President Barack Obama’s call for tighter Web regulation may push companies to follow AT&T Inc.’s lead in delaying investment in broadband as they prepare for prolonged uncertainty over U.S. government policies.
Read More »Obama throws FCC head ‘under the bus’
President Barack Obama’s call for strict open-Internet rules contradicts his appointed head of the Federal Communications Commission and may complicate agency efforts to forge compromise in a polarized political atmosphere.
Read More »President calls for ban on fast lanes in backing open Internet
President Barack Obama called for the “strongest possible rules” to protect the open Internet, advocating stricter controls than a regulator he appointed and causing shares of Comcast Corp. and other broadband providers to drop.
Read More »Open Internet advocates gaining ground on wireless
Months of debate and more than 1 million comments about rules for Web traffic may have moved regulators to consider tougher standards for wireless networks that connect smartphones and tablets.
Read More »FCC to consider rules on Internet-traffic speeds next month
U.S. regulators next month are to consider draft rules to keep Internet service providers from slowing or blocking access to websites, the head of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday.
Read More »Broadcasters call airwaves deal with Pentagon close
U.S. broadcasters said they’re near an agreement to share frequencies with the Defense Department, a move that could help free airwaves for use by mobile providers led by Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc.
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Read More »Apple iPhone’s fingerprint ID privacy questioned by senator
Al Franken, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, says the use of fingerprint identification with the iPhone 5S raises substantial privacy questions.
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