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Here’s the Next Battle Over Airwaves Brewing in Washington
Big companies like AT&T and Google along with upstarts like Starry, which is hoping to provide wireless gigabit broadband service to homes, are using airwaves that have long been thought of as...
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BT Is Safe From Breakup, For Now
The British telecoms regulator Ofcom has published its long-awaited review of BT’s structure and, while it will require the former state monopoly to further reform its ways in order to boost the...
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FCC Caved to White House on Net Neutrality, Senators Say
After a year of net neutrality, the ruling that declared Internet service providers have to treat all web pages equally, Republicans in the Senate are arguing the Federal Communications Commission’s...
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FCC: Poor People Deserve Broadband Too
The Federal Communications Commission is hoping to boost internet speeds for low-income households. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler is expected to propose changes on Thursday to an existing subsidy program by...
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FCC Wants to Protect Your Privacy Online
The head of the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday released a long-awaited proposal to protect consumers’ Internet privacy, but it would not bar any data collection practices. The plan would...
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Here’s Why Italian Utility Company Enel is Getting Back Into Broadband
The Italian power company Enel esocf will spend EUR2.5 billion ($2.8 billion) on building out a fiber broadband network in the country, it said Wednesday. This isn’t the first time the former public...
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AT&T Expands Data Limits for Its Broadband Users
As AT&T prepares to launch its DirecTV online service later this year, the company is upping the data limit for its home broadband users and offering a new unlimited option. AT&T, which...
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California Wants to Make It Easier to Cancel Your Cable Bill
If you can sign up for cable online, you should be able to opt out online, too. That’s the argument in California where a new bill was just introduced in the state legislature. If passed, it would...
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Here’s How Much The FCC Will Give Out To Help Low-Income Americans Afford The...
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission took its first step toward making home Internet access cheaper for low-income Americans. For the past 31 years, the FCC has provided a small credit to...
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Developer Takes on AT&T and Comcast in Rural Broadband Battle
A long-running legal battle between private broadband providers and local governments is heating up again, this time in Tennessee--but one businessman is taking matters into his own hands. In...
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Google Says No More Free Internet for You, Kansas City
When Google Fiber, the ultra-fast Internet service from Google parent company Alphabet launched in Kansas City back in 2012, residents had a few pricing options. They could pay $70 a month for a...
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Competition at Last: Verizon to Bring Fios to Boston
Get ready for some more torn-up streets, Boston. Verizon vz is bringing its fiber-optic broadband service to a town where Comcast cmcsa has been king (although RCN has a toehold). News of Verizon’s...
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Comcast Guts Its Unpopular Internet Data Caps
Comcast has announced a major retreat in its plans to impose data caps on broadband Internet customers amid increased regulatory scrutiny of the controversial practice. The largest broadband Internet...
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Four in Ten Detroit Residents Lack Broadband Internet Access
Detroit is experiencing a major issue that is impacting the city’s economy, according to a new report. A shockingly large number of Detroit’s citizens--40%--do not have broadband access to the Internet...
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Frontier Lines Up Against Google Fiber in AT&T Fight Over Utility Pole Access
On June 24th, Frontier Communications filed an amicus brief on behalf of AT&T in AT&T's legal battle with the city of Louisville, Kentucky. At issue is what is known as a 'One Touch Make Ready'...
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Why Amazon Is Reportedly Pouring a Whopping $550 Million into Italy
Online retailer Amazon.com is set to announce on Friday the first in a series of investments in Italy worth at least 500 million euros ($550 million), a bet on the government’s plan to go from laggard...
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FCC to Vote on Revised Broadband Privacy Regulations
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on Oct. 27 on a revised proposal for rules to safeguard privacy of broadband users. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s initial proposal came under harsh...
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The FCC Just Approved New Broadband Service Privacy Rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted 3-2 to adopt new privacy rules that will subject broadband Internet service providers to more stringent requirements than websites like...
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FCC Drops Planned Reform of Business Data Services
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is dropping plans to push through a proposed reform of the $45 billion business data services market in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as president. FCC...
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Here’s Why AT&T’s DirecTV Now Service Isn’t as Good as It Could Be
As expected, AT&T launched its new streaming service, DirecTV Now, which offers a cable-style package of more than 100 channels for the low price of $35 a month. There are some significant weak...
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