The Senate will introduce a Congressional Review Act Wednesday that would eliminate privacy protections that prevent internet service providers from collecting user data without permission. A vote is expected to take place on Thursday.
AJ Dellinger
Mar 22, 2017
Dig Once legislation was first proposed in 2009 and it has yet to fully make its way through congress. It would allow federally funded road construction projects to include the laying of fiber conduits.
Danny Mooers
Mar 22, 2017
The U.S. Senate may use the Congressional Review Act to eliminate Broadband Consumer Privacy Rules, which requires internet service providers ask premission before collecting sensitive data, using the Congressional Review Act as soon as next week.
AJ Dellinger
Mar 17, 2017
Internet service providers argued to the Federal Communications Commission that web browsing history and app usage data shouldn't be considered "sensitive" information. Here's how to protect your browsing history.
AJ Dellinger
Mar 17, 2017
President Donald Trump introduced his first federal budget outline, which provides a first look into how his administration will handle broadband and internet infrastructure.
AJ Dellinger
Mar 17, 2017
The advertising industry is lobbying Congress to eliminate broadband privacy rules put in place by the Federal Communications Commission that would prevent internet service providers from collecting user data without permission.
AJ Dellinger
Mar 13, 2017
AT&T is allegedly discriminating against poor neighborhoods in Cleveland by failing to expand internet and video technologies, nonprofit says.
Denisse Moreno
Mar 10, 2017
The FCC has reversed a decision to expand its Lifeline program, which provides subsidized internet to low-income users.
AJ Dellinger
Feb 03, 2017
Republican FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly voiced his opposition to potential broadband infrastructure spending, arguing that most people already have high speed internet.
AJ Dellinger
Feb 02, 2017
Broadband coverage expansion has been a regular focus for incoming FCC commissioner Ajit Pai.
Eric Chiu
Jan 27, 2017
Governments shut down the internet on more than 50 occasions in 2016 in attempts to censor citizens, impact elections, and hide atrocities.
AJ Dellinger
Dec 30, 2016
According to new research published by the Federal Communications Commission, 47.5 million homes and businesses in the United States are still stuck with slow connection speeds.
AJ Dellinger
Dec 05, 2016
AT&T's Project AirGig will offer low-cost, multi-gigabit wireless internet speeds using power lines.
Susmita Baral
Sep 21, 2016
The telecom company and a union representing 40,000 of its workers brokered a provisional agreement Friday, ending a six-week strike.
Owen Davis
May 27, 2016
Verizon, the largest wireless communications service provider in the U.S., posted first quarter profits in line with analysts’ expectations.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Apr 21, 2016
In a post attacking Bernie Sanders, who joined a workers’ strike Wednesday, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam argued the company’s $16 billion in dividends “benefit America.”
Owen Davis
Apr 13, 2016
Major indexes slumped Thursday as investors worried that measures by central banks may not be enough to boost the global economy.
IBT Staff
Apr 07, 2016
The FCC is repackaging and selling the rights to airwaves mobile companies will use to beef up network speed and capacity.
Oriana Schwindt
Mar 27, 2016
Netflix could be lowering the quality on your mobile streams, but it might just save you money.
Tim Marcin
Mar 25, 2016
While cord-cutting is clearly a threat, the time for companies like Time Warner to panic hasn’t quite arrived, some analysts say.
Oriana Schwindt
Mar 10, 2016
The plan expected to be announced Tuesday is part of a $2 billion overhaul of the FCC’s Lifeline plan.
Luke Villapaz
Mar 08, 2016
Google's intended cable-killer, while well-reviewed, still has only 53,000 TV subscribers, and the rate of video growth is slowing.
Oriana Schwindt
Mar 04, 2016