November 8, 2023
Via: ArsTechnicaInternet service providers and their lobby groups are fighting a US plan to prohibit discrimination in access to broadband services. In particular, ISPs want the Federal Communications Commission to drop the plan’s proposal to require that prices charged to consumers […]
December 22, 2017
Via: ArsTechnicaThe attorney general of Washington has filed a new amended complaint in an ongoing lawsuit against Comcast, claiming that “new evidence” reveals “even more deceptive conduct than previously alleged.” The lawsuit, which was initially submitted in August 2016, alleged that […]
April 27, 2017
Via: ArsTechnicaThe nation’s biggest home Internet and mobile broadband providers say they’re big fans of net neutrality—but they’re also really glad that the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to dismantle its net neutrality rules. “We continue to strongly support a free […]
April 18, 2017
Via: ArsTechnicaGoogle Fiber and other ISPs that want to build new networks might get good news from the Federal Communications Commission, which is considering rules that would speed up the process of attaching wires to utility poles. Current FCC rules allow […]
November 10, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaDonald Trump’s victory in the presidential election might be big trouble for AT&T’s attempt to buy Time Warner, and it could even threaten Comcast’s 5-year-old acquisition of NBCUniversal. We can’t be certain that Trump will follow through on statements he […]
September 9, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaThe Federal Communications Commission has ditched its original proposal to reform the set-top box industry and accepted an alternative plan put forward by cable companies, but is making changes that cable TV lobbyists aren’t happy about. In February, the FCC […]
July 6, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaIt’s no secret that cable companies hate the Federal Communications Commission plan to make TV channels more widely available on third-party devices and applications. The proposal would force pay-TV providers to make channels and on-demand content available to third parties, […]
November 16, 2023
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