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FCC's New Cybersecurity Council Focuses on Supply Chain Threats

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 — The Federal Communications Commission’s new Council on National Security is sharpening its focus on telecommunications supply chain threats, according to Joshua Levine , a research fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation.

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Member Moments: Home Telecom Brings Secure Public Wi-Fi to Moncks Corner

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Member Moments: Home Telecom Brings Secure Public Wi-Fi to Moncks Corner user_1153020 Thu, 07/17/2025 - 14:07 Send to all affiliates Off Byline By Danielle Malley, Communications Assistant Advanced Content Section Home Telecom (Moncks Corner, S.C.) Promote to Featured Blog Off

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Rosenworcel Proposes Stronger Cybersecurity Rules After China-Backed Hack

Broadband Breakfast

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing new cybersecurity requirements for telecom providers as a response to the hack, the agency said Thursday. The wiretapping law has since 2005 applied to broadband providers, and companies can face fines for infractions.

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FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel proposes requiring telecom carriers secure their networks

Blandin on Broadband

While the Commissions counterparts in the intelligence community are determining the scope and impact of the Salt Typhoon attack, we need to put in place a modern framework to help companies secure their networks and better prevent and respond to cyberattacks in the future.

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FCC Adopts Cybersecurity Rules in Wake of Salt Typhoon

Broadband Breakfast

The newly adopted rules—which take effect immediately—specify that federal wiretapping law, Section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, creates a legal requirement for telecom carriers to secure their networks generally against hacks. The rules are “a critical step to require U.S.