AT&T and T-Mobile Claim Locked Phones Are Good, Actually
T-Mobile and AT&T say US regulators should drop a plan to require unlocking of phones within 60 days of activation, claiming that locking phones to a carrier’s network makes it …
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Trump Calls For Biden To Reenter Presidential Race In Weird Rant About CBS
In a Thursday post on his Truth Social platform, former President Donald Trump argued that Vice President Kamala Harris “should be investigated and forced off the Campaign,” thereby allowing President …
SpaceX Has a Plan for Starlink to Hit Gigabit Speeds
SpaceX is seeking approval for changes to Starlink that the company says will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service. In an application submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission on October 11, …
The Affordable Connectivity Program Died—and Thousands of Households Have Already Lost Their Internet
The death of the US government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is starting to result in disconnection of internet service for Americans with low incomes. On Friday, Charter Communications reported a …
FCC proposes rule requiring carriers to unlock all cellphones
(NewsNation) — The Federal Communications Commission proposed a new rule Thursday that would require carriers to make cellphones unlockable within 60 days after purchase. The move would give cellphone users “freedom …
The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?
“I’m paying around $35 per month now, and that’s with $30 off my bill,” Perez says. “So eventually I’ll pay more than $60 per month.” This past weekend he used …
Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet
The Federal Communications Commission has voted—once again—to assert its power to oversee and regulate the activities of the broadband industry in the United States. In a 3-2 vote, the agency …
US Reinstates Open Internet Rules Quashed Under Trump Administration
The commission voted 3-2 along party lines to reinstate the open internet rules The US Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to reinstate tougher rules to guarantee open access to …
FCC votes to restore net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules. The agency voted 3-2 along partisan lines to revive rules barring broadband providers from blocking or throttling …
Five things to know about the return of net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote Thursday to restore Obama-era net neutrality rules. Here’s what you need to know: What is net neutrality? Net neutrality refers to …