Industry Tech Culture Ukrainian-American group opposes SpaceX's Starlink expansion over Musk's alleged Russian ties The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America filed a petition with the FCC By Rob Thubron, December 9, 2024, 6:15 AM 13 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile and AT&T warn that FCC's proposed unlocking rule could increase phone prices The FCC wants users to be able to unlock their phones after 60 days of activation By Kishalaya Kundu, October 22, 2024, 12:12 PM 29 comments
Mobile Electronics New FCC rules require every mobile handset to work with hearing aids The rules will be phased in to give manufacturers time to adjust By Skye Jacobs, October 18, 2024, 9:44 AM
AI Security Consultant behind deepfake Biden robocalls hit with $6 million fine, faces criminal charges A tale involving deepfakes, politics, and a magician By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2024, 8:22 AM
Tech Culture Industry White House wants to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up Easing pain points when dealing with businesses By Shawn Knight, August 13, 2024, 11:52 AM 15 comments
Tech Culture The Web Court blocks net neutrality saying congressional authorization needed to implement regulations The FCC voted in April to reinstate net neutrality in the US By Kishalaya Kundu, August 6, 2024, 12:34 PM 7 comments
Mobile FCC proposes 60-day unlock rule after T-Mobile doubles its prepaid lock-in to 365 days Commission aims to create a unified standard for cell providers disparate unlocking policies By Cal Jeffrey, July 19, 2024, 4:54 PM 16 comments
Tech Culture The Web Broadband providers file lawsuits against FCC to crush net neutrality rules The FCC voted in April to reinstate net neutrality in the US By Kishalaya Kundu, June 5, 2024, 8:15 AM 67 comments
The Web Industry FCC ends high-speed internet subsidies as funds expire Millions of low-income Americans could see rising internet costs By Daniel Sims, June 1, 2024, 9:01 AM 20 comments
Mobile Industry FCC slaps top telecom companies with $200 million in fines for selling user location data AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint continued to sell data even after warnings By Zo Ahmed, April 30, 2024, 7:43 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture The Web FCC reinstates Net Neutrality in the US to ensure a level playing field for all internet users Net neutrality was repealed in 2017 By Kishalaya Kundu, April 26, 2024, 10:08 AM 12 comments
Electronics Tech Culture Amazon and other retailers are being investigated for selling illegal wireless signal jammers The sale and use of frequency jammers is prohibited By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2024, 9:05 AM 9 comments
Industry Tech Culture FCC finally bans cable industry's "hidden fee" scam Big Cable is not happy about it either By Cal Jeffrey, March 20, 2024, 4:47 PM 19 comments
The Web Tech Culture The FCC now defines broadband as 100 Mbps at minimum – 25/3 Mbps was simply not enough 100 Mbps download, 20 Mbps upload -- plus a long-term gigabit goal By Daniel Sims, March 16, 2024, 7:43 AM 35 comments
AI Tech Culture FCC aims to outlaw AI voices in robocalls after fake Biden message "AI-generated voice cloning and images are already sowing confusion" By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2024, 6:55 AM 14 comments
Industry Ultrafast Wi-Fi tethering for AR and VR devices finally approved One of several dockets that the Commission opened up this week By Cal Jeffrey, October 20, 2023, 2:42 PM
Industry The Web Once again the FCC votes 3-2 to reinstitute Title II net neutrality rules Proposal now open for public comment By Cal Jeffrey, October 19, 2023, 3:43 PM 26 comments
Industry Mobile Fly-by-night telecoms seem to be giving the FCC the finger over its "robocall mitigation" mandate The Commission warned them 20 months ago but just now decided to crack down By Cal Jeffrey, October 18, 2023, 4:14 PM
Mobile FEMA and the FCC to test national emergency alert systems on October 4 Mobile users cannot opt out of the test By Shawn Knight, October 2, 2023, 10:35 AM
The Web Industry The FCC is preparing to restore net neutrality in the US Repeal of net neutrality put the FCC on the wrong side of history, new chairwoman said By Alfonso Maruccia, September 27, 2023, 1:37 PM 13 comments
The Web Industry FCC rejects "it's too hard" excuses from ISPs, moves forward with Broadband Nutrition Labels It's to complicated to tell you about the "251 things" you can be charged for By Cal Jeffrey, August 30, 2023, 4:42 PM 9 comments
Industry The Web ISPs ask the FCC to scrap new rules, insist on not wanting to disclose hidden broadband fees The cable companies and wireless carriers argue that transparency will make the billing process more complex By Kishalaya Kundu, August 16, 2023, 8:11 AM 26 comments
Industry Banned robocallers receive record-breaking $300 million fine for auto-warranty scam enterprise Beats the previous record of $225 million By Cal Jeffrey, August 3, 2023, 4:34 PM 14 comments
The Web Industry The FCC wants to know why data caps are still a thing in 2023 The Commission is also requesting stories and information from impacted consumers By Jimmy Pezzone, June 18, 2023, 9:17 AM 65 comments
Industry Comcast tells the FCC that it doesn't want to reveal its hidden broadband fees upfront Listing all the fees upfront is apparently too much of a burden By Kishalaya Kundu, June 15, 2023, 8:43 AM 28 comments