Tech and communications companies should prepare themselves for an FTC rulemaking that could significantly affect policies for consumer subscription services, legal experts and consumer advocates said in interviews.Read More >>

Expect yet more announced partnerships involving supplemental coverage from space (SCS) services in coming months, satellite industry insiders and watchers told us. Agreements announced in recent months include Apple and Globalstar (see 2209070016), Iridium and Qualcomm (see 2301050061), SpaceX and T-Mobile (see 2208260038), Ligado/Viasat/Skylo (see 2303020023) and AST SpaceMobile and Nokia, plus AST and Lynk signing deals with numerous mobile network operators. All MNOs and handset operators will have some kind of satellite-enabled direct-to-handset capability within a handful of years on part of their network, experts said.Read More >>

Senate leaders acknowledged they’re beginning to consider using floor time to pass the House-approved bill to renew the FCC’s spectrum auction authority through May 19 (HR-1108) in case they can’t reach a deal with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., that would…Read More >>