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Affordable Connectivity Program: Congress Fights to Refuel Low-Cost Broadband Program Amid Looming Expiration

Affordable Connectivity Program: Congress Fights to Refuel Low-Cost Broadband Program Amid Looming Expiration

The Affordable Connectivity Program's (ACP) funding is declining, leaving New Yorkers wondering how they will afford broadband internet in their homes.


FCC Penalizes the US’ Largest Wireless Carriers for Sharing User Location Without Consent

The FCC fined the top US wireless providers over $200 million for sharing consumers' real-time location data without consent.

New FCC Broadband ‘Nutrition Labels’ for Internet Service Providers Now in Effect

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) now requires internet service providers (ISPs) to display breakdowns of their plans' speeds and costs in disclosures similar to nutrition labels.

Charter Communication CEO Met FCC Regarding Acquisition of Time Warner Cable

Tom Rutledge has met FCC chairman Tom Wheeler last week to talk the acquisition. As the merger has already been past its late March informal deadline for approval.


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WHO’s IARC labeled a smartphone’s RF as having the potential to cause brain cancer. It was found out that the Apple iPhone 6 Plus and Motorola Droid Maxx have the highest SAR value while the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has the lowest.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 with model code SM-G890A has its FCC certification approved, confirming two leaked photos that show its design. The device is expected to have Android 5.0.2 mobile OS, 5.1-inch display, Exynos 7420, Samsung Pay, dust and water resistance of up to 1 meter and 30 minutes, salt, humidity, vibration, solar radiation, transport, and thermal shock resistant, and others.
Trade associations representing large U.S. Internet service providers are expected to take the lead in suing the Federal Communications Commission over its new web traffic regulations, according to several people familiar with the plan.
The top U.S. communications regulator on Wednesday endorsed the regulatory standard applied to telephone companies in remarks seen as the strongest indication yet that he planned to side with President Barack Obama on strict "net neutrality" rules.
A key House panel has delayed a hearing on the Federal Communications Commission's efforts to write new Internet traffic rules aimed at assuring "net neutrality."
More than 100 technology companies, including Google Inc, Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and Amazon.com Inc, have written to U.S. telecom regulators to oppose a new "net neutrality" plan that would regulate how Internet providers manage Web traffic.
While news have already spread about Google's plan to bring the Internet to more people using high-altitude balloons in its "Project Loon" initiative, the search giant has finally started testing the solar-powered balloons over Nevada.
In response to a petition filed on the online platform WeThePeople, the White House reaffirmed its backing for net neutrality in an official blog post written by Gene Sperling and Todd Park.
Illinois, Chicago-based multimedia corporation Tribune Co has completed its $2.73-billion acquisition of television broadcasting firm Local TV after emerging from a four-year Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved Verizon's to buyout of Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless for USD130 billion, giving Verizon full ownership of the said network.
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