Meta’s €1.2 Billion GDPR Fine: Data Privacy vs. US Surveillance Laws

Meta, the owner of Facebook, has recently been hit with a substantial €1.2 billion fine for GDPR violations. The fine is in relation to the transfer of data on European citizens to the US from Meta’s headquarters in Ireland. According to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which delivered the decision, Facebook was found to…

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AT&T Challenges T-Mobile and SpaceX Satellite Partnership: Interference and Spectrum Allocation Issues

AT&T has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) aiming to halt T-Mobile US’s plan to use SpaceX satellite services to enhance its mobile network coverage. According to the filing, AT&T is citing potential interference issues and the violation of spectrum allocation rules as reasons to block T-Mobile’s proposed use of SpaceX’s satellites.…

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Aerial Fiber Deployment: Bridging UK Rural Broadband and Emission Goals

The United Kingdom is currently pushing towards achieving two ambitious goals: rolling out gigabit-enabled broadband to 85% of UK premises by the end of 2025 and achieving Net Zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. To accomplish these targets, there has been an increased emphasis on the deployment of fibre networks. However, this task is not without…

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