Part of FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s recent speech about net neutrality included the idea of looking into and possibly overturning state laws that restrict public broadband. Despite the fact that ISPs have scored restrictions ...
The Federal Communications Commission have set forth a proposal that would make all carriers offer emergency 911 text support by the end of this year. T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T promised a few years ago to implement t...
A petition for net neutrality, which has a million signatures, has been submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The petition was given to the FCC by Free Press, who are an advocacy group, and also a wide range of...
A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has taken down the FCC’s Open Internet Order. The FCC’s aim for Internet neutrality has been harmed by this action. The order was put in place by Julius Genachowski in 2010, who, at the ...
Just as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering allowing the use of cell phones on airplanes, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is considering banning in-flight calls. The ban is being considered becau...
Just because it can be done, doesn’t mean it should be done. At least that is what the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) chairman is saying now. Last week, Tom Wheeler announced a proposal that would lift the FCC ban on usi...
It’s not news that in recent weeks the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted the ban on most electronic devices during take-off and landing. While the FAA now allows tablets and e-readers to be used throughout the entir...
Curious if your mobile broadband provider is giving you the speed of promises? So is the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC is so interested, in fact, that they are launching an app that will help you track how fast your m...
Remember that petition that asked the White House to make unlocking cellphones legal? You know, the one that more than 100,000 Americans signed? The White House has issued their official response — they not only agree, they&...
The Federal Communications Commission has released its latest report on broadband ISPs in the US. The report contains some very interesting data on the the FCC’s analysis of real data speeds being provided to customers compa...
If the same company that’s making something like Project Glass is doing something else that’s also unheard of, you wouldn’t be very surprised now, would you? That’s why this latest rumor about what Google&#...
If you didn’t need any more reasons to dislike internet service providers for charging too much for their services, this isn’t going to help very much. Michael Powell, who is the former chairman of the FCC but now pres...
If you’re jealous about Kansas City’s current gigabit internet speeds, you’ve got a friend in FCC Chairman Julius Genachoski. The chairman has just issued the “Gigabit City Challenge.” What does he ho...
For a long time tethering your Android device’s Internet connection to another device was as easy as downloading a free (or paid) tethering app from Android Market/Play Store. Then everything changed when greedy corporations...
