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Death threats reportedly behind FCC Chair Ajit Pai’s abrupt CES cancelation

Ajit Pai will not be speaking at next week’s massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to an email… Read More

Microsoft forms coalition to bring high-speed internet to rural communities

Microsoft is partnering with organizations across the country to form Connect Americans Now (CAN), a coalition that will pressure policymaker… Read More

Bob Ferguson

Washington AG Bob Ferguson plans to sue over net neutrality repeal

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson plans to sue the federal government over its decision to repeal regulations known as… Read More

FCC repeals net neutrality protections after dramatic pause to investigate security threat

In a move that surprised no one but disappointed open internet advocates everywhere, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal… Read More

Commentary: ‘We don’t need net neutrality, we have a free market,’ and other lies

Standard Oil committed many sins on the way to infamy, and Teddy Roosevelt’s s**t list, but a big one was… Read More

Satellite constellation

Why net neutrality’s peril raises the stakes for future satellite broadband options

The Federal Communication Commission’s plan to start rolling back regulations on net neutrality comes as bad news for streaming video… Read More

FCC moves forward with plan to roll back net neutrality

News Brief: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has scheduled a Dec. 14 vote on his plan to roll back… Read More

Amazon, Expedia, Reddit, and other tech giants protest FCC plan to reverse net neutrality rules

Amazon, Expedia, Google, Facebook, and thousands of other tech companies are showing their support for net neutrality as part of… Read More

Trump’s FCC poised to roll back Obama-era net neutrality regulations

Today the Federal Communications Commission begins the process of rolling back net neutrality rules that were implemented in 2015, under… Read More

FCC chairman seeks to block key portion of Obama administration’s internet privacy rules

Newly appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai moved to halt a key portion of the Obama administration’s internet privacy rules on… Read More

FCC ends inquiries into T-Mobile’s Binge On and other ‘free data’ plans from AT&T, Verizon, Comcast

“Free data” programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are getting a reprieve from the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit… Read More

Newly appointed FCC chairman announces order to roll back portion of net neutrality rules

One week after President Donald Trump appointed Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC, Pai has introduced a plan to… Read More

Trump designates net neutrality critic as FCC chairman; Ajit Pai has pledged to revisit 2015 rules

Embed from Getty Images President Trump on Monday officially designated net neutrality critic Ajit Pai as Federal Communications Commission chairman.… Read More

Whose data is it anyway? FCC issues rare pro-privacy ruling limiting personal information internet providers can sell

The FCC today ruled that when it comes to your personal information, Internet service providers (IPS) are more like telephone… Read More

T-Mobile fined $48M by FCC over unlimited plan; CEO John Legere calls it a ‘good settlement’

T-Mobile will pay $48 million to resolve an FCC investigation into how the wireless carrier slowed down connection speeds for customers using… Read More

Comcast to pay record FCC fine over surprise charges for unwanted services and equipment

Comcast has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty the FCC has ever assessed a cable operator to settle charges… Read More

Federal court blocks FCC from expanding publicly-owned broadband projects

In a setback for municipal broadband advocates, a U.S. federal court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission cannot preempt state law to… Read More

Satellite constellation

5G or not 5G? Boeing joins the battle over broadband satellite spectrum

The Boeing Co. is laying out plans to put more than 1,000 satellites into low Earth orbit to provide broadband… Read More

Net neutrality wins as federal appeals court sides with FCC decision

“Net neutrality” — the colloquial term for regulations that prevent internet providers from slowing or blocking delivery of content to… Read More

SpaceX Redmond office

SpaceX speaks up for its Seattle satellite operation after months of low-key work

SpaceX has provided a rare update on its Seattle-centric plans to develop a multibillion-dollar Internet satellite network, saying that the… Read More

Someone in Congress notices Comcast customers hurt by lack of cable competitors

Comcast is a “repeat offender” when it comes to over billing customers, according to six Democratic US senators, and the… Read More

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler praises John Oliver’s net neutrality rant: ‘He got people interested’

LAS VEGAS — Speaking at CES 2016, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler talked about the dramatic impact that TV host John… Read More

T-Mobile says Binge On should be fine with FCC, despite net neutrality concerns

Correction: A previous version of this post contained details from a T-Mobile executive who the company has since said misspoke and provided inaccurate… Read More

FCC approves AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV

The Federal Communications Commission today approved AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, paving the way to create the largest pay-TV provider… Read More

T-Mobile settles with FCC for $17.5M over 911 outages

T-Mobile today agreed to pay $17.5 million in a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over two 911 outages in August last year.… Read More

Tech Moves: Cyanogen snags Amazon exec; Veghte named SurveyMonkey CEO; Ossia expands; and more

—Cyanogen, the makers of modified versions of Android for mobile devices, has snagged two executives from Amazon and Qualcomm to expand international… Read More

AT&T gets hit with a $100M fine for throttling “unlimited” data plans

The FCC is slapping AT&T with a hefty fine after finding that it misled customers about unlimited data plans. The Commission… Read More

FCC releases full net neutrality rules

The Federal Communications Commission has released the full set of its net neutrality rules to the public two weeks after… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Envisioning the future of work, and life, in 5-10 years

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we get a glimpse of the future, going behind the scenes of Microsoft’s… Read More

A win for Net Neutrality: FCC votes to regulate Internet as a utility, vowing to ensure free and open access

The Federal Communications Commission has passed new rules in a 3-2 party line vote to enforce net neutrality in a… Read More

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