https://www.scmp.com/rss/524644/feed The latest news and top stories on Brendan Carr. Known for his prominent role in US telecommunications regulation, he currently serves as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, having been a Commissioner since 2017. He previously held positions as FCC General Counsel and a legal advisor. Carr has been instrumental in shaping policies related to national security and technology infrastructure. His work focuses on accelerating 5G deployment, expanding rural broadband access, and... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bloomberg Bloomberg The head of the Federal Communications Commission is taking aim at foreign-based call centres with a proposed English proficiency requirement for overseas employees and limits on the volume of calls they can handle. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said on Wednesday the proposed rules will encourage communications providers regulated by the agency to bring call centre jobs back to the US and place guard rails on the operations that remain abroad. “Americans get frustrated when they call a US business... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345485/us-agency-proposes-english-proficiency-requirement-foreign-call-centres?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345485/us-agency-proposes-english-proficiency-requirement-foreign-call-centres?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:54:24 +0000 Ben Jiang,Coco Feng Ben Jiang,Coco Feng DJI, a dominant force in the global drone and camera-stabiliser markets that has come under siege from fierce competition and a protracted trade war, is navigating an unprecedented situation: as it grapples with expanded US tariffs and tightened scrutiny, products bearing striking resemblances to its own designs are emerging in the market under other brands. The next “clone” may be a wearable action camera – the Xtra ATTO – which is expected to enter the US market in the first half of the year.... https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3341027/new-dji-clones-raise-eyebrows-china-tech-giant-battles-us-scrutiny?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3341027/new-dji-clones-raise-eyebrows-china-tech-giant-battles-us-scrutiny?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:30:07 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Just before Christmas, US President Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh blast of vitriol at late-night comedy talk shows, saying comedian Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic train wreck” who should be “put to sleep”. Colbert’s The Late Show is scheduled to end in May 2026, a decision his fans say smacks of censorship. In a late-night social media post, Trump said that Colbert “has actually gotten worse” since being “terminated by CBS, but left out to dry”. “Stephen is running on hatred and fumes – A... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337669/trump-says-comedian-colbert-should-be-put-sleep?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337669/trump-says-comedian-colbert-should-be-put-sleep?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:16:24 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday it may bar three major Chinese telecoms companies from connecting to US networks over efforts to prevent robocalls, the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing. The FCC issued orders saying China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom must address issues with their certifications in the agency’s robocall mitigation database, and raised concerns about their presence in the database. If the FCC removes them,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335666/federal-communications-agency-may-bar-chinese-telecoms-firms-us-networks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335666/federal-communications-agency-may-bar-chinese-telecoms-firms-us-networks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:28:56 +0000 Reuters Reuters A US$140 million fine on tech tycoon Elon Musk’s social media platform underscores how Europeans undermine US policies even while demanding that the United States provide military protection, one of the top American diplomats wrote on Saturday. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau joined Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other American officials in criticising the European Union’s fine on Musk-owned X as censorship. But Landau went further than Rubio by invoking broader ideological... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335494/eus-us140-million-fine-musks-x-riles-rubios-deputy-stoking-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335494/eus-us140-million-fine-musks-x-riles-rubios-deputy-stoking-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 04:50:39 +0000 Reuters Reuters The White House ratcheted up its attack on ABC News Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump criticised an ABC News correspondent for asking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince about the 2018 killing of a Washington Post columnist. The fresh critique came as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Wednesday it was opening a review of agreements between national networks and local broadcast stations. Trump suggested the commission should move to revoke the broadcast licenses of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333585/trump-targets-disneys-abc-over-khashoggi-question-kimmel-comments?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333585/trump-targets-disneys-abc-over-khashoggi-question-kimmel-comments?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:26:45 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Donald Trump ripped into a reporter from the US network ABC News on Tuesday, just days after calling another woman journalist “piggy” after she asked a question related to the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump threatened ABC’s broadcast license after reporter Mary Bruce posed questions during a White House visit by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The earlier incident involving Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey happened a few days ago on Air Force One, but only... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333327/trump-attacks-female-reporters-who-he-called-piggy-and-terrible?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333327/trump-attacks-female-reporters-who-he-called-piggy-and-terrible?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:09:26 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier In a further sign of mounting tension between the US and China, the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) on Wednesday took the initial step to “expel Hong Kong Telecom” from the US telecommunication network. In a notice issued late in the day, the US regulatory agency announced that it had sent “Communist Party-controlled” HKT International an order to show cause why it should not revoke the carrier’s right to provide international and domestic services to and from the United States. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3329174/fcc-seeks-bar-hong-kong-telecom-carrier-operating-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3329174/fcc-seeks-bar-hong-kong-telecom-carrier-operating-us?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:49:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters Millions of people tuned in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, watching the host’s return to late-night television after nearly a week off the air due to a suspension over remarks that drew fire from US President Donald Trump and officials in his administration. ABC said 6.26 million viewers watched Kimmel as he mixed humour with humility to address remarks he made on September 15 about the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk. It was Kimmel’s highest-rated regularly... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326746/jimmy-kimmel-returns-record-ratings-says-you-almost-have-feel-sorry-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326746/jimmy-kimmel-returns-record-ratings-says-you-almost-have-feel-sorry-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 23:08:20 +0000 Reuters Reuters Jimmy Kimmel returned to late-night television on Tuesday after a nearly week-long suspension and nearly broke down in tears, saying he was not trying to joke about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as US President Donald Trump slammed the host. “I have no illusions about changing anyone’s mind, but I do want to make something clear, because it’s important to me as a human and that is, you understand that it was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,”... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326597/jimmy-kimmels-show-returning-broadcast-giants-nexstar-and-sinclair-wont-air-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326597/jimmy-kimmels-show-returning-broadcast-giants-nexstar-and-sinclair-wont-air-it?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:04:05 +0000 Agencies Agencies After ABC suspended comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show following a threat from the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), congressional Democrats have denounced the Trump administration’s threats against political critics and unveiled a bill that would bolster free speech protections against government officials. While the bill is unlikely to gain traction in a Republican-controlled Congress, Democrats harshly criticised the Trump administration for pressuring ABC towards the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326049/democrats-introduce-bill-protect-free-speech-following-kimmel-suspension?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3326049/democrats-introduce-bill-protect-free-speech-following-kimmel-suspension?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:03:59 +0000 Reuters Reuters Hollywood blasted the White House for targeting free speech after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s show on Wednesday under regulatory threats from President Donald Trump’s administration, rallying behind the late-night comic after his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Walt Disney-owned broadcaster said it was yanking Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely after at least one affiliate said it would replace the show on its airwaves and the nation’s top communications... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325973/hollywood-backs-jimmy-kimmel-slams-free-speech-suppression-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325973/hollywood-backs-jimmy-kimmel-slams-free-speech-suppression-us?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:01:47 +0000 Reuters Reuters Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air, after remarks by the show’s late-night host about Charlie Kirk’s assassination sparked harsh criticism by the head of the Federal Communications Commission. The decision comes as Republican President Donald Trump has repeatedly pressured broadcasters to stop airing content he has found objectionable and called on the FCC to pull licences from stations. “Jimmy Kimmel Live will be pre-empted indefinitely,” an ABC... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325928/disneys-abc-drops-jimmy-kimmels-show-over-his-charlie-kirk-remarks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3325928/disneys-abc-drops-jimmy-kimmels-show-over-his-charlie-kirk-remarks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:31:43 +0000