The FCC Moves to Stop Robocall Scammers Impersonating Walmart
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For our friends in the #USA from the #FCC: about #AudioDescription On December 1, 2025, the FCC released a Public Notice (PN) reminding broadcast television stations about the audio description requirements adopted in its October 17, 2023 Report and Order. The Report and Order expanded the audio description requirements by phasing them in for an additional 10 designated market areas (DMAs) each year until all DMAs are included.
The PN reminds television broadcasters that the audio description rules will extend to DMAs 111 through 120 on January 1, 2026. Accordingly, the audio description rules will extend to the following DMAs on January 1, 2026:
• Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches), Texas
• Sioux Falls (Mitchell), South Dakota
• Fargo, North Dakota
• Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Lansing, Michigan
• Youngstown, Ohio
• Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington
• Traverse City-Cadillac, Michigan
• Eugene, Oregon
• Macon, Georgia
Link to the Public Notice:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-999A1.pdf
For general information about audio description, visit https://www.fcc.gov/audio-description. For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Diana Sokolow, Policy Division, Media Bureau, (202) 418-0588 or Diana.Sokolow@fcc.gov. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at (844) 432-2275 (videophone).
The FCC just told phone and internet giants that securing the backbone of U.S. communications can once again be a nice-to-have. 🤬 In a 2-1 vote, the Trump era majority scrapped rules that asked carriers to meet basic cybersecurity standards, even after a China-backed group quietly burrowed into more than 200 phone companies & telcos. When the same networks that carry your calls, texts, and wiretaps get popped, you would expect a response of more guardrails, not fewer. 🤦🏻♂️
What this decision really says is that voluntary cooperation is once again the main plan: carriers "promise" to do better, regulators promise not to push too hard, and the public silently underwrites the risk. Lawmakers are warning about the national security hole this opens, but the industry lobby is already celebrating the end of "prescriptive" rules. It is a familiar pattern in infrastructure: the people who can actually fix the problem are not the ones who pay when it goes wrong.
If you run anything on top of these networks, this is your reminder that compliance is not the same as security, and absence of regulation is not the same as absence of threat. Treat the telecom layer as hostile by default, encrypt more, trust less, and assume that state-backed actors will happily, and are, exploiting any gap between what is recommended and what is required. Policy may ebb and flow, but packets still move, and so do attackers.
TL;DR
🧠 FCC rolls back minimum cyber rules for phone and internet companies
⚡ Decision comes after China-linked hacks of more than 200 telcos
🎓 Voluntary promises replace enforceable security standards
🔍 Treat carrier networks as part of your threat model, not a safe default
#FCC #cybersecurity #telecom #nationalsecurity #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #regulations #infrastructure
Regulation is usually sold as boring, but this FCC reversal is anything but. In January, the agency used CALEA Section 105 to push carriers to harden their networks after the Salt Typhoon intrusions at AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and others. Now that ruling has been rescinded as unlawful and ineffective, replaced by a promise that voluntary improvements are enough. A promise. 🤦🏻♂️ That might sound tidy in a commission meeting, but to customers it means the foxes are back in the hen-house writing their own security rules. Carriers already have a record of SIM swap abuse, location data misuse, and slow patching, so taking regulatory pressure off does not magically create better incentives. If your data travels over these networks, your threat model just became a little more personal.
TL;DR
🧠 FCC pulls back its CALEA based security push after Salt Typhoon
⚡ Security improvements move from mandate to voluntary promises
🎓 When carriers self police, customers quietly absorb more risk
🔍 Personal defenses like strong passwords, MFA, and encrypted apps matter more than ever
https://www.bgr.com/2036730/att-verizon-t-mobile-customers-fcc-security-ruling/
#FCC #cybersecurity #telecom #privacy #security #cloud #infosec
Trump Withholding Billions In Grants From States That Engage In Corporate Oversight
#LLRX #CyberSecurity @bespacific
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, November 29, 2025
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FCC: Cybercriminals Hijack Radio Streams in the USA
Cyberattacks on broadcasters led to the transmission of fake emergency alerts and obscenities. The responsible authority is holding broadcasters accountable.
