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US officials start investigations into a nationwide CenturyLink internet outage
• 6 years agoCenturyLink spokeswoman Debra Peterson said the outage “is not related to hacking".
US FCC to let wireless carriers have authority to block robotext or spam messages
• 6 years agoThe FCC voted 3-to-1 to classify text messages as an information service rather than a telecommunications service
FCC launches first high-band 5G spectrum auction in the US
• 6 years agoAT&T Inc, Verizon Communications Inc, Sprint Corp, and T-Mobile US Inc are working to acquire the 5G spectrum.
Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Mittal to share stage at India Mobile Congress 2018
• 6 years agoLive demonstration of 5G, IoT and a lot more will take place at the India Mobile Congress this year.
Problems seem to worsen for ZTE as regulators propose rules that could cut its sales amidst a supply ban
• 7 years agoThe US Commerce Department banned American firms on Monday from selling parts and software to ZTE for seven years.
Washington DC becomes the first US state to set its own net neutrality rules after FCC repealed the Obama-era ruling
• 7 years agoWhile several states introduced similar measures this year seeking to protect net neutrality, so far only Oregon and Washington have passed legislation
US Senate Democrats launches effort to win vote to reinstate open internet
Ians • 7 years agoThe new FCC rules, once effective, would give internet service providers sweeping powers to change how consumers access the internet.
FCC expected to publish its reversal of Obama-era net neutrality rules on Thursday: Sources
• 7 years agoThe FCC in Dec. voted 3-2 to overturn net neutrality rules barring service providers from blocking, slowing access to or charging more for certain content.
SpaceX gets FCC endorsement to build a broadband network using satellites
• 7 years agoMusk said in a speech in 2015 in Seattle that SpaceX planned to launch a satellite-internet business that would help fund a future city on Mars.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to oppose the federal government's attempts to build and run a 5G network
• 7 years agoDonald Trump’s national security team was looking at options to counter spy threats that include the government building a super-fast 5G wireless network.