FCC to investigate AI’s impact on nuisance calls and texts

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel unveiled plans today to launch a comprehensive inquiry into the impact of AI on the proliferation of illegal and unwanted robocalls and texts.

Speaking at an event in collaboration with AARP, Rosenworcel announced her intention to present a proposed inquiry to her colleagues.

If approved at the Commission’s public open meeting on November 15, 2023, the inquiry would mark a pivotal moment in...

24 October 2023 | Legislation & Government

FCC to ‘consider something different’ for 42 GHz band

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says the agency will take a different approach than usual for regulating the 42 GHz band.

Traditionally, the FCC has relied on auctions to allocate spectrum licenses. However, Rosenworcel expressed her belief that the agency had overinvested in millimetre wave (mmWave) auctions while neglecting mid-band spectrum.

In recent years, the FCC has made efforts to address this by launching auctions in the 3.45 GHz and 2.5 GHz...

9 June 2023 | 5G

Jessica Rosenworcel is officially the FCC’s first chairwoman

The Senate has officially declared Jessica Rosenworcel as the Federal Communications Commission’s first chairwoman.

President Biden’s nominee has served as the acting chair of the FCC since January 2021 following the resignation of her predecessor, Ajit Pai.

The Senate voted 68 to 31 to confirm Rosenworcel as chairwoman which also grants her an additional five-year term.

“It is a tremendous honor to be confirmed and designated as the first permanent...

8 December 2021 | 5G