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9 May 2017, 2:03 pm by Jon Brodkin
(credit: HBO Last Week Tonight) Two Democratic senators are demanding answers from the Federal Communications Commission about its response to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that temporarily prevented the public from commenting on a controversial proposal to dismantle net neutrality rules. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 6:11 pm
But the engineers at the Federal Communications Commission were a little tougher to scare. [read post]
20 May 2010, 9:36 am by Trinie Thai-Parker
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports in its blog that it has added thousands of never-before-seen records to its online collection of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).This cache of government records, along with the rest of EFF’s FOIA repository, can be searched using EFF’s FOIA document search tool.The result of almost 200 FOIA requests and over a dozen lawsuits, the repository now includes:documents detailing the Federal… [read post]
6 Sep 2022, 12:39 pm by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography) The Federal Communications Commission has collected precise broadband availability information from Internet service providers for the first time and aims to release a first draft of a new broadband map in November, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wrote Friday. [read post]
15 Sep 2014, 3:10 pm by Jon Brodkin
American Commitment A Republican advocacy group called "American Commitment" said today that 772,000 Americans have signed its petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to avoid "regulating the Internet"—a reference to the agency's current net neutrality proceeding. [read post]
24 Jul 2020, 10:43 am by Jon Brodkin
" The Trump campaign statement also said it "stands by the compliance of its texting programs" with the US Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Federal Communications Commission guidelines.Read 17 remaining paragraphs | Comments [read post]
23 May 2013, 11:00 pm by Christina Reichert
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule creating more stringent car emissions standards and reducing sulfur concentration in gasoline starting in 2014.The Supreme Court of the United States gave deference to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) interpretation of its statutory authority.Congress considered a bill directing the U.S. [read post]
18 Jun 2013, 2:45 pm by Jon Brodkin
The newly appointed chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said today that he wants to end the ban on consumers unlocking their cell phones in order to switch wireless carriers. [read post]
18 Oct 2018, 2:19 pm by Jon Brodkin
(credit: Getty Images | Mark Wilson ) The Federal Communications Commission chairman slammed wireless carriers on Tuesday for failing to quickly restore phone service in Florida after Hurricane Michael, calling the delay "completely unacceptable. [read post]
11 Feb 2015, 3:49 pm by Jon Brodkin
Cárdenas outlined his concerns in a letter he plans to send to Attorney General Eric Holder and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler. [read post]
8 Mar 2017, 7:34 am by Jon Brodkin
If the Federal Communications Commission rules are eliminated, ISPs would not have to get consumers' explicit consent before selling or sharing Web browsing data and other private information with advertisers and other third parties. [read post]
7 Mar 2023, 12:34 pm by Jon Brodkin
(credit: Getty Images) President Biden's nominee to the open seat on the Federal Communications Commission, Gigi Sohn, withdrew her nomination today. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 10:23 am by Jon Brodkin
But instead of settling the matter locally, a cable lobby group that represents Comcast told the Federal Communications Commission that it should override municipal permitting processes such as the one in Corvallis. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 12:30 pm by Jon Brodkin
(credit: Mike Mozart) The Federal Communications Commission has given a helping hand to Louisville, Kentucky, in the city's attempt to enforce local rules that would make it easier for Google Fiber to compete against AT&T. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 2:43 pm by Jon Brodkin
The Federal Communications Commission waiver approval said 60-day locks will "allow Verizon to better combat identity theft and other forms of handset-related fraud. [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 1:06 pm by Cyrus Farivar
(credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images Press) One of the members of the Federal Communications Commission, Jessica Rosenworcel, has asked the agency to investigate the Monday evening ban on journalists’ Wi-Fi personal hotspots at the presidential debate held at Hofstra University. [read post]
11 Sep 2018, 9:40 am by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | jangeltun) Broadband access in tribal areas is likely even worse than previously thought because Federal Communications Commission data overstates deployment, according to a new report by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 7:13 pm
Richardson School of Law, co-chaired the State of Hawai‘i Land Use Commission, served on the Hawai‘i Community Development Authority and is the current chair of the State of Hawai‘i Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF). [read post]
22 Aug 2019, 10:42 am by Jon Brodkin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Bonilla1879) A new broadband mapping system is starting to show just how inaccurate the Federal Communications Commission's connectivity data is. [read post]
4 Feb 2015, 11:00 am by Jon Brodkin
The Federal Communications Commission is about to make a big decision that wouldn't have been necessary if not for a lawsuit "won" by Verizon. [read post]