US Federal Agency
Appears in 7 stories
Reviewing SpaceX's million-satellite orbital data center application
In February 2026, SpaceX bought xAI for $250 billion, the largest acquisition in corporate history. By mid-May, all 11 original xAI co-founders had left, and more than 50 SpaceXAI researchers and engineers had departed for Meta and Thinking Machines Lab. SpaceX's prospectus, published around May 15, confirmed the cost: a $4.94 billion net loss on $18.67 billion in 2025 revenue, driven by $14 billion in AI infrastructure spending.
Updated 27 minutes ago
Regulator enforcing Kuiper/Leo deployment milestones and spectrum/operations conditions
At 3:28 a.m. ET on December 16, ULA lit an Atlas V and pushed 27 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into orbit. It's another clean launch in a campaign that's starting to look like a metronome: stack satellites, light rocket, repeat.
Updated Yesterday
Rule-writer and enforcer pushing robocall mitigation from voluntary tools to mandatory blocking
The FCC's robocall fight just hit the part where the referees stop warning and start pulling players off the field. As of December 15, 2025, U.S. voice providers are required to block calls that claim to originate from numbers that should never place outbound calls.
Setting rules that determine whether direct-to-cell becomes mainstream or chaotic
SpaceX doesn’t “do launches” anymore. It does output — another pair of Starlink v2-mini batches is on the manifest, each packing 29 satellites, the orbital equivalent of sliding more servers into a data center rack.
Defending foreign drone ban in federal court
DJI controls roughly 77% of the American consumer drone market. On December 22, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blocked all new foreign-made drones from receiving the radio-frequency authorization required for legal US sale. DJI got the Avata 360 — a drone that shoots 8K spherical video while flying at high speed — approved 34 days before the window shut. On March 26, the company launched it globally, creating a product category that did not previously exist: native 360-degree first-person-view flight in a single aircraft.
Updated Mar 26
Approved the merger via bureau-level action, waiving the 39% ownership cap
For two decades, federal law has barred any single company from owning television stations that reach more than 39% of American households. On March 20, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) waived that rule for the first time, clearing Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion acquisition of rival broadcaster Tegna. The combined company now owns 265 stations in 44 states, reaching roughly 80% of U.S. TV households — more than double the legal cap.
Updated Mar 20
Implementing foreign drone restrictions via Covered List
For nearly a decade, Chinese drone manufacturer DJI dominated the American skies. The company held 70 to 90 percent of the U.S. drone market—used by hobbyists, farmers, real estate agents, and 90 percent of first responders with drone programs. On December 23, 2025, that dominance hit a wall: the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all foreign-made drones and critical components to its Covered List, blocking any new models from receiving the equipment authorization required for U.S. sale.
Updated Feb 3
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