Sprint, T-Mobile merger wins support of the chairman of the US telecommunications regulator
• 6 years agoT-Mobile also promised that the new company would build a “world-leading 5G” network.
US democrats unveil legislation to renisntate net neutrality rules repealed by FCC
• 6 years agoThe “Save the Internet Act” bill said to protect consumers from higher prices, blocked websites.
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
Trump administration sues California for striking down new net neutrality laws
Ians • 7 years agoThe California law prevents broadband providers from slowing down or blocking websites.
Samsung Galaxy Watch to launch in two different sizes; reveals FCC document
Ians • 7 years agoBoth the models would carry the same name and support the same wide variety of LTE bands.
Facebook confirms working on a low-earth orbit internet satellite named Athena
Ians • 7 years agoFacebook is working on launching Athena, its own Internet satellite, early in 2019.
Trump govt to block China Mobile in the US citing national security risks
• 7 years agoThe United States is set to impose tariffs on $34 billion worth of goods from China on July 6.
Apple to announce new NFC capabilities of the iPhone with the launch of iOS 12 at WWDC: Report
Ians • 7 years agoSince Apple first launched NFC-capable devices iPhone 6 and 6s in 2014, its implementation of NFC has been primarily restricted to Apple Pay transactions.
FCC is looking into a website flaw in the US that could have exposed mobile phone locations without user consent
• 7 years agoA security researcher said earlier this week that data from LocationSmart, a California-based tech firm, could have been used to track mobile consumers.
Net neutrality in the US will die on 11 June, Obama-era open-internet rules to be repealed: FCC
• 7 years agoIn December, FCC repealed open-internet rules set in 2015, which barred providers from blocking or slowing down access or charging more for certain content.