Today the Federal Communications Commission begins the process of rolling back net neutrality rules that were implemented in 2015, under the Obama administration. Those rules forbid internet service providers from… Read More
Newly appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai moved to halt a key portion of the Obama administration’s internet privacy rules on Friday, asking the commission to block the rollout of broadband-specific… Read More
“Free data” programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are getting a reprieve from the Federal Communications Commission under Ajit Pai, the new FCC chairman, in the latest indication of… Read More
One week after President Donald Trump appointed Ajit Pai as chairman of the FCC, Pai has introduced a plan to begin rolling back net neutrality reporting requirements. The net neutrality… Read More
Embed from Getty Images President Trump on Monday officially designated net neutrality critic Ajit Pai as Federal Communications Commission chairman. Pai, who’s been a commissioner at the FCC since 2012,… Read More
The FCC today ruled that when it comes to your personal information, Internet service providers (IPS) are more like telephone companies and less like websites — and so it has… Read More
T-Mobile will pay $48 million to resolve an FCC investigation into how the wireless carrier slowed down connection speeds for customers using lots of data. The settlement, which you can read here,… Read More
Comcast has agreed to pay the largest civil penalty the FCC has ever assessed a cable operator to settle charges that say the company billed customers for equipment and services… Read More
In a setback for municipal broadband advocates, a U.S. federal court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission cannot preempt state law to let cities expand publicly-funded Internet services. Last year, the FCC… Read More
The Boeing Co. is laying out plans to put more than 1,000 satellites into low Earth orbit to provide broadband internet service – and it wants to make sure the… Read More
“Net neutrality” — the colloquial term for regulations that prevent internet providers from slowing or blocking delivery of content to consumers — has been upheld by a federal appeals court.… Read More
SpaceX has provided a rare update on its Seattle-centric plans to develop a multibillion-dollar Internet satellite network, saying that the work is now at a “critical stage.” That assessment is… Read More
Comcast is a “repeat offender” when it comes to over billing customers, according to six Democratic US senators, and the congressmen want the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to force the… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Speaking at CES 2016, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler talked about the dramatic impact that TV host John Oliver had on the net neutrality debate, praising the consumer… Read More
Correction: A previous version of this post contained details from a T-Mobile executive who the company has since said misspoke and provided inaccurate information. A T-Mobile spokesman says the company has not spoken… Read More
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 in America. The merger brings together the nation’s second-largest wireless… Read More
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. As part of the settlement, the wireless provider has also… Read More
—Cyanogen, the makers of modified versions of Android for mobile devices, has snagged two executives from Amazon and Qualcomm to expand international operations. Former Amazon Vice President of Traffic Stephen Lawler is… Read More
The FCC is slapping AT&T with a hefty fine after finding that it misled customers about unlimited data plans. The Commission said AT&T used inaccurate terms, like “unlimited” to label a plan… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission has released the full set of its net neutrality rules to the public two weeks after passing them in a party-line vote. The rules clock in… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show, we get a glimpse of the future, going behind the scenes of Microsoft’s new “Productivity Future Vision” video with one of the people responsible… Read More
The Federal Communications Commission has passed new rules in a 3-2 party line vote to enforce net neutrality in a public meeting held today in Washington, D.C. The rules, which… Read More
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler isn’t messing around when it comes to net neutrality. In an op-ed posted by Wired today, he revealed the framework for a new proposal… Read More
Seattleites clearly know how to get loud at a sporting event. Now, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell wants her constituents to be equally vocal about supporting net neutrality. Cantwell, a Democrat… Read More
Wireless carriers looking for additional capacity to build out high-speed 4G networks have placed bids exceeding $37 billion in a government auction selling precious airwaves. The auction, dubbed “AWS-3,” kicked off on Nov. 13… Read More
T-Mobile customers who go over their data limits will get more information about how their connection is being throttled, thanks to a new deal struck between the Bellevue-based carrier and… Read More
T-Mobile CEO John Legere fired off a flurry of messages this week on Twitter, defending his position on net neutrality. Legere’s opinion on the subject is more interesting than others for one… Read More
Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son isn’t giving up on a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, based on his comments at Re/code’s Code Conference. When asked about Sprint’s lackluster LTE coverage, Son… Read More
The FCC voted today to move forward with rules that would let internet service providers charge companies more for faster access to consumers. The Commission passed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking… Read More
Just before the FCC meets on Thursday to unveil proposed rules in regard to how the Internet is regulated, advocates around the country are gathering to protest the FCC’s plan to end net… Read More