November 5, 2015 FCC plans to issue new 'net neutrality' rules The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it will craft new rules to prevent Internet service providers from charging companies like Netflix or Google a toll to reach consumers at the highest speeds.
November 4, 2015 FCC fines Sprint $7.5 million in Do Not Call settlement The Federal Communications Commission says Sprint will pay $7.5 million in the largest Do Not Call settlement to date for making unwanted telemarketing calls and sending texts to consumers.
November 4, 2015 Google, Facebook, other tech firms push FCC for net neutrality These tech firms, and a bunch of others, are nudging the FCC with the hopes that they'll draft strong rules that favor an open Internet.
November 4, 2015 Amazon vows to fight FTC on kids in-app purchases Amazon said Wednesday that it is prepared to go to court against the Federal Trade Commission to defend itself against charges that it has not done enough to prevent children from making unauthorized in-app purchases.
November 4, 2015 Internet companies, two FCC commissioners disagree with proposed broadband regulations More than 100 Internet companies and two of five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission are taking issue with Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan to regulate broadband providers.
November 3, 2015 The end of net neutrality? The World Wide Web party may be over. If proposed regulations from the FCC become the law of the land, they will close the open bar that has allowed digital information to flow freely over the Internet.
November 3, 2015 FCC wants to ensure that you get content without any interference The FCC chairman, Tom Wheeler, issued a statement today providing details of a path forward for the commission's Open Internet rules for Internet service providers, guidelines that were struck do...
November 3, 2015 Carriers reject kill switch idea for stolen smartphones Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, has proposed installing a built-in anti-theft measure known as a "kill switch" that would render stolen or lost phones inoperable, but the nation's biggest carriers have rejected the idea, according to San Francisco's top prosecutor.
November 3, 2015 Forget 4G: Samsung claims 5G smartphone breakthrough Samsung Electronics said it made a breakthrough in developing mobile technology for fifth-generation networks, though it expects it will take years until the service is brought online for subscribers.
October 22, 2015 FCC announces plans to upgrade century-old phone system The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans for the largest change to the nation's phone system in decades on Tuesday.
