Ina Fried in Mobile on May 25 at 1:11 pm PT
The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it is seeking comment on whether cellphone carriers are adequately securing information being collected on today’s smartphones.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 18 at 8:01 am PT
The agency has given the nod to what appears to be an LTE-equipped version of the PlayBook tablet. RIM has promised that such a device would ship later this year.
Ina Fried in Mobile on May 8 at 8:23 am PT
Speaking at CTIA in New Orleans, Julius Genachowski also indicated that the agency isn’t closed to other big deals, saying that AT&T-T-Mobile was just one “over-the-line” transaction.
Amir Efrati and Don Clark in News on April 29 at 8:34 pm PT
A Google Inc. engineer told others at the company about his plan to scoop up personal information from wireless-network users as specially equipped cars drove by their homes, but the practice continued for two years after the internal disclosures, a Federal Communications Commission investigation found.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 18 at 11:07 am PT
The carrier announces plans to sell of some of its 700MHz spectrum but if — and only if — the U.S. government okays several pending deals Verizon has to acquire other frequencies.
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Amy Schatz, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 15 at 1:18 am PT
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $25,000 fine on Google Inc., accusing the search giant of deliberately obstructing an investigation into whether the company violated federal rules when its street-mapping service collected and stored data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks in 2010.
Ina Fried in Mobile on March 23 at 3:14 pm PT
The federal agency took umbrage at AT&T’s suggestion that T-Mobile’s plans to cut jobs prove that the country would have been better off had the two companies been allowed to combine.
Ina Fried in Mobile on March 23 at 5:20 am PT
Aiming to make sure its workers are familiar with the products they regulate, the Federal Communications Commission has set up a gadget library inside its walls. We got a glimpse inside.
John Paczkowski in News on March 14 at 3:27 am PT
LightSquared hires former Bush administration solicitor general Ted Olson and Eugene Scalia, son of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to save its network.
Ina Fried in Mobile on March 6 at 3:50 pm PT
In the wake of reports that people are creating “quiet zones” on buses and trains, federal regulators issue a reminder that such efforts, while arguably a benefit to society, are against the law.
