Tagged: Federal Communications Commission & News
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US spectrum disconnect – AT&T drops bid to acquire T-Mobile USA News
20.12.2011 After finding its way blocked by US regulators and lawmakers, telecoms giant AT&T has dropped its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA in a move that will cost the company US$4bn in... -
Weekend news roundup News
19.12.2011 A trawl through some of the tech stories covered in the weekend papers around the world, including a glimpse into the life of billionaire Sean Parker, how BlackBerry maker RIM... -
Verizon takes case against FCC over net neutrality News
21.01.2011 The new net neutrality rules imposed recently by the Federal Communications Commission have attracted a lawsuit by Verizon alleging the FCC exceeded its authority.Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Telecommunications, Networking & Telecoms, Legal, Internet, Government, Communications -
New net neutralilty rules will preserve the free internet, FCC says News
22.12.2010 New net neutrality rules which will prohibit internet service providers (ISPs), such as Verizon or AT&T, from blocking access to content and websites have been approved by the... -
The new net neutrality rules – the industry reacts News
22.12.2010 While the new rules prevent ISPs acting as gatekeepers as many had feared, there is still a question mark over whether they go far enough to protect the rights of consumers and... -
Google and Verizon reveal pact to protect open internet News
10.08.2010 Google and Verizon last night issued a joint statement and framework on the thorny subject of net neutrality – avowing their belief the internet should remain open. -
FCC drops net neutrality talks - alarm at Verizon/Google pact News
06.08.2010 The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is understood to have abandoned negotiations with phone, cable TV and internet providers. The news comes after it was claimed...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Digital 21, Communications -
Major US broadband policy plan to be revealed News
15.03.2010 Regulators in the US are set to roll out an ambitious broadband policy plan that will see the average American experience increases in speeds up to 25 times faster than what... -
Internet heavyweights push net neutrality News
19.10.2009 Ahead of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proceedings this Thursday that will determine new rules for how Internet Service Providers (ISPs) control internet access,...Categories: Comms -
FCC to formalise 'net neutrality' News
21.09.2009 In order to encourage a free and open internet, the chairman of the independent US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed the addition of two more principles to...Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
US to invest US$4bn in broadband-for-all plan News
02.07.2009 It has emerged that the US Government is to release US$4bn worth of loans and grants to expand broadband access in under-served areas of the US.Categories: Comms