In an unanimous vote, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a proposal on Thursday that opens the 6GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use…
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FCC Chairman Pai proposes new rules for the 6GHz band
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai today circulated draft rules permitting unlicensed devices to operate in the 6GHz band…
FCC secures pledge from U.S. ISPs to keep Americans connected during coronavirus outbreak
Yesterday, in multiple phone calls with ISPs and trade associations, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai launched the Keep Americans Connected Pledge …
FCC looks to fine U.S. carriers $200M over improper location data sharing
The U.S. FCC is set to propose fining four major U.S. carriers at least $200 million in total for improperly disclosing consumer real-time location data…
U.S. FCC authorizes deployment of OnGo service in 3.5 GHz CBRS band
The authorization of Full Commercial Deployment (FCD) of OnGo service in the 3.5 GHz CBRS band, announced by the Federal Communications Commission…
U.S. Justice Department and FCC fight state attorneys general effort to block T-Mobile, Sprint merger
On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission filed in court to support a merger of T-Mobile and Sprint…
U.S. FCC votes unanimously to designate China’s Huawei and ZTE as national security risks, bar from government subsidy program
The U.S. telecommunications regulator also voted to propose requiring those carriers to remove and replace equipment from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp from existing networks…
U.S. FCC formally approves merger of T-Mobile and Sprint in 3-2 vote
In a party-line vote, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission formally approved T-Mobile’s merger with smaller rival Sprint in a 3-2 vote…
U.S. FCC approves $26.5 billion T-Mobile and Sprint merger
T-Mobile US Inc’s proposed $26.5 billion tie-up with Sprint Cor won formal approval from the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday…
Carriers are adopting ‘Caller ID on Steroids’ to put an end to robocalls
Spam and robocalls are such a widespread problem — Americans endured over 26 billion of them in 2018 — that the FCC has stepped in…
Killing robocalls: How SHAKEN/STIR blocks spam calls with caller ID authentication
Based on the SHAKEN/STIR framework, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Comcast will now verify phone calls between the companies’ networks…
AT&T and T-Mobile will now verify phone calls between their networks to fight robocalls
Based on the SHAKEN/STIR framework, AT&T and T-Mobile will now verify phone calls between the compnays’ networks…
Faster internet is coming, but not for everyone
Benefits of the broadband advances are mostly going to consumers who already have plenty of options for robust internet connections…
U.S. FCC makes it easier for phone companies to block ‘robocalls’
Apple also announced this week its revised iPhone operating software will give consumers the ability to allow only calls to ring from numbers in contacts, mail, and messages and send all others to voicemail automatically…
U.S. FCC plans broadband expansion to over 100,000 rural homes and businesses in 43 states
Over 106,000 rural homes and small businesses in 43 states will get access to improved broadband service…
U.S. FCC ruling will help make smartphone GPS more accurate
Europe created Galileo so it would have civilian and military alternatives to…
California strikes deal with FCC to delay state’s ‘net neutrality’ law
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai cast the delay as a victory for the Commission…
Internet provider groups sue over California ‘net neutrality’ rules
Four industry groups representing major internet providers and cable companies filed suit…
Trump administration sues California over ‘net neutrality’ law
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai described California’s law as illegal and bad for consumers…
U.S. broadband investment is up after end of FCC’s so-called ‘Net Neutrality’ rules
Despite many studies showing that consumers would be worse off under command-and-control internet regulations, the Obama administration…
Applying the Trump Doctrine to net neutrality
President Trump’s approach to trade qualifies as a master class in political negotiation…
FCC’s repeal of so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules now official
The Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules is now official…
Verizon shows 5G going the distance
Verizon may not have to put a 5G cell site every four blocks to provide high-speed coverage to homes…
U.S. Senate democrats stage a phony vote on so-called ‘net neutrality’
One extreme part of the anti-Trump ‘resistance’ is outrage, including death threats…
5G push in U.S. could require federal spectrum
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai vowed to “take a regulatory weed whacker” to accelerate commercial investment in broadband…
5G super speeds are coming; here’s what they’ll be like
5G is the next-generation wireless technology that promises to be significantly faster…
Woz speaks out on ‘net neutrality,’ privacy, and Star Trek vs. Star Wars
Wozniak got the loudest applause from the nearly 5,000 people in the audience at the USF Sun Dome…
U.S. FCC reversal of so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules expected to be published Thursday
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order…
FCC chairman Ajit Pai opposes U.S. National Security Council official’s proposal to nationalize 5G
Trump national security officials are considering an unprecedented federal takeover of…
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: The Internet is free again; killing Obama-era rules will remove the FCC as political gatekeeper
The left’s outcry at Mr. Pai ‘killing’ internet freedom has been so overwrought that…
NARUC regulators respond to scrapping of so-called ‘net neutrality’ regulations by U.S. FCC
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has issued the following statement…
U.S. FCC scraps so-called ‘net neutrality’ regulations
In a vote Thursday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission scrapped so-called “net neutrality” regulations…
Republican senator calls on U.S. Congress to pass ‘net neutrality’ legislation
With the net neutrality debate raging at the FCC, it’s easy to forgot that…
U.S. FCC rejects calls to delay vote to repeal so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules
The vote will proceed as scheduled on December 14…
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says Silicon Valley is a threat to the internet
A top US regulator, defending an effort to roll back so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules, said Tuesday that…
Dear Aunt Sadie, please step back from the so-called ‘net neutrality’ ledge
In the 25 years I’ve been toiling in the mines of tech policy, I’ve developed what I call the Aunt Sadie test…
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai: Killing Obama-era rules for so-called ‘net neutrality’ will set the internet free
Over the coming years, we’re going to see an explosion in the kinds of connectivity and the depth of that connectivity…
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai: How the FCC can save the open internet
I’m proposing today that my colleagues at the Federal Communications Commission repeal President Obama’s heavy-handed internet regulations…
U.S. FCC plans total repeal of Obama-era rules for so-called ‘net neutrality’
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai will reveal plans to his fellow commissioners on Tuesday…
U.S. FCC plans December vote to kill so-called ‘net neutrality’ rules
The U.S. FCC is planning a vote to kill the Obama-era rules and may decide to vacate the regulations altogether…
Apple responds to NAB, FCC demands: iPhone 7 and 8 don’t have FM radio chips or FM antennas
iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models do not have FM radio chips in them nor do they have antennas designed to support FM signals…
Apple urged to activate iPhone’s FM radio chip after hurricanes wreak havoc
Though the phone includes the FM chip, Apple Inc. has chosen not to activate the feature, a move critics say could be putting lives in danger…
