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White House Pushing FCC To Allow Smartphone Unlocking
NEW YORK (AP) — An Obama administration adviser says the White House believes smartphone and tablet users should be allowed to unlock their phones and use the devices on the network of their choosing....
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President Obama To Visit NC School
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants to see the nation’s classrooms transformed into digital learning centers and he is ready to ask federal regulators to use billions of dollars to pay for...
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FAA Expanding Use of Electronic Devices Throughout Flights
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – The Federal Aviation Administration has determined that passengers can now use portable electronic devices such as e-readers, video players and video games throughout all stages of...
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Obama Secures $750M In Pledges To Get Kids Online
WASHINGTON — Claiming progress in his campaign to get American schools wired for the future, President Barack Obama is announcing commitments from U.S. companies totaling about $750 million to connect...
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Franken Urges Netflix To Join Fight Against Comcast, Time Warner Cable Merger
WASHINGTON (WNEW) – One of the most vocal lawmakers opposing the planned merger between media giants Time Warner Cable and Comcast, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., is now looking to Netflix for help bringing...
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FCC To Propose Pay-For-Priority Internet Standards, Free Speech Oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new Internet rules that would allow Internet service providers to charge content companies for faster delivery of their...
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FCC Revising Internet Rules After Public Backlash
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is broadening the scope of his proposed open Internet rules and suggesting tougher standards for Internet providers who wish to...
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Reddit Co-Founder: Getting Rid Of Net Neutrality Is ‘Un-American’
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – As Internet citizens grapple with the ramifications of the FCC’s net neutrality decision, Internet entrepreneurs are weighing in, demanding that the free and open exchange of...
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4 Major Phone Carriers Providing Text-to-911
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The four major U.S. wireless phone companies are providing emergency texting 911 service to any local government that wants it and has the capability to use it as of this month, a big...
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FCC Considers Banning ‘Redskins’ From Public Airwaves
WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Communications Commission says the agency will consider a petition to ban the Washington Redskins nickname from the public airwaves. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says...
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Dem, GOP Senators Urge NFL To Drop ‘Blackout’ Rule
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senators from both parties are urging the National Football League to get rid of a rule that bars home games from being televised in a local market if they have not sold out. Sens....
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Obama Pitching More Access to Fast Internet
UPDATED: Jan. 14, 2015 12:41 p.m. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is once again challenging major cable and telephone companies by encouraging the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt...
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Study: Largest ISP Companies Slowing Data For 75 Percent Of US
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — A new study claims massive Internet providers such as AT&T, Time Warner and Verizon are purposefully slowing data from popular websites to thousands of businesses and...
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FCC to Fine Firm for Blocking Hotspots at Baltimore Venue
BALTIMORE — The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $718,000 fine against a Wi-Fi provider that blocked personal hotspots at the Baltimore Convention Center. The FCC said in a news release...
View ArticleReporter Says He Was Roughed up by Security Guards at FCC
WASHINGTON — A journalist said he was pinned against the wall by security guards and forced to leave the Federal Communications Commission headquarters after he tried to question an FCC commissioner...
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