The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Tuesday it had voted to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy some Starlink satellites at a lower earth orbit than planned as part of its push to offer space-based broadband internet.

Space-based broadband internet: US FCC approves SpaceX's plan to deploy Starlink satellites

China said on Friday that US claims about risks to national security were completely false, following a US decision to halt China Telecom US operations. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it had begun the process of revoking China Telecom's authorisation to operate in the United States as it took further steps to crack down on China's role in US telecommunications.

China says US claims about national security risks from telecom are false

Republicans in Congress on Tuesday narrowly passed the repeal of the privacy rules with no Democratic support

Trump to sign broadband privacy repeal: White House