Industry FCC goes easy on a robocaller by proposing slap-on-the-wrist fine of $45 million It seems light for over 500,000 nuisance calls By Cal Jeffrey, February 21, 2022, 7:25 PM 10 comments
Mobile The Web AT&T's 3G shutdown won't just affect old phones Alarm and car emergency systems still need to upgrade By Daniel Sims, February 18, 2022, 4:59 PM 10 comments
Industry The Web FCC to ban shady revenue-sharing deals between ISPs and apartment owners The regulation aims to increase competition in multi-tenant dwellings By Cal Jeffrey, February 18, 2022, 4:21 PM 9 comments
Mobile The FCC wants to protect consumers against ringless voicemail Spammers can leave voicemails without ringing your phone By Shawn Knight, February 2, 2022, 3:29 PM
Industry The Web FCC will invest over $1.2 billion in rural broadband across 32 states About 23 service providers will provide broadband access to more than one million areas By Joao Silva, January 31, 2022, 1:57 PM 19 comments
Industry The Web Broadband providers may soon have to display service 'nutrition labels' under proposed FCC regulation One change would require ISPs to disclose "typical" speeds rather than maximum speeds By Cal Jeffrey, January 27, 2022, 5:43 PM 24 comments
The Web Industry The 5G market in the U.S. just got much more interesting The spectrum-grab has a few years in the making By Bob O’Donnell, January 21, 2022, 7:18 AM
Mobile Industry AT&T, Dish Network and T-Mobile were the biggest winners in the FCC's latest 5G auction The third largest auction in FCC history By Shawn Knight, January 17, 2022, 8:57 AM
Industry The Web FCC approves Boeing's request to deploy satellites for broadband Internet service Boeing submitted its request in 2017 By Shawn Knight, November 4, 2021, 9:33 AM
Industry FCC revokes China Telecom's authority to operate in the US, cites national security concerns The company has 60 days to comply By Cohen Coberly, October 26, 2021, 7:08 PM 13 comments
Industry President Biden appoints Jessica Rosenworcel as Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Rosenworcel becomes the first woman to serve in this position By Shawn Knight, October 26, 2021, 1:08 PM 24 comments
Mobile Tech Culture Phone scammers have swindled Americans out of nearly $30 billion over the past 12 months A simple rule of thumb; if you don't recognize the number, don't answer it By Shawn Knight, August 6, 2021, 12:12 PM 17 comments
Electronics FCC grants Amazon permission to develop a radar-based sleep tracker Amazon wants to analyze your sleep quality By Cohen Coberly, July 12, 2021, 4:13 PM
Mobile Industry FCC changes how emergency alerts are issued in the US The emergency alert system in the US is getting a new coat of paint By Shawn Knight, June 18, 2021, 11:03 AM
Industry The Web The FCC wants you to download its Speed Test app to measure nationwide internet coverage Almost anyone with a smartphone can help By Cohen Coberly, April 13, 2021, 5:43 PM 32 comments
The Web Call on FCC to update definition of "high speed" Internet, from 25/3 Mbps to at least 100/100 Mbps Senators argue that 100Mbps should be the new base for high-speed broadband By Joe White, March 6, 2021, 9:47 AM 43 comments
Industry FCC approves $50 broadband subsidy to help bridge the digital divide amid the pandemic The $3.2 billion federal initiative is the largest of its kind By Shawn Knight, February 26, 2021, 11:51 AM 13 comments
Mobile Industry Verizon outspent every other carrier combined in latest FCC 5G spectrum auction All of the available licenses were claimed in the auction By Shawn Knight, February 25, 2021, 9:29 AM
The Web Industry Jessica Rosenworcel assumes FCC chair following Ajit Pai's exit Rosenworcel will act as Chairwoman in an interim position for now By Eric Hamilton, January 21, 2021, 11:21 PM 25 comments
Mobile Industry FCC keeps ban on passengers making in-flight calls It took seven years to reach the decision By Rob Thubron, December 4, 2020, 7:25 AM 7 comments
Industry FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will step down on January 20, 2021 A new administration means a new leader for the FCC By Shawn Knight, November 30, 2020, 12:03 PM 78 comments
Industry T-Mobile will pay $200 million to settle FCC investigation into Sprint's Lifeline abuse T-Mobile is paying for Sprint's blunder By Shawn Knight, November 4, 2020, 1:10 PM
Industry FCC generates more than $4.5 billion in latest wireless spectrum auction More than 20,000 spectrum licenses were scooped up By Shawn Knight, September 3, 2020, 9:22 AM 9 comments
Google The Web Google wants to perform secret 6GHz tests in 17 states It has asked the FCC for permission to conduct the experiments By Rob Thubron, August 18, 2020, 7:51 AM 14 comments
Industry FCC agrees to make '988' the new number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Far easier to remember than a full phone number By Shawn Knight, July 16, 2020, 2:11 PM