The FCC may be on the front pages for its take on net neutrality but agency regulators quietly voted in a rule Thursday for the 2015 spectrum auction that has major telecom companies AT&T and Verizon steamed. Why? They won't be able to buy as much spectrum as they'd probably like.
New way to inform dispatchers of emergency. Beginning Thursday, those needing to contact 911 for an emergency will now be able to send a text message. This could be especially useful for someone who is deaf, hard of hearing or in a dangerous situation where calling 911 isn't possible.
A proposed rule that would reserve certain amounts of low frequency spectrums for smaller carriers at the 2015 FCC spectrum auction continues to come under fire from carriers AT&T and Verizon. Sprint and T-Mobile, they say, have chosen to dig themselves into their current holes and shouldn't get crutches.
In the wake of leaks about new, weaker, Open Internet rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission, and soon after Netflix had to pay two internet service providers for better access to their customers, Netflix has taken its concerns directly to the FCC. Meanwhile, Google, Yahoo, and other internet heavies may be planning a SOPA-like grassroots protest for net neutrality.
The Federal Communications Commission just divulged some of their plans to free up wireless spectrum in the U.S. If successful, the FCC's plan will allow for more open airwaves that could lead to better WiFi, Bluetooth, and wireless broadband innovation, but setting it up is not an easy task.
An international nonprofit membership organization with representation for the wireless communications industry announced its commitment to combat smartphone theft.
Customers can choose to buy phones for full price or in installment plans. Verizon is following its competitors' footsteps by discounting plans when customers pay in full for their phones.
In the beginning of April, Samsung decided to allow users to access anti-theft apps, including a so-called "kill switch" for its Samsung Galaxy S5 on select carriers. Where Samsung goes (and where Apple pretty much already is with "Activation Lock"), so goes the rest of the smartphone industry.
Comcast put forth an argument this week in favor of its merger with TWC. In the final of a five part series, we look at contradictions in Comcast's argument.
Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5s maintained its selling power, and it outsold all other mobile devices during March among the four major cellular carriers in the Untied States.
Two major United States-based telecommunications companies have been named "Leaders" in Gartner Inc.'s "2014 Magic Quadrant for Global Managed Security Services Providers (MSSP)" report.
Competition heats up in the mobile marketplace Due to fierce competition from T-Mobile, AT&T has just announced that it is cutting prices on its wireless plans for the second time this year.
Partnership plans to implement smart devices that can use data to transform cities Now that we've all become used to hearing about a plethora of "smart" devices, such as smart phones, smart refrigerators, and smart cars, now there is something new on the horizon that combines all of these: smart cities.
In recent weeks, Netflix subscribers have noticed that their instant streaming service has increasingly degraded in quality and load time, even some with hefty broadband connections. The big question on everyone's minds is: does the slow-down have to do with the recent suspension of Net Neutrality, or something else?
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that the FCC would resurrect its Open Internet (i.e., Net Neutrality) rules. But the devil is in the details.
With customer information privacy becoming a major concern with many in society, Verizon released a transparency report for its international businesses.
