Industry Mobile FCC announces 5G spectrum auction and $20 billion investment for rural broadband access Both initiatives are part of the 5G Fast Plan By Eric Hamilton, April 14, 2019, 7:06 AM 11 comments
Industry FCC commissioner says the agency is not doing enough to stop the sale of location data Despite Big Telecom's promises not to sell it, location information is still winding up in the wrong hands By Cal Jeffrey, April 2, 2019, 1:10 PM
Industry FTC shuts down four robocall companies with multimillion dollar fines All businesses were engaged in fraudulent activities By Cal Jeffrey, March 27, 2019, 2:43 PM 32 comments
Industry Electronics FCC votes to open up terahertz frequencies for testing Powerful signals for industry By James Miller, March 17, 2019, 11:45 AM
Industry FCC chairman threatens 'regulatory intervention' if telecoms don't combat robocalls by 2020 "American consumers are sick and tired of unwanted robocalls, this consumer among them," says Ajit Pai By Cal Jeffrey, February 13, 2019, 5:35 PM 13 comments
The Web Tech Culture Fight for Net Neutrality back in court tomorrow Consumer advocacy groups face off against the FCC in their attempt to vacate the 2017 ruling By Dean Pennington, January 31, 2019, 3:16 PM 42 comments
Industry Space Swarm seeks permission from FCC to launch 150 Spacebees in 2019 Request came one day after being reprimanded for previous unauthorized launch By Cal Jeffrey, January 4, 2019, 2:12 PM 7 comments
Google Electronics Google gets permission to operate Soli gesture detection radar at higher powers A complete radar package smaller than a quarter By Greg Synek, January 2, 2019, 9:59 AM
Industry CenturyLink suffers major network outage, taking down 911 services throughout the US FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is none too pleased By Cohen Coberly, December 28, 2018, 5:32 PM 13 comments
Industry FCC fines space startup $900,000 after unsanctioned satellite launch The fine is just a slap on the wrist, but commissioners hope it serves as a warning By Cal Jeffrey, December 21, 2018, 2:02 PM 12 comments
Industry FCC Chairman: a 'half-million' net neutrality comments came from Russian email addresses Most of them were pro-net neutrality By Cohen Coberly, December 5, 2018, 6:24 PM 13 comments
Industry The Web Scam alert: Positive cryptocurrency reviews are for sale And few investors realize it By Rob Thubron, November 28, 2018, 5:25 AM
Mobile Industry An FCC rule change allows US residents to navigate with Galileo instead of GPS Consumer devices can now communicate with foreign satellites By Greg Synek, November 16, 2018, 9:02 AM
Industry FCC warns carriers to do more in the fight against robocalls Ajit Pai wants an authentication system in place next year By Rob Thubron, November 6, 2018, 7:08 AM
The Web California's net neutrality law has been put on hold They're waiting for the results of the lawsuit against the FCC's ruling By Isaiah Mayersen, October 28, 2018, 11:19 AM 13 comments
Industry The Web Stanford University study claims 99.7 percent of human-filed comments opposed FCC's net neutrality rollback It seems FCC's decision wasn't popular after all By Cohen Coberly, October 16, 2018, 2:53 PM 38 comments
The Web Industry The Internet Bill of Rights: Democrats are pushing to regulate online privacy Can net neutrality make a comeback? By Isaiah Mayersen, October 6, 2018, 7:19 AM
The Web DOJ files lawsuit challenging California's 'Net Neutrality' law The law is deemed illegal since it has ramifications that extend beyond the state's borders By Cal Jeffrey, October 1, 2018, 12:40 PM
Industry Ajit Pai calls California lawmakers 'nanny state' legislators, says the state's net neutrality bill is 'illegal' Ajit Pai is none too pleased with California By Cohen Coberly, September 17, 2018, 4:30 PM 34 comments
Industry Mobile FCC will take extra time to review T-Mobile, Sprint merger Following the submission of new materials By Rob Thubron, September 12, 2018, 5:25 AM
Industry US Court of Appeals rules that the FCC can consider areas with only a single ISP 'competitive' Business broadband customers won't be happy By Cohen Coberly, August 29, 2018, 5:40 PM 29 comments
The Web Big Cable wants even more Net Neutrality rules lifted USTelecom wants FCC to issue forbearance on Section 251, which allows small ISP to compete with larger companies By Cal Jeffrey, August 9, 2018, 6:08 PM 29 comments
Industry FCC Chairman Ajit Pai admits comment system 'DDoS' claims were false Pai says it wasn't his fault, though By Cohen Coberly, August 7, 2018, 11:30 AM 24 comments
Industry FCC has effectively killed the Sinclair/Tribune merger The commission is referring disputed divestitures to an administrative law judge By Cal Jeffrey, July 16, 2018, 6:36 PM
Industry FCC proposal could streamline installation of new fiber internet One-touch make-ready is so simple the FCC couldn't mess it up... right? By Greg Synek, July 16, 2018, 8:15 AM 15 comments