Tag: Federal Communications Commission

Two children sit and watch TV.

Beltway Confidential

In the era of streaming shows, kids’ TV regulations are stuck in the 1990s

Patrice Onwuka · June 23, 2018 4:00 am

FILE - In this June 6, 2013, file photo, pedestrians pass a Verizon Wireless store on Canal Street in New York. Verizon reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Telecom giants scrap deals with location sharing services

Joe Williams · June 19, 2018 10:29 pm

T-Mobile and Sprint are trying again to combine in a deal that would reshape the U.S. wireless landscape.

T-Mobile seeks FCC approval for Sprint deal after AT&T’s antitrust win

Joe Williams · June 19, 2018 4:22 pm

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017 file photo, Lindsay Chestnut of Baltimore holds a sign that reads "I like My Internet Like I Like my Country: Free & Open" as she protests near the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in Washington where the FCC was scheduled to meet and vote on net neutrality. On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, a California lawmaker introduced legislation that looks to maintain net-neutrality rules recently scuttled by the Federal Communications Commission, setting up a likely showdown with influential internet companies and, if his bill passes, with the Trump administration in court.

Beltway Confidential

Can we finally move on from net neutrality?

Casey Given · June 12, 2018 7:19 pm

‘Net neutrality’ is dead; long live the Internet

Washington Examiner · June 12, 2018 3:20 pm

Boost founder: T-Mobile-Sprint merger would kill prepaid wireless market

James Langford · June 12, 2018 4:00 am

Experts urge new regulations after White House cellphone interception scare

Steven Nelson · June 12, 2018 12:00 am

The Capitol is seen in Washington, Friday, April 7, 2017, as the Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. The Republican health care bill remains in shambles and budget chores remain as lawmakers in the Senate and the House headed home for a two-week recess.

Congress can still restore Obama’s ‘net neutrality’ rule, but probably won’t

Susan Ferrechio · June 11, 2018 11:29 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 18, 2018.

Democrats condemn repeal of net neutrality rules

Melissa Quinn · June 11, 2018 8:06 pm

Suspect in Kansas ‘swatting’ shooting death indicted on charges tied to FCC bomb threat

Melissa Quinn · May 24, 2018 9:43 pm

Trump policies, telecom industry changes alarm rural providers

Joe Williams · May 22, 2018 4:00 am

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, file photo, former U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on stage prior to delivering a speech in Paris. Carter Wilkerson, a guy with an insatiable appetite for chicken nuggets, and Obama are among the most retweeted tweets of the year. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, Twitter released its top trending people and subjects ranging from the arts, to politics, to Korean boy bands.

Beltway Confidential

Obama gave Netflix net neutrality. Netflix gives Obama a television show

Philip Wegmann · May 21, 2018 8:55 pm