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Article | 9/05/2013 FCC moves toward new airplane broadband service
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward helping more airlines offer in-cabin wireless broadband, with the agency voti...
Article | 1/05/2013 Obama nominates Wheeler as new FCC chairman
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated telecom trade group veteran Tom Wheeler to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commissio...
Article | 30/04/2013 Limiting bidding on spectrum auctions could be costly, study says
If the U.S. Federal Communications Commission limits the participation of the largest mobile carriers in upcoming spectrum auctions, it could cost the...
Article | 18/04/2013 U.S. carriers set up warnings to prevent 'bill shock'
U.S. mobile operators will warn subscribers when they're heading toward a big bill, after most carriers agreed to send email or text alerts when users...
Article | 11/04/2013 US Congress panel approves Internet freedom bill
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee has voted to approve a bill that would make it official U.S. policy to promote an Internet "free from gov...
Article | 9/04/2013 Rural carriers complain about broadband obstacles
Rural telecom and broadband providers in the U.S. face big challenges in connecting their most remote customers, as the U.S. Federal Communications Co...
Article | 22/03/2013 FCC chairman announces his resignation
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Friday he will soon step down, following months of rumors that he would r...
Article | 22/03/2013 FCC Chairman Genachowski to announce resignation Friday, report says
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski reportedly plans to resign, ending a four-year term marked by significant efforts to expand wired and wireless broadba...
Article | 12/03/2013 T-Mobile USA deal for MetroPCS glides through FCC
The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS moved one step closer to completion on Tuesday as the FCC approved the deal without conditions.
Article | 8/03/2013 FTC: Mobile carriers should take steps to fight bill cramming
Mobile carriers should deploy a number of safeguards to protect their customers against a growing problem of unauthorized billing through mobile payme...
Article | 6/03/2013 U.S. lawmaker introduces bill to legalize cellphone unlocking
A U.S. senator has proposed a bill that will allow consumers to unlock cellphones for use in other networks, after the administration of President Bar...
Article | 4/03/2013 White House: Unlocking mobile phones should be legal
U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has sided with more than 100,000 petition signers who asked the government to legalize the unlocking of s...
Article | 4/03/2013 FCC begins trial of Google white spaces database
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun a test run of a Google database of unused spectrum in the television bands that's available for w...
Article | 20/02/2013 FCC eyes Wi-Fi expansion, approves mobile signal boosting rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step toward an expansion of the spectrum available for Wi-Fi, with the agency launching...
Article | 15/02/2013 FCC: US broadband providers deliver close to advertised speeds
U.S. broadband providers deliver nearly the residential broadband speeds they advertise, with a handful of large providers exceeding the promised serv...