Tag: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
China vows to protect companies as U.S. moves forward with ban
December 5, 2022SSN Staff
BEIJING – Following tighter restrictions imposed by the U.S. in the ban on Chinese telecom equipment, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has indicated it will safeguard the rights of its firms.
In late November the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) introduced expanded restrictions on Chinese telecom equipment, naming five companies that will be subject to the ban including Huawei, Dahua, Hikvision, ZTE Corporation, and Hytera Communications. Last week during a...
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
November 30, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
You’ve read that title right. I’ve got the dulcet plucking of strings by Pat Metheny going on in the background as I write this, and it’s a rambling title for a rambling blog which I'll be getting to, but for now think of this as a tale of two governments.
On Nov. 25, the FCC voted to expand the ban on monitoring hardware from several different Chinese companies, chief among them Huawei, and other familiar names you have likely read on this site. While this might seem like...
FCC expands ban on Chinese monitoring devices in unanimous vote
November 28, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Nov. 25, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to expand its existing ban on telecommunications and monitoring equipment from Huawei and several other Chinese companies, citing unacceptable national security risks.
Original limitations and bans on equipment sales for the companies began as early as late 2019 under the Trump administration and the Biden administration has thus far seen fit to expand those bans which include last Friday’s vote....
Net neutrality a net loss for industry?
April 21, 2015Guest Blogger
Unless you have been living under a rock you have probably heard the debate over net neutrality. For all the talk there is very little understanding of how dangerous this obscure sounding policy would be to our economy.
While our lobbyists seem to be focusing their efforts on adding language they view as favorable to our industry, our efforts instead should be to stop this regulation in its tracks.� While many will misleadingly try to convince you this is an effort to promote an “open...
Net neutrality ruling looks good so far, AICC says
March 11, 2015Amy Canfield
WASHINGTON—The recent FCC ruling on net neutrality appears to give security professionals a “level playing field,” but it remains to be seen if it will fully satisfy the industry, according to Lou Fiore, chairman of AICC.
“For the services we use on the open Internet, it's good news that our traffic will be unblocked and unthrottled; it won't be slowed down. It's mainly for video that we need the higher speeds,” Fiore told Security Systems News.
“The...
AT&T's 2G shutdown in Oakland false alarm for industry
September 5, 2012Rich Miller
OAKLAND, Calif.—AT&T's move to partially disable its 2G service here at the end of August got the attention of California Alarm Association members, but the frequency blackout did not affect operations in the field, according to CAA Executive Director Jerry Lenander.
AT&T, which announced on Aug. 3 that it would phase out its 2G networks nationwide by 2017, temporarily shut down its 850 MHz frequency on 16 cell towers in Oakland after city officials notified the company that the towers...
FCC steps up crackdown on cell jammers
March 23, 2012Rich Miller
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission is stepping up enforcement to halt the sale and use of radio jamming devices, which can indiscriminately interfere with cellular 911 calls and wireless signals from alarm devices.
It is illegal to buy, sell or use signal jammers in the United States, but that doesn't stop consumers—including criminals who use the devices to disable alarm systems—from obtaining jammers online. They are available on many websites, with retailers...
How will new robocalling rules affect your business?
March 21, 2012Rich Miller
Calling all alarm companies �
Are you robocalling into the void in an attempt to land new business, or to sell new products and services to existing customers? There are new rules that will soon affect you.
Under provisions of an order adopted Feb. 15 by the Federal Communications Commission, express written consent will be required from consumers before a company can place a marketing robocall to a residential or wireless number. The FCC also will require telemarketers to provide...
Congress passes NG 911 provision: Is it a threat to PSAPs?
February 22, 2012Rich Miller
At more than 100 pages, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012—H.R. 3630, the so-called "payroll tax" bill that passed Congress last week—is a daunting read for just about anyone outside the Capitol. There's a lot in it that doesn't pertain to tax relief or job creation, including items of great interest to the alarm industry, and now it is law.
A lot was changed during the months-long process of getting the bill through the partisan morass, but one item of...
CSAA: Industry should get smart about smart meters
March 21, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
VIENNA, Va.—Utility companies are installing smart meters on homes and businesses around the nation to help the utilities and their customers better manage power usage. But the devices also appear to have some drawbacks—one of them being possible interference with property owners' security alarm system.
That concerns the Central Station Alarm Association, which published an article late last year in the CSAA Dispatch, a publication of the association, which is based here. The article...