The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules prohibiting communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security from being authorized for importation or sale in the United States.

According to Brian Fontes, CEO of NENA: The 9-1-1 Association, NENA applauds the FCC's recent rulemaking improving requirements for service providers to provide timely notifications to 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) during network outages.

The FCC will hold a virtual field hearing on November 17 to hear from a diverse range of stakeholders about the impact of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian on communications and the recovery effort.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) published for comment a draft project description, titled “Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities: Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Systems Sector” for comment.

In a letter to Congress, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said the commission is studying the effects of an FCC proposal to allow broadcast stations to geotarget content on emergency alerts.

The FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) announced the effective and compliance dates for its recently updated rules for the Emergency Alert System (EAS).

Ericsson achieved a peak data rate of more than 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) for a single user device in a recent 5G Standalone (SA) field trial. The trial was done over a live Citizen's Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) multi-operator, neutral-host capable network at the company's North American headquarters in Plano, Texas.

The Safer Buildings Coalition (SBC) released the second part of its report into public-safety in-building coverage within schools.

At the National Press Club in Washington D.C., FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced a plan to reorganize the agency to better support the needs of the growing satellite industry, promote long-term technical capacity at the FCC, and navigate 21st global communications policy.

The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology today conditionally approved thirteen proposed automated frequency coordination (AFC) database systems to finalize development for operations in the 6 GHz band and prepare for the testing phase. These automated frequency coordination (AFC) systems manage spectrum access for 6 GHz band standard-power unlicensed devices.