The FCC continues to see pushback from law enforcement, drone companies and enthusiasts over a proposal to further ramp up the agency’s campaign against foreign-made drones. Comments are due Sept. 2 on one of the latest developments, an FCC notice proposing to prohibit the importation and marketing of foreign "military-grade" uncrewed aircraft systems (see 2607310017).

Somos told the FCC that to make its anti-robocall efforts more effective the agency should focus on call attestation, including codifying and strengthening the attestation framework. Without further work, Stir/Shaken will do only limited good, Somos said in its filing in the commission’s know-your-upstream-provider (KYUP) proceeding (docket 17-97). Other commenters this week warned against imposing confusing new rules (see 2608120042).

Though AI is increasingly being used by 911 centers around the country, the technology won't replace human dispatchers, particularly for emergency calls, experts told us. But some still fear that the proliferation of the technology in emergency communications could lead to tragic misunderstandings, missed calls and privacy violations.