUC,
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks,
Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force,
Network Security,
NARUC Broadband Agenda,
Chinese-manufactured communications equipment,
NARUC Lifeline Resolution
At its July 2019 Summer Policy Summit, the NARUC approved a resolution on Lifeline that urges the Federal Communications Commission to (i) work quickly and collaboratively with service providers and other stakeholders to fix the National Verifier before use of it is required in any state by (a) implementing service provider APIs, and (b) securing access to federal/state SNAP and Medicaid databases,
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Topics:
Lifeline,
NARUC,
National Lifeline Verifier,
FCC August Open Meeting,
Kari’s Law/RAY BAUM’S Act,
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund,
Telehealth,
Digital Opportunity Data Collection
Today: Proposed NARUC Resolutions, FCC CAF II Waiver, FCC EAS Testing Reporting System
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Topics:
NARUC,
EAS System,
NARUC Resolutions,
Colorado Rural Broadband High-Cost Support,
FCC CAF II Auction
Today: FCC Open Internet Enhanced Transparency Rule Exemption, Massachusetts 911 Funding, New Jersey Considers NPA, Pennsylvania Modifies NPA Schedule, NARUC Names New Member.
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Topics:
The Regulatory Mix,
NARUC,
Commissioner O'Reilly,
Massachusetts E911,
FCC Open Internet,
Pennsylvania NPA,
FCC Chairman Pai,
New Jersey NPA
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Topics:
NG911,
FCC,
Lifeline,
IP Transition,
NARUC,
Nebraska,
CenturyLink,
New Mexico,
FERC Order 745
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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Topics:
certification,
FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
Lifeline,
NARUC,
Utah
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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Topics:
The Regulatory Mix,
California,
NPA,
NARUC,
Ohio,
Internet Speeds,
Telecommunications Act Modernization
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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Topics:
FCC,
Net Neutrality,
The Regulatory Mix,
IP Transition,
NARUC,
Network Outage Reporting System
The Regulatory Mix, TMI’s daily blog of regulatory activities, is a snapshot of PUC, FCC, legislative, and occasionally court, issues that our regulatory monitoring team uncovers each day. Depending on their significance, some items may be the subject of a TMI Regulatory Bulletin.
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Topics:
FCC,
The Regulatory Mix,
Lifeline,
NARUC,
CVAA
