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Google’s Pixel 6A appears at FCC, hinting at May release

Google’s Pixel 6A appears at FCC, hinting at May release

Last year’s Pixel 5A was a fantastic product, but like the Pixel 4A before it, the phone’s August release didn’t do it any favors. Google’s original A-series budget phones — the Pixel 3A and 3A XL — shipped around the same time as the company’s I/O conference in May, a more sensible mid-year release that gave them more time to shine before the next flagship Pixel arrived. But supply chain issues and remote work challenges pushed both the 4A and 5A deep into the summer. Last… Source link

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Team Telecom Recommends FCC Grant Google and Meta Licenses for Undersea Cable | OPA

Team Telecom Recommends FCC Grant Google and Meta Licenses for Undersea Cable | OPA

Today, the Department of Justice announced that Team Telecom entered into National Security Agreements with Google LLC and its subsidiary GU Holdings Inc., and Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly known as Facebook Inc.) and its subsidiary Edge Cable Holdings USA LLC to protect data on the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) system, an undersea fiber optic cable system that will connect the United States, Taiwan and the Philippines.  The agreements were made with the Departments of Justice (DOJ),… Source link

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FCC received complaints about Eli Manning’s ‘disgusting’ double bird salute on Manningcast

FCC received complaints about Eli Manning’s ‘disgusting’ double bird salute on Manningcast

It appears that Eli Manning’s middle-finger salute didn’t sit well with all viewers of “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli.” According to TMZ, the Federal Communications Commission received three complaints about Eli’s gesture during ESPN2’s “Manningcast” of the Eagles vs. Cowboys game in Week 3. MORE: NFL referee Tony Corrente explains controversial calls in Bears-Steelers game Why did Manning show the audience the double bird? Well, it stemmed from a story he was telling about… Source link

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FCC listing suggests Google’s midrange Pixel 5A 5G could arrive soon

FCC listing suggests Google’s midrange Pixel 5A 5G could arrive soon

The Pixel 5A 5G, Google’s midrange counterpart to last year’s Pixel 5, has been spotted in the FCC’s database, suggesting a release might not be far away. Android Police, which first saw the two listings, reports that none specifically mention the name “Pixel 5A” but that at least one of the three model numbers (GR0M2) lines up with previous reports about the barely announced phone. Android Police speculates that one of the models (G1F8F) is the version of the phone destined for… Source link

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U.S. FCC lawyer says agency can change rules on social media liability shield, Telecom News, ET Telecom

U.S. FCC lawyer says agency can change rules on social media liability shield, Telecom News, ET Telecom

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON: The top lawyer at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Wednesday the telecommunications regulator has legal authority to redefine the immunity shield protecting social media companies that could make it easier for users to file lawsuits challenging content removal decisions. In July, President Donald Trump’s administration asked the agency to limit protections for social media companies under Section 230, a provision of the 1996 Communications… Source link

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