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FCC: US may open up govt-held airwaves; Genachowski supports tiered pricing by mobile, cable operators
The U.S. could consider addressing the country's shortage of airwaves...
RIM's PlayBook Gets LTE Approval - Does Anyone Really Care?
RIM gets FCC approval for LTE PlayBook Late last week, RIM got FCC approval to ship LTE models of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The news isn’t a complete surprise. RIM had announced plans for a 4G PlayBook option last year when the tablet originally shipped. Sprint was the targeted as the...
FBI Wants to Force Internet Companies to Make Their Sites Surveillance-Ready [Spying]
If you are paranoid about the rise of a police state, it's time to pull out your metaphorical tin foil hat: according to Cnet, the FBI is attempting to strong-arm companies such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft into making their websites and services "wiretap-friendly."More »
Google Staff Knew All Along About the Street View Data Breach [Google]
A report issued by the Federal Communications Commission reveals that the Google engineer responsible for collecting private information via wireless networks from Street View cars repeatedly told his colleagues about the controversial nature of what was happening.More »
Major U.S. Carriers Agree To Help Fight "Bill Shock" By Implementing A Free Alert System
We’ve all been there, that moment when the bill for that great mobile plan you signed up for comes in. Monthly access charges, usage charges, surcharges, taxes, governmental surcharges & fees — the list goes on… and on… and on. The FCC and others call this “bill...
Government Fines Google 0.0008% of How Much It Made Last Quarter for Violating Your Privacy [Google]
Leave it to the FCC to stick it to nefarious corporate overreaching: USA Today reports the FCC just slammed Google with a $25,000 fine obstructing an investigation into collecting private information about American Wi-Fi networks. That'll stop 'em!More »
Carriers Unite to Track Stolen Phones Nationwide [Crime]
Cell phone theft is among the fastest-growing crime segments in the US and police commissioners from around the nation are fed up. So the FCC and the Big Four carriers are developing a nation lost/stolen phone registry.More »
Sprint's on the Hook for $65 Million if Lightsquared Doesn't Pass FCC Muster [Wireless]
Due to continued interference with the GPS spectrum, Lightsquared's LTE network likely won't be approved by the FCC any time soon. That's bad news for Lightsquared but even worse for Sprint.More »
FCC to investigate Verizon's $2 convenience fee
After yesterday’s news that Verizon would be charging a $2 fee for paying bills online and over the phone, the FCC has chimed in. "On behalf of American consumers, we're concerned about Verizon's actions and are looking into the matter," the statement said. A lot of subscribers...
AT&T drops bid to acquire T-Mobile USA amid U.S. government opposition
AT&T Inc. said today that after a thorough review of options it has agreed with Deutsche Telekom...
