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US Lawmakers Review In-Flight Device Rules

US regulators want the Federal Aviation Administration to create more permissive rules for the use of portable electronic devices on…

11 years ago

Hurricane Sandy Damages Quarter Of Mobile Phone Towers

Officials have urged citizens to only use texts and tweets after Hurricane Sandy knocks out 25 percent of mobile phone…

12 years ago

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 4G Tablet Delayed By FCC In US

US customers for the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 4G tablet will have to wait till the Android device passes FCC…

12 years ago

ICO Unlikely To Re-Probe Google Despite Street View Findings

The ICO looks set to let Google off again, even after findings show workers knew what they were doing when…

12 years ago

Google Staff Knew Of Street View Wi-Fi Snooping Code

A handful of Google workers knew of code, but tech giant says more senior management were unaware

12 years ago

Consumer Groups Slate Google’s Tiny Wi-Spy Fine

Google's $25,000 FCC fine for "hypocritical" obstruction is small change, say critics

12 years ago

Google Fined $25,000 By FCC For Impeding Street View Investigation

US agency FCC claims Google said that searching its own emails was too much hassle

12 years ago

AT&T And T-Mobile Marriage – It’s Complicated

Both telcos say the merger is on but AT&T is paying T-Mobile $4 billion for a missed deadline. Wayne Rash…

12 years ago

FCC Announces Plan For Video And SMS 911

People in America may in future be able to summon the emergency services via video or text

13 years ago

US Bodies’ Set Up Forum On Location-Based Services

The location-based practices of Apple, Google and others still have US lawmakers seeking answers

13 years ago

Verizon Files Net Neutrality Lawsuit

US carrier Verizon has filed a lawsuit against the FCC in a move that could delay net neutrality indefinitely

13 years ago

FCC Approves Net Neutrality But With Concessions

The US FCC has approved the order for preserving an open wired Internet, but mobile carriers granted leeway

13 years ago

FCC Commissioner Slams US Net Neutrality Plans

An FCC commissioner draws parallels between "darkest day of the year" and the impending vote on net neutrality

13 years ago

FCC’s Net Neutrality Still Thin On Industry Support

The FCC intended to clarify its net neutrality position with the new plan, but it sidestepped some key questions

13 years ago

FCC Sparks New US Net Neutrality Row

The FCC's proposed "rules" for an open Internet have re-ignited an ideological firestorm over intervention

13 years ago

FCC Broadband Rules Could Boost US Net Neutrality

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has laid down new rules for applying narrow regulations to broadband providers

14 years ago

US Court Ruling Sparks Net Neutrality Fears

The US Court of Appeals has thrown out a 2008 Federal Communications Commission ruling that Comcast violated its network neutrality…

14 years ago

US Announces 100Mbps National Broadband Plan For 2020

The US FCC officially unveiled its National Broadband Plan on 16 March which looks to connect up to 100 million…

14 years ago