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March 8, 2016

Verizon to pay $1.35M to settle FCC 'super cookie' probe

Verizon is now notifying customers about its targeted advertising programs.

February 2, 2016

34 million Americans lack access to broadband service, FCC says

According to the most recent Broadband Progress Report released by the FCC on Jan. 29, 10 percent of Americans (34 million) continue to lack access to advanced, high-quality voice, data, graphics and video offerings.

December 3, 2015

AT&T swears it was about to offer you a bunch of amazing deals, but then net neutrality happened

Friends, AT&T has some tragic news for you. You see, it had planned to unveil several awesome promotions, deals and initiatives that you would have loved… but then the mean old Federal Communications Commission and its net neutrality rules had to get involved.

November 28, 2015

FCC to consider limiting charges for prison phone calls

A decade after families of prison inmates asked for action, the Federal Communications Commission is moving to limit how much companies can charge for phone calls from behind bars

November 27, 2015

Save the Internet: FCC Net Neutrality rules worst example of government intervention... ever

Of all the government interventions by the Obama administration, the plan released Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the Internet is the worst.

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.