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FCC SCRAPS NET-NEUTRALITY RULES OPPONENTS AND WASHINGTON STATE AG VOW COURT CHALLENGE


Under the new rules, that would be legal, as long as Verizon disclosed it... READ MORE

15th December, 2017 443

NET NEUTRALITY: REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS JOIN OUTCRY AGAINST TRUMP REPEAL MOVE


On the eve of the FCC's vote, some prominent GOP lawmakers are now demanding the net neutrality rules be preserved... READ MORE

13th December, 2017 3780

AS PROTESTS CROSS THE NATION, A LOOK INSIDE THE OPPOSITION TO NET-NEUTRALITY REPEAL


The activist group organized a gathering at Bellevue Crossroads Verizon store, too... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 217

NEW YORK CITY LEADS LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CONSUMER GROUPS ASKING FCC TO DELAY NET NEUTRALITY VOTE


Leading those governments is New York City, alongside a host of high profile consumer rights advocates... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 89

AT&T COURT CASE COULD LET TELECOMS SLOW INTERNET SPEEDS AT WILL


Net Neutrality AT T Court Case Could Let Telecoms Slow Internet Speeds At Will... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 500

DIGITAL ADVOCATES DECRY US PLAN TO END NET NEUTRALITY


Several Open Internet advocacy organisations have come out against the US Federal Communications Commission FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's plans to end net neutrality... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 1018

FREE PRESS THREATENS TO SUE AFTER FCC WEAKENS LIMITS ON OWNING NEWSPAPERS, TV STATIONS


Federal regulators are loosening rules meant to support independent local media. Now, one company can own both newspapers and TV stations in one market, un... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2

FCC CHIEF IS 'COMPLICIT' IN TRUMP'S NBC THREAT, EX-CHAIRMAN SAYS


FCC Chief Is 'Complicit' in Trump's NBC Threat, Ex-Chairman Says... READ MORE

15th October, 2017 918

BROADCASTER STOCKS SLIP AS TRUMP THREATENS NETWORKS' LICENSES OVER CRITICAL COVERAGE


President Donald Trump suggested challenging licenses for NBC and other broadcast news networks on Wednesday, a salvo that followed reports his own secreta... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 0

DONALD TRUMP SUGGESTS CHALLENGING TV NETWORK LICENSES OVER 'FAKE NEWS'


Comcast Corp, which owns NBC Universal, also owns 11 broadcast stations, including outlets in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas and Chicago... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 1

DONALD TRUMP JUST THREATENED TO SHUT DOWN ONE OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST NEWS STATIONS


Donald Trump has threatened to shut down NBC and other American networks, saying that they peddle fake news... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 57255

TRUMP SUGGESTS CHALLENGING TV NETWORK LICENCES OVER 'FAKE NEWS'


Comcast Corp, which owns NBC Universal, also owns 11 broadcast stations, including outlets in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas and Chicago... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 2862

GOOGLE TO USE BALLOONS FOR PUERTO RICO PHONE SERVICE


In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico has struggled to regain communications services... READ MORE

7th October, 2017 618

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'WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION'


FCC on Stephen Colbert's Donald Trump joke 'We're going to take the appropriate action'... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 44387

HOUSE SET TO UNPLUG BROADBAND PRIVACY RULES


Tougher consumer online data protection rules will likely be repealed today by the U.S. House... READ MORE

28th March, 2017 10642

NET NEUTRALITY RULES PASSED BY FCC


Related Stories New rules on how the internet should be governed have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission... READ MORE

26th February, 2015 3495

TRUMP SIGNS REPEAL OF BROADBAND INTERNET PRIVACY RULES


Republican FCC commissioners have said the Obama rules would unfairly give websites the ability to harvest more data than internet service providers... READ MORE

4th April, 2017 2174

TELEMARKETERS DEBT COLLECTORS FIGHT TO BYPASS RINGTONE ON CELLPHONES


All About the Message, the ringless-voicemail provider petitioning the commission, uses technology developed by another company, Stratics Networks... READ MORE

5th June, 2017 1221

AMERICANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR BROWSER HISTORY


Internet companies like Google operate under laxer requirements and don't have to ask users' permission before tracking what sites they visit... READ MORE

24th March, 2017 780

FCC APPROVES PROPOSAL TO BOOST TV SET-TOP BOX COMPETITION


Wheeler said the proposal is the beginning of an information-gathering process in which the FCC will allow cable providers and other stakeholders a 60-day comment period... READ MORE

18th February, 2016 239

U.S. APPROVAL OF AT&T-DIRECTV DEAL EXPECTED AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK


Regulatory approval as soon as next week according to people familiar with the matter a decision that will combine the country's No... READ MORE

30th June, 2015 221

CHINA'S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IS BIGGEST BUSINESS STORY OF 2015


WASHINGTON -- China's economy lost some luster and its leaders their aura of invincibility... READ MORE

