Getty Images | d3sign reader comments 58 with The Federal Communications Commission’s attempts to stop robocalls have failed to make a big dent in the problem, according to testimony at a Senate subcommittee hearing today. The FCC “has been trying to address the problems, but, to date, its methods have not succeeded in achieving a ..
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Enlarge / Federal Communication Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, then a commissioner, rallies against repeal of net neutrality rules in December 2017. Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla reader comments 139 with Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced plans to restore net neutrality rules similar to those that were adopted during the Obama era and ..
reader comments 38 with In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers. Robocallers make heavy use of VoIP providers to bombard US residents with junk calls, often from spoofed ..
Getty Images | Thamrongpat Theerathammakorn reader comments 64 with A suspicious phone company is on the verge of having all its calls blocked by US-based telcos after being accused of ignoring orders to investigate and block robocalls. One Owl Telecom is a US-based gateway provider that routes phone calls from outside the US to consumer ..
Enlarge / The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark logos, which may or may not have an assigned order at the moment. Which one most says “secure” to you? Federal Communications Commission reader comments 38 with The goal of the new US Cyber Trust Mark, coming voluntarily to Internet of Things (IoT) devices by the end of ..
Enlarge / President Joe Biden speaks on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2023, in Washington, DC. Getty Images | Alex Wong reader comments 165 with President Joe Biden this week criticized cable-TV companies for imposing “junk fees,” as the Federal Communications Commission proposed new rules cracking down on the hidden ..
Enlarge / FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at the Paley International Council Summit at Paley Museum on November 8, 2022, in New York City. Getty Images | Steven Ferdman reader comments 96 with Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants the FCC to open a formal inquiry into how data caps harm Internet users and why ..
Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado reader comments 206 with Comcast is not happy about new federal rules that will require it to provide broadband customers with labels displaying exact prices and other information about Internet service plans. Enlarge / Broadband label that ISPs will be required to display to consumers at the point of sale. ..
Enlarge / A Starlink satellite dish. reader comments 68 with Share this story SpaceX has offered a public explanation for why Starlink’s actual service availability falls far short of what it claimed on the Federal Communications Commission’s national broadband map. SpaceX’s FCC filings indicate it offers fixed broadband at virtually every address in the US ..
Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography reader comments 59 with 0 posters participating Share this story Nevada’s US senators say the Federal Communications Commission’s new, more detailed broadband maps have tens of thousands of mistakes in their state alone. “Nevada’s Office of Science, Innovation, & Technology (OSIT) has found over 20,000 purported broadband-serviceable locations on ..