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The FCC added foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots to its Covered List, blocking new imports as China holds roughly 85% of the global market.
The White House plans to nominate FCC General Counsel Adam Candeub to lead the DOJ Antitrust Division as acting chief Omeed Assefi prepares to leave, the second leadership turnover since February.
FCC bureaus approved the transfer of 65 MHz to SpaceX for $17 billion and 50 MHz to AT&T for $23 billion on May 12, conditioning the deals on a $2.4 billion escrow account for tower-company claims.
The FCC will vote April 30 on replacing 1990s-era power limits for LEO satellite constellations, a move that could reshape competition between Starlink, Amazon Leo, and legacy operators.
Public Notice DA 26-314 invites industry comment on opening the 5030-5091 MHz, 960-1164 MHz, CBRS 3.5 GHz, 450 MHz, and 24 GHz bands to drone operations, creating innovation zones, and modernizing counter-UAS experimental licensing, with responses due May 1.
The FCC seeks public comment on dedicated drone spectrum bands, streamlined experimental licensing, and new innovation zones as part of the Trump administration's push to replace banned foreign drones with domestic alternatives.
An FCC filing reveals Blue Origin's Project Sunrise constellation, which would place tens of thousands of computing satellites in sun-synchronous orbits to serve AI workloads.
Amazon has asked the FCC for a two-year extension on its satellite deployment deadline, citing a rocket shortage, while Eutelsat orders 340 new OneWeb satellites and Telesat adds military Ka-band to Lightspeed as competitors carve out niches against Starlink's 10-million-subscriber lead.
The FCC will vote on March 26 to eliminate Section 214 and Section 251 barriers that slow copper network retirement, potentially freeing billions in carrier capital for fiber and wireless broadband.
SpaceX filed to launch up to one million solar-powered satellites for orbital AI computing, drawing skepticism from astronomers and feasibility questions from experts.