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America’s communications networks are now a national security battleground. Steve Yates highlights how FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has expanded the agency’s role beyond traditional regulation to confront foreign influence, strengthen telecom supply chains, secure undersea cables, remove high-risk equipment, and harden critical communications infrastructure against espionage and cyber threats. The conversation explains why these efforts affect everything from internet reliability to America’s long-term technology leadership.

What role should government play in protecting the networks Americans depend on every day? Listen now and join the conversation.

Follow Nation States with Yates for clear, common-sense insights where Steve Yates serves as your personal national security advisor, breaking down world events in ways that matter to Main Street, not just Washington. Connect with the show at NationStatesYates@Gmail.com and follow on X @NSWithYates.

America&rsquo;s communications networks are now a national security battleground. Steve Yates highlights how FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has expanded the agency&rsquo;s role beyond traditional regulation to confront foreign influence, strengthen telecom supply chains, secure undersea cables, remove high-risk equipment, and harden critical communications infrastructure against espionage and cyber threats. The conversation explains why these efforts affect everything from internet reliability to America&rsquo;s long-term technology leadership.
What role should government play in protecting the networks Americans depend on every day? Listen now and join the conversation.
Follow&nbsp;Nation States with Yates&nbsp;for clear, common-sense insights where Steve Yates serves as your personal national security advisor, breaking down world events in ways that matter to Main Street, not just Washington. Connect with the show at <a href="mailto:NationStatesYates@Gmail.com" data-outlook-id="e90e4dfd-6302-432f-a7e6-7cf508c27142">NationStatesYates@Gmail.com</a>&nbsp;and follow on X @NSWithYates.

Nation States with Yates is your personal national security advisor: translating global politics, foreign policy, and geopolitical risk into clear, Main Street common sense. Hosted by Steve Yates, a former White House national security official, each episode delivers concise, experience-driven insight into how decisions are made at the highest levels, and what they mean for the United States and the world.

Nation States with Yates&nbsp;is your personal national security advisor: translating global politics, foreign policy,&nbsp;and geopolitical risk into clear, Main Street common sense. Hosted by Steve Yates, a former White House national security official, each episode delivers concise, experience-driven insight into how decisions are made at the highest levels, and what they mean for the United States and the world.

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Nation States: Why the FCC Is Now a National Security Agency

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