29th December, 2015 203

US GOVERNMENT TO PROPOSE HUGE CHANGE TO INTERNET RULES


US President Barack Obama in November took a strong stance favouring net neutrality... READ MORE

3rd February, 2015 187

COURT DECLINES TO SUSPEND U.S. NET NEUTRALITY RULES


Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 15-1063... READ MORE

11th June, 2015 180

AT&T TOP BUYER AT U.S. AIRWAVES AUCTION; DISH SPENDS BIG


8 billion, respectively, according to the results of the Federal Communications Commission's largest ever auction... READ MORE

31st January, 2015 146

AT&T CLEARS FINAL HURDLE TO CLOSE DIRECTV MERGER


Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to approve the merger according to people familiar with the votes... READ MORE

24th July, 2015 144

U.S. HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE POSTPONES HEARING ON NET NEUTRALITY


A new draft of the FCC's net neutrality rules is likely to be issued in the first months of 2015, observers say... READ MORE

3rd December, 2014 142

U.S. SAYS ITS INTERNET SPEEDS TRIPLE IN THREE-AND-A-HALF YEARS


Led with average download speeds of 60 Mbps, followed by Verizon Communications Inc and Charter Communications Inc each with around 50 Mbps... READ MORE

30th December, 2015 131

COMCAST AND AT&T SAY THEY SUPPORT OPEN INTERNET -- WITH CAVEATS


AT T and Comcast say they don't dispute the content of open internet rules, so it seems like everyone is on the same page here... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 117

GROUPS WANT U.S. TO ADOPT STRONG BROADBAND PRIVACY RULES


The groups want providers of broadband internet services including mobile and landline phone, cable and satellite TV firms to be subject to tough privacy regulations... READ MORE

20th January, 2016 97

FCC WANTS DETAILS ON AT&T, COMCAST, T-MOBILE DATA PLANS


It said it is different than T-Mobile's zero rated service that doesn't count data against internet caps... READ MORE

17th December, 2015 77

HOW AMERICA'S TECH COMPANIES COULD WRIGGLE OUT OF THE NATION'S CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS


Playing this forward, consumer protection advocates say Clifton's argument would allow any company to evade FTC oversight simply by launching or buying a small telecom service... READ MORE

1st September, 2016 77

FCC SELECTS SWEDISH FIRM TO RUN SENSITIVE NATIONAL DATABASE ROUTING PHONE CALLS


On Friday, commission spokesman Mark Wigfield confirmed that the panel had given Telcordia the green light, apparently satisfied that the national security risks had been minimized... READ MORE

23rd July, 2016 75

U.S. UNVEILING NEW COMPARISON INTERNET SERVICE LABELS


The Obama administration on Monday unveiled new labels for broadband and mobile Internet service, aimed at helping the nation's web users make price and service comparisons... READ MORE

5th April, 2016 71

FCC RULING ON SET-TOP BOXES COULD SAVE AMERICANS $20B


The Washington regulator, looking to unlock the box, voted to allow pay-TV subscribers to buy their own set-top boxes... READ MORE

21st February, 2016 67

$79B CHARTER-TIME WARNER CABLE DEAL APPROVED


Late last month, the Justice Department and FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler signed off on their approval of Charter's merger with Time Warner Cable, leading the commissioners' vote... READ MORE

7th May, 2016 47

FCC PAUSES CLOCK ON COMCAST-TIME WARNER CABLE MERGER


Cable providers, Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc... READ MORE

4th October, 2014 38

SILICON VALLEY FEARS FCC OVERHAUL WITH TRUMP PULLING STRINGS


The Trump administration rolls into power on Friday and is expected to undertake a complete shake-up of the Federal Communications Commission... READ MORE

18th January, 2017 35

AT&T TO PAY $7.75 MILLION FOR ALLOWING SHAM DIRECTORY-ASSISTANCE CALLS


The companies never provided any directory assistance service, the FCC said... READ MORE

8th August, 2016 25

ZUCKERBERG PLANS TO DELIVER INTERNET TO THE THIRD WORLD BY USING DRONES


Facebook early last year hired former FCC Chair Kevin Martin to manage its global access policy... READ MORE

9th March, 2016 17

U.S. FCC PAUSES CLOCK ON COMCAST-TWC, AT&T-DIRECTV MERGER REVIEWS


Federal Communications Commission on Friday paused its informal 180-day countdown to deciding the fate of two mergers... READ MORE

14th March, 2015 14

SPRINT'S SHARES REACH TWO-YEAR HIGH FOLLOWING TRUMP ELECTION


Sprint shares spiked 13 percent on Wednesday in the wake of the shocking election of Donald Trump as the next US president... READ MORE

10th November, 2016 1

CONGRESSIONAL ROLLBACK OF INTERNET PRIVACY RULES WILL BE TEMPLATE FOR UNDOING NET NEUTRALITY


But the pro net neutrality crowd believe they have a good populist issue to work with, as the fierce reaction to the privacy rules showed... READ MORE

2nd April, 2017 1


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