Industry Mobile Huawei sues the FTC after US telecom funds ban Huawei is fighting back against what it considers an "unlawful order" By Adrian Potoroaca, December 5, 2019, 12:26 PM
Industry Mobile FCC investigation concludes that T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon exaggerated 4G coverage in official filings A slap on the wrist By Shawn Knight, December 5, 2019, 11:57 AM
Industry Security Huawei will reportedly sue the FCC over new restrictions The Chinese firm has called the action "unlawful" By Rob Thubron, November 29, 2019, 8:22 AM
Industry FCC approves rule denying subsidies to carriers using equipment from Huawei and ZTE Commission to set aside extra funds to help rural carriers in 'transitioning to more trusted vendors' By Cal Jeffrey, November 22, 2019, 4:25 PM
Industry Mobile FCC officially green lights the T-Mobile / Sprint merger Several states are still suing to block the deal By Cal Jeffrey, November 6, 2019, 6:08 AM
Industry Mobile FCC votes along party lines to approve Sprint / T-Mobile merger One step closer to reshaping the wireless landscape in the US By Shawn Knight, October 16, 2019, 2:20 PM
The Web Industry Federal court upholds net neutrality repeal, but rules that the FCC can't block state internet laws FCC Chair Ajit Pai still considers the ruling a 'victory' By Cohen Coberly, October 1, 2019, 2:51 PM 26 comments
Industry FCC hands out more than $600,000 in penalties over misuse of emergency alert tones Protecting the integrity of the emergency alert system By Shawn Knight, August 16, 2019, 10:47 AM
Industry FCC to implement '988' dialing code for easy access to suicide prevention counseling Ajit Pai says he is moving forward with the plan By Cal Jeffrey, August 15, 2019, 2:32 PM
Industry FCC approves $137 million in funding for rural broadband connectivity Most of the cash will be doled out over 10 years By Cohen Coberly, August 12, 2019, 3:06 PM 14 comments
Industry Mobile The FCC reiterates that 5G is safe to use Existing RF exposure limits remain unchanged as they're already among the most stringent in the world By Humza Aamir, August 9, 2019, 7:25 AM 21 comments
Industry FCC bans international robocalls and automated text messages with fake caller IDs The FCC can bring 'enforcement action' against bad actors By Cohen Coberly, August 2, 2019, 3:57 PM 14 comments
Industry Hardware Apple, Google and others want the FCC to approve unlicensed use of 6GHz Wi-Fi band Industry giants are fighting for a key piece of the spectrum By Adrian Potoroaca, July 29, 2019, 9:21 AM
Gaming Nintendo has plans for a small upgrade to the original Switch Only slight modifications, not next-gen By Cal Jeffrey, July 11, 2019, 1:15 PM
Industry FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes rules banning overseas robocallers Measure would also disallow caller ID spoofing on text messages By Cal Jeffrey, July 8, 2019, 4:18 PM 17 comments
Mobile FCC grants Verizon permission to lock new phones to its network for 60 days Verizon hopes the decision will prevent fraud By Cohen Coberly, June 26, 2019, 2:13 PM 8 comments
Mobile Industry FCC votes to allow cell phone providers to auto-block robocalls Also wants to see call authentication framework implemented by the end of the year By Cal Jeffrey, June 6, 2019, 5:05 PM 20 comments
Security The Web Maine passes bill prohibiting ISPs from selling customer data without consent Pending a signature from the Governor By Eric Hamilton, June 1, 2019, 10:32 AM
Mobile Industry US Justice Department reportedly leaning to deny T-Mobile and Sprint's merger DoJ antitrust chief unsure if buyout is in the public's best interest By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2019, 5:35 PM
The Web California man receives 18 month sentence for emailing death threats to Ajit Pai Threatened to kill the chairman and his family over net neutrality repeal By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2019, 3:27 PM 13 comments
Mobile Industry T-Mobile and Sprint merger gets backing by FCC Chairman Pai An opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G and bring faster broadband to rural America By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2019, 10:12 AM
Tech Culture FCC Chairman Pai proposes blocking robocalls by default Empowering phone companies to block robocalls by default By Shawn Knight, May 15, 2019, 11:13 AM 30 comments
Industry Mobile China Mobile denied permission to provide services in the US FCC votes unanimously to reject the application citing national security concerns By Cal Jeffrey, May 9, 2019, 4:04 PM 7 comments
Industry The FCC wants to roll out 'improved broadband' to over 106,000 rural homes and businesses by 2028 Download speeds could increase to 25Mbps By Cohen Coberly, April 29, 2019, 6:32 PM 24 comments
The Web Industry SpaceX halves the orbiting height for part of their satellite internet network Low-orbit will reduce latency to just 15 milliseconds By Isaiah Mayersen, April 28, 2019, 6:42 AM 12 comments