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.
October 22, 2015 Net Neutrality deadline, one more time Now's your chance to crash a government website by merely stating your opinion, again.
October 22, 2015 FCC head to revise broadband-rules plan Agency won't let firms segregate web traffic into fast, slow lanes.
October 21, 2015 FCC extends deadline for comments on proposed net neutrality rules An agency spokesperson said in a statement that so many people were trying to submit comments during the public period, the system was overwhelmed.
October 21, 2015 FCC to cripple the Internet The Federal Communications Commission thinks the Internet in the United States can be run at two speeds.
July 20, 2015 How government slows down your mobile phone The spectrum crunch is real. Spectrum delivers our wireless communications, like broadcast television, AM/FM radio, WiFi and Smartphone traffic, through the air.
June 12, 2015 Net neutrality: Congress must keep the Internet free 12:01 a.m. Friday morning officially marked the end of the "permissionless" Internet. The curtain has come down on the greatest deregulatory success story of all time as a result of the Federal Communications Commission acting to regulate the Net like an old fashioned phone monopoly with 81-year-old laws.