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FCC gets thousands of complaints over Blue Alert

FCC gets thousands of complaints for early morning Blue Alert over Texas police chief shot by armed suspect

Texas residents angry over the timing of an early morning emergency alert have reached out to federal regulators over the notification.

WFAA8 on MSN · 3h

How many Texans filed complaints with the FCC over last week's Blue Alert?

Cell phones across Texas buzzed shortly before 5 a.m. Friday morning after a Blue Alert was issued for a 33-year-old man wanted out of the Panhandle.

CBS Dallas on MSN · 2d

FCC gets thousands of complaints over Blue Alert in Texas shooting

The Blue Alert blared through cell phones and rattled devices, startling Texans with an unplanned awakening at 5 a.m.

Chron on MSN · 2d

Thousands of Texans barked at FCC over early morning Blue Alert

Not even 24 hours after an early morning Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Blue Alert awakened folks across the Lone Star State, thousands of residents have lodged their complaints about the surprise wake-up call.

Texas Public Radio · 1d

What is a blue alert in Texas, and why are they issued hundreds of miles away from an incident?

Seth Altman— "wanted for involvement in the killing or serious injury of a law enforcement officer"— was last seen in an area southeast of Amarillo. That's hours away from major Texas cities and their residents that were hit with an unexpected and loud early morning alert.

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Ars Technica · 3h

FCC lets Starlink provide service to cell phones in areas hit by hurricane

Starlink is being used to provide wireless emergency alerts to cell phones from all carriers in North Carolina, according to Ben Longmier, senior director of satellite engineering for SpaceX. "We are also closely monitoring Hurricane Milton and standing by ready to take action in Florida," he wrote.

Inc · 4h

FCC Lets Starlink Connect Directly to Phones in Disaster-Hit Areas

Elon Musk’s space-based internet satellites got special permission to act as cell phone towers in the sky, connecting people in blacked-out areas of North Carolina as they begin post-storm recovery efforts.

RCR Wireless News · 6h

FCC gives go-ahead to T-Mobile US, Starlink for direct-to-cellular service as part of Helene response

T-Mobile US and Starlink received permission from the FCC to make D2C connectivity available in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Helene.

PCMag on MSN1h

House Committee to Investigate Why FCC Denied Starlink $886M in Federal Funds

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the FCC’s decision to deny $886 million in ...

US House panel probes FCC decision to deny Starlink nearly $900 million

A U.S. House committee said on Monday it is investigating the Federal Communications Commission's decision to deny SpaceX ...

37mOpinion

FCC fuels Soros censorship machine

The FCC has reverted to the kind of leviathan envisioned by its creator who used the agency with the same vigor in which he ...

Nextgov1h

FCC commissioner warns of ‘heavy handed’ AI regulation in political ads

As the Federal Communications Commissions weighs the proposed rule to bring a disclosure regime to political ads using AI, ...

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FCC licenses Starlink services as part of Helene relief efforts

Direct-to-device (D2D) services from Starlink will be available in the parts of North Carolina most badly affected by ...

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FCC and USED Release Cybersecurity Resource Guide

The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Education released a resource guide to help schools and libraries ...

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Ninth Circuit Overturns Portions of FCC Order on Wireless Facility Modifications

Local governments prevailed on two key issues in League of California Cities v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the ...

Musk says FCC risked lives in hurricane by rejecting SpaceX Starlink award

SpaceX executive Elon Musk took aim at the FCC by claiming they likely endangered lives amid Hurricane Helene by rejecting an ...

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