FCC eases cybersecurity rules for US telecom companies and why it may be ‘Big’ problem for Americans

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reportedly voted to eliminate rules that mandated US phone and internet companies to meet minimum cybersecurity requirements. The repealed regulations required telecommunications carriers to “secure their networks from unlawful access or interception of communications.” According to a report by TechCrunch, the rules implemented by the Biden administration in January were withdrawn by the FCC after two commissioners appointed by US President Donald Trump, Chairman Brendan Carr and Olivia Trusty, voted to eliminate them. However, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez criticised the decision, calling the rules the “only meaningful effort this agency has advanced” since the discovery of a sweeping hacking campaign, the report added. Gomez also noted that cooperation with the telecommunications industry is valuable for cybersecurity, but it is not enough on its own.