FCC Warns of Hackers Hijacking Radio Equipment For False Alerts - Infosecurity Magazine
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fcc-hackers-hijacking-radio/
FCC: Cyberkriminelle kapern Radiostreams uin den USA
Durch Cyberangriffe auf Rundfunkanstalten wurden gefälschte Warnmeldungen und Obszönitäten gesendet. Die zuständige Behörde nimmt die Sender in die Pflicht.
FCC warns that insecure Barix STL devices are being exploited to hijack U.S. radio broadcasts.
https://www.technadu.com/fcc-warns-hackers-exploit-insecure-barix-radio-transmission-equipment-to-broadcast-inappropriate-material/614651/
Attackers used weak/default passwords + exposed devices to push fake EAS tones and inappropriate content. FCC urges broadcasters to secure configurations, apply updates, and restrict internet exposure.
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The FCC wants to cut the upper C Band satellite band down to 20 MHz.
The FCC wants to sell off 100 to 180 MHz of spectrum to the cellular industry for use on 5G.
With a 20 MHz guard band that leaves only 20 MHz remaining for broadcast (Radio and television) distribution.
The broadcast industry is deeply concerned.
For our friends in the #USA from the #FCC: Comments Due Date: December 26, 2025
Reply Comments Due Date: January 26, 2026
On October 28, 2025, at its Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on ways the Commission can facilitate a successful transition to all-Internet Protocol (IP) interconnection for voice services to improve access to public safety, consumer protection, and competition. For instance, Next Generation 911 (NG911) depends on an IP-based backbone to support multimedia inputs (e.g., text, video, data) and to improve call delivery and emergency response times, the availability of location information, and real-time call routing flexibility. The FCC proposes not to enforce by December 31, 2028, certain interconnection obligations which require covered voice service providers to maintain legacy time-division-multiplexing (TDM) technology.
As to accessibility, the FCC seeks comment on the following:
• Whether the December 31, 2028, timeframe is feasible for seamless accessibility-related transitions?
• To what extent would a transition to an all-IP infrastructure affect accessibility for people with disabilities? Are there still devices or services, such as TTY or speech-to-speech services, that require TDM technology?
• Can the FCC use its authority pursuant to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) to require this transition in order to ensure disability access to IP-based emergency services?
Interested parties may file comments by accessing the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/. All filings must reference WC Docket Nos. 25-304, 25-208, and 17-97. People with disabilities who need assistance to file comments online may request assistance by email to FCC504@fcc.gov.
Link to the IP Interconnection NPRM:
https://www.fcc.gov/document/facilitating-successful-transition-all-ip-interconnection-0
For general information about technology transitions, visit: https://www.fcc.gov/tech-transitions. For questions about this NPRM, contact Benjamin (Jesse) Goodwin, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0958, or benjamin.goodwin@fcc.gov, or Erik Beith, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-0756, or erik.beith@fcc.gov. Individuals who use videophones and are fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) may call the FCC’s ASL Consumer Support Line at (844) 432‐2275.
The FCC Will Discuss Further Crackdowns on Robocallers in December
FCC fines Comcast $1.5M following the FBCS vendor breach that exposed data from 237K+ customers.
Comcast wasn't directly breached, but the settlement requires stronger third-party oversight and enhanced security controls.
#Comcast #FCC #DataBreach #CyberSecurity #Infosec #VendorRisk #Privacy #TechNews
Internet Providers Can Monitor Their Own Cybersecurity Standards, Says Trump’s FCC - CNET
Intellect has limits, stupidity unfortunately does not...
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📰 FCC Rolls Back ISP Cybersecurity Rules Despite China-Linked Hacking Threats
🏛️ In a controversial move, the FCC has rolled back key cybersecurity rules for ISPs. The regulations were put in place after breaches by China-linked group Salt Typhoon. Critics warn the move weakens national security. #FCC #Cybersecurity #Policy
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