The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created by Congressional statute to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security.
Dozens of Connecticut municipalities, representing half the state’s population, have signed on to a project that aims to dramatically increase broadband speeds to businesses and consumers through a series of public-private partnerships,… Read more »
It’s clear from his responses to Verizon and AT&T, however, that Wheeler is skeptical of their apocalyptic warnings about the dire impact on future broadband investment that would ensue from reclassification… Read more »
After a dramatic shift in the debate over net neutrality last month, many expect the FCC will reclassify internet providers so as to bar them from giving special treatment to some websites over others. The question… Read more »
An FCC report released this week indicates that the number of thefts “considerably exceeds” one million smartphones per year in the United States. Read more »
When President Obama called for net neutrality this month, AT&T said the sky would fall. It warned that a policy banning internet providers from giving special treatment to some websites over… Read more »
As mobile data demands grow, carriers, municipalities, and businesses are looking to small cells where legacy macrocell networks fail, but growth inhibitors could derail mass adoption. Read more »
Another political brouhaha is fulminating in Washington around E-Rate, the federal program that funds broadband in schools and public libraries. After earmarking more E-Rate funds Wi-Fi in July, Federal Communications Commission… Read more »
One of the most puzzling aspects of the peering disputes that have arisen — principally between Netflix and a handful of the largest ISPs — is how little money appears to… Read more »
The first major U.S. spectrum auction since 2008 got underway on Thursday as carriers across the country looked to add to their 4G spectrum holdings. Read more »