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Cisco: Playing fair with streamed 'net content will crush EU hopes for decent broadband

Posted February 2, 2012 - 1:55 pm

A Cisco executive speaking at the company's European user conference this week, criticized net neutrality provisions in the EU's new privacy regulations. Big companies won't be able to afford the investment in good broadband if they're forced to give customers what they paid for. Duh.
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AT&T chief bashes FCC, pleads for more spectrum

Posted January 27, 2012 - 7:41 am

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is still unhappy that the Federal Communications Commission helped foul up his company's merger with T-Mobile.
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For the good of the nation, broadband for all

Posted January 26, 2012 - 1:55 pm

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski recently announced a plan that would expand the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline program to include broadband Internet service.
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No. 4 tech story of 2011: AT&T's $4 billion blink

Posted December 28, 2011 - 2:33 pm

Wireless giant AT&T pushed hard for its $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA, but finally threw in the towel in the face of antitrust opposition.
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AT&T finally bows to reality

Posted December 19, 2011 - 10:14 pm

Wireless carrier AT&T finally figured out what everyone else already knew -- the Federal Communications Commission and U.S. Department of Justice weren't going to approve the company's $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
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Verizon's spectrum slam dunk over AT&T

Posted December 6, 2011 - 3:44 pm

Talk about ironic: AT&T got slammed by the FCC for its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA (and its spectrum) in recent days. Then last week, Verizon Wireless said it is buying wireless spectrum from three cable companies for $3.6 billion.
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Everyone knows Verizon didn't really mean it supports net neutrality, right?

Posted December 6, 2011 - 10:55 am

Verizon and Google teamed up to promote net neutrality, to the point they almost wrote the FCC's regulations themselves. Then Verizon sued to nix the FCC's ability to regulate the net. Now it is blocking Google Wallet to favor its own service. What does it think Neutrality means?
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Fair-minded, objective AT&T lawyer says FCC is biased!

Posted December 1, 2011 - 5:21 pm

AT&T has responded to the FCC's report criticizing the wireless carrier's proposed acquisition of rival T-Mobile. Not surprisingly, the company thinks the federal agency is unfairly biased.
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AT&T plays the victim card, because that's all it has left

Posted November 30, 2011 - 12:49 pm

Wireless giant AT&T thinks it was mean of the FCC to release a draft report detailing its opposition to the T-Mobile merger.
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AT&T surrenders T-Mobile bid after FCC rebuke

Posted November 25, 2011 - 7:49 am

The FCC says AT&T buying T-Mobile is a bad idea. AT&T and T-Mobile say they might still do the deal, but AT&T set aside $4 billion to pay T-Mobile for not buying them. Deal looks dead.
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Humor: In desperate bid to save T-Mobile deal, AT&T enters bold partnership

Posted November 23, 2011 - 12:15 pm

Stung by the FCC's decision to order an extra review for its planned $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA, AT&T on Wednesday announced a bold new partnership!
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FCC finds AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile not in the public interest

Posted November 22, 2011 - 4:16 pm

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's staff has found AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA to be contrary to the public interest, with officials there saying the deal would result in the largest single concentration in the U.S. mobile market in history.
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AT&T classily buying merger support from churches, charities

Posted October 17, 2011 - 3:45 pm

Churches and charities that were given money by AT&T lobby FCC to approve telco's acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
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Cable company a la carte plan is more like a bait-and-switch

Posted September 28, 2011 - 9:02 am

Cable companies have reversed their position and their arguments against a la carte pricing and are backing one that leaves bundles the way they are, but lets them charge extra for a few.
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Let's hope FCC takes BART cellphone shutdown seriously

Posted August 16, 2011 - 11:03 am

Let's hope the FCC treats the cutoff of cellphone service for San Francisco transit riders as a serious public safety issue.
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Verizon Wireless launches exciting new app service: The Oxymoron

Posted August 11, 2011 - 9:27 am

Verizon Wireless is launching 'Application Innovation Centers' to get mobile app developers to build software for its network, if they can overcome Verizon's abhorrence of innovation.
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ISPs lying less about broadband speeds

Posted August 2, 2011 - 4:47 pm

A new FCC report shows that ISP broadband speeds are closer to their advertised speeds than they have been in the past.
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Chairman of Senate anti-trust panel urges rejection of AT&T deal

Posted July 20, 2011 - 6:04 pm

Sen. Herb Kohl is urging federal regulators to reject AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom.
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Cramming insights from a legal expert

Posted July 14, 2011 - 11:00 am

Will the FCC's new rules aimed at reducing the practice of "cramming" help? An Internet attorney weighs in.
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How come no one goes to jail for 'cramming'?

Posted June 21, 2011 - 4:06 pm

The Federal Communications Commission wants to step up its campaign against "cramming" charges on phone bills. It's not enough.
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FCC gives tips for avoiding phone bill 'cramming' charges

Posted June 20, 2011 - 2:38 pm

The Federal Communications Commission today released a tip sheet to help consumers and businesses avoid paying unauthorized charges on their monthly phone bills.
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Another potential roadblock for AT&T, T-Mobile deal

Posted June 10, 2011 - 11:45 am

The California Public Utilities Commission has voted to study the impact on consumers of AT&T's proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA.
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Corporations that don't care about consumer choice in carriers

Posted June 7, 2011 - 4:04 pm

A group of corporations led by Microsoft has sent a letter to the FCC in support of the proposed AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
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Sprint formally asks FCC to reject AT&T merger with T-Mobile USA

Posted May 31, 2011 - 6:32 pm

Sprint Nextel officially asks the Federal Communications Commission to reject AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA.
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The 'most brazen merger proposal in history'?

Posted May 24, 2011 - 5:37 pm

Opponents of the AT&T/T-Mobile USA merger described the proposed deal as potentially disastrous for consumers as well as the U.S. tech industry.
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