The Web Industry Supreme Court quashes Big Telecom's attempt to avoid New York State's low-income price regulation Law mandates affordable internet plans for low-income households, capping rates at $15 and $20 By Cal Jeffrey, December 17, 2024, 5:44 PM 25 comments
Security The Web Salt Typhoon hack exposed millions, but carriers AT&T and Verizon only notified "high-value" customers The FBI describes the hacking campaign as "broad and significant" By Kishalaya Kundu, December 16, 2024, 10:39 AM
Security Mobile FBI shifts stance, recommends encryption to keep phone chats private Cyber-criminals abroad have done a lot of damage to the security psyche By Alfonso Maruccia, December 5, 2024, 11:48 AM 10 comments
Security US officials confirm Chinese hackers had access to law enforcement wiretap systems for months The group is a splinter of a larger state-backed hacking collective known as Typhoon By Cal Jeffrey, November 15, 2024, 2:44 PM 11 comments
Software Industry AT&T sues Broadcom for refusing to honor existing VMware service agreements VMware parent now wants "hundreds of millions" in subscription fees to continue offering support By Cal Jeffrey, September 7, 2024, 9:28 AM 10 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
Mobile Space AT&T and comsat partner complete the first satellite 'direct-to-smartphone' call Samsung Galaxy S22 becomes first unmodified cellphone to make a satellite call By Cal Jeffrey, April 25, 2023, 3:13 PM
Science Space Lockheed Martin and Nokia are bringing Earth communication devices to the Moon Cellular networks on the Moon are good to go, but NASA has yet to request lunar satellites By Alfonso Maruccia, March 30, 2023, 3:03 PM
Industry Verizon lifts broadband caps and offers free data upgrades to customers amidst COVID-19 outbreak Good news for consumers By Cohen Coberly, March 23, 2020, 6:44 PM
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
Security Industry White House assessing four alternative proposals on NSA data collection reform By Justin Kahn, February 26, 2014, 5:30 PM 9 comments
The Web ConnectED initiative promises schools +100Mbps Internet in 5 years By Rick Burgess, June 7, 2013, 11:45 AM 8 comments
Mobile Verizon Q1: 677,000 new wireless users, 7.2m smartphone activations By Matthew DeCarlo, April 18, 2013, 10:30 AM
Industry Mobile Verizon debuts $60 prepaid plan for 3G smartphones By Rick Burgess, February 1, 2013, 3:30 PM
Security Skype calls purportedly being tapped, Skype-based malware spreads By Rick Burgess, January 24, 2013, 5:00 PM
Industry The Web Google Voice gets "Anonymous" and "All Contacts" groups By Rick Burgess, May 31, 2012, 1:30 PM
Software Security China could be leveraging electronic exports to spy on the US By Shawn Knight, December 1, 2011, 11:00 AM 14 comments