FCC Hits AT&T With a $100 Million Fine for Its ‘Unlimited Data’ Ads
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The Federal Communications Commission today announced that it plans to punish AT&T to the tune of $100 million for allegedly misleading consumers about unlimited wireless data plans, according to multiple [...]
Sprint to Pay $7.5 Million for Violating FCC’s Do Not Call Rules
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Sprint agreed to pay a record $7.5 million for violating the Federal Communications Commission's Do Not Call rules, the largest such settlement ever reached by the agency. An FCC investigation [...]
AT&T Deal to Buy DirecTV Rocks Telecom, Media Universe
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The AT&T deal to buy DirecTV is officially only a couple hours old, but it's already shaking up the telecom and media industry and causing consumer groups to fret.
New Net Neutrality Rules Are Coming
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Interrupted only twice by protestors before a packed room and several overflow rooms, the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to proceed with establishing new net neutrality rules.
Big Broadband: Regulating Internet Like a Utility Would Stifle the Internet
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The Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler is getting it from all sides on his net neutrality proposal—caught between consumer groups, big Internet companies, and now big broadband providers, all [...]
Broadcasters Sue FCC Amid New Scrutiny of Shared Services Deals
Net neutrality isn't the only problem Tom Wheeler has: the Federal Communications Commission chairman also faces a new lawsuit from broadcasters.