Verizon wants to stop states protecting consumer privacy
Wagging the watchdog's tail
Showing the mood of the US telcos, Verizon sent a letter and white paper to the FCC, demanding that the regulator step in to stop States regulating against telco’s snooping on citizens.
FCC tells Apple to turn on its FM radio function
Stop Apple fanboys from dying
Fruity cargo cult Apple has a problem with allowing users to have a radio function on their iPhones – it wants them to use its expensive Apple Play instead.
FCC spinning like crazy on DDoS attack
Regulator is not providing the paperwork
The US FCC is acting suspiciously over a DDoS attack which apparently forced it to shut down its net neutrality comment system in May.
How the US government killed off mobile phones
We could have had the first 72 years ago
The world could have had mobile phones more than 40 years ago but the concept was killed off by the US government which considered them too niche and refused to give out any spectrum.
Republicans back mobile message spam
It is what the corporates want
As part of making America Great again, the Republicans are sponsoring a bill which will allow corporations to leave sales messages on your mobile phone.
FCC refuses to provide proof of hack
Did it even happen?
The FCC is getting a bit of bad press for refusing to reveal details of an alleged DDoS hack which caused its site to crash.
FCC blames John Oliver for “hack”
Kill the comics
Not happy with trying to censor comics who make jokes at Donald Trump’s expense, the FCC is now wading into Late Night telly host John Oliver for leading a campaign against its net neutrality rules.
Cisco and Oracle cheer the end of net-neutrality in the US
If these guys want it you know it must be good
Oracle announced its support for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's controversial plan to roll back the agency's net neutrality rules.
US tech startups fear FCC will kill them off
End of Net Neutrality means end of us
More than 800 startups have written to the FCC chairman Ajit Pai saying they are "deeply concerned" about his decision to kill net neutrality.
Congress overturns Obama-era Internet privacy protections
All customer generated web traffic is now accessible to advertisement firms
On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives voted to wipe away the Obama-era FCC’s landmark Internet privacy protections that limited what ISPs could do with information such as customer browsing habits, app usage history, location data, and social security numbers.