Government
AT & T Faces Grilling at Wednesday Senate Hearing
May 10, 2011 8:21 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T will face its first congressional hearing on its $39 billion buyout of T-Mobile USA tomorrow.
Genachowski: Antitrust Laws Aren't Enough for Net Neutrality
May 5, 2011 8:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski again defended the agency's open Internet rules before lawmakers today.
FCC Inundated by Comments on AT & T, T-Mobile Merger
May 3, 2011 8:36 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsComments about AT&T's plan to acquire T-Mobile USA have flooded the FCC's electronic comment filing system.
Lawmakers Query Apple, Google Over Location Sharing
April 26, 2011 8:19 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsFive Republican lawmakers from the House Energy and Commerce Committee have asked Apple, Google and four other tech companies about how their devices track and share users' location data.
Another Fix for the Capacity Crunch: Spectrum Conditioning
April 25, 2011 8:10 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsIt's going to be awhile before the FCC manages to free up more spectrum for the wireless industry...
Emirati Telecom: BlackBerry Limits Next Week
April 25, 2011 8:03 am | by Adam Schreck, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsEmirati authorities seeking greater control over smartphone data are pushing ahead with plans to impose tighter restrictions on the most tough-to-monitor BlackBerry service...
T-Mobile Deal Will 'Promote' Competition, AT & T Tells FCC
April 22, 2011 8:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsAT&T filed a 174-page, heavily redacted document with the FCC yesterday outlining the case for its acquisition of T-Mobile USA, marking the official start of the agency's review of the massive merger.
RIM: UAE Policy Would Apply to Others
April 18, 2011 8:36 am | by Adam Schreck, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsThe maker of BlackBerry devices says tighter restrictions on the popular gadgets proposed by Emirati authorities would likely apply to other smartphones too...
LightSquared GPS Interference Issue Flares Again in Senators' Letter
April 15, 2011 8:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSenators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) want the FCC to stop LightSquared from deploying its LTE network until it proves its service doesn't interfere with GPS services.
Tougher Cell Phone Ban Penalties Clear Conn. Panel
April 15, 2011 8:08 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsA bill imposing tougher penalties for texting or using a hand-held mobile phone while driving is progressing through the Connecticut General Assembly.
FCC Starts Review Process for AT & T, T-Mobile Deal
April 14, 2011 8:36 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC has taken the first steps in its review of AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
Incentive Auctions on the Hot Seat
April 13, 2011 8:19 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsFCC Chairman Julius Genachowski brought his argument for voluntary incentive auctions before a tough audience yesterday: the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) at the annual NAB Show in Las Vegas.
Poll: Consumers Back Airwave Auctioning
April 12, 2011 8:24 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsBroadcasters are fuming over a poll showing more Americans support spectrum for wireless Internet services than for broadcast TV.
House Votes to Repeal Regs on Internet Access
April 11, 2011 8:09 am | by Jim Abrams, Associated Press | News | CommentsHouse Republicans adamant that the government keep its hands off the Internet passed a bill Friday to repeal federal rules barring Internet service providers from blocking or interfering with traffic on their networks.
Senate Hearing Scheduled for AT & T, T-Mobile Deal
April 8, 2011 8:06 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe first Senate hearing has been scheduled for AT&T's massive $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
Regional Carriers Laud FCC Data Roaming Vote
April 8, 2011 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC's approval of mandated data roaming yesterday was widely praised by competitors to AT&T and Verizon Wireless, who say the measure was needed to help them stay competitive.
Government Workers May Need Work-Around
April 8, 2011 8:01 am | by Monica Alleven | News | CommentsMobile network traffic around Washington, D.C., could get real quiet on Monday if furloughed government workers are told to stop using their government-issued devices.
FCC Passes Data Roaming Mandate in 3-2 Vote
April 7, 2011 8:46 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC today passed a measure that will give smartphone users greater access to the mobile Internet.
FCC Plans Rules on Cell Phone Signal Boosters
April 7, 2011 8:04 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC finally moved yesterday on an issue near and dear to Wilson Electronics, a manufacturer of cell phone signal boosters.
Bill Shock Legislation Revived in Senate
April 6, 2011 8:03 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) introduced a piece of legislation yesterday aimed at reducing bill shock, the unexpectedly high bills sometimes received by wireless subscribers.
San Francisco Lawmakers Approve Twitter Tax Break
April 6, 2011 7:55 am | by Marcus Wohlson, Associated Press | News | CommentsCity lawmakers approved a tax break Tuesday to keep Twitter from fleeing San Francisco.
Judge Overturns $625.5M Patent Suit Against Apple
April 6, 2011 7:53 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA federal judge has overturned a federal jury's order that Apple pay $625.5 million in damages for violating patents held by a Mirror Worlds LLC, a small technology company.
Net Neutrality Suits Dismissed; Verizon Vows to Revive Complaint
April 5, 2011 8:12 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe U.S. Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit has dismissed two separate lawsuits from Verizon and MetroPCS over the FCC's net neutrality rules.
Federal Grand Jury Probes Smartphone Apps, says Pandora
April 5, 2011 8:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA federal grand jury has launched a probe into how popular smartphone apps share information, according to a SEC document filed Monday by Internet radio service Pandora.
Carriers Lobby FCC Ahead of Data Roaming Vote
April 1, 2011 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe country's top four wireless operators and several regional carriers have all met separately with the FCC in recent days to plead their case on mandated data roaming ahead of the agency's vote on the issue next week.
