(CNN): President Trump officially picked Pai on Monday to serve as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, the agency that reviews media mergers and broadcast licenses. But it’s Pai’s opposition to existing net neutrality rules that worries many in tech and media most. The net neutrality rules, approved by the FCC in 2015 amid an outpouring of online […]
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – President Trump has found his man to regulate the media. Trump has picked Ajit Pai to serve as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Pai is currently the senior Republican commissioner at the FCC and does not require Senate approval. However, he will need to be reconfirmed by the […]
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is leveling cable operator Comcast with the biggest fine the Government agency has ever given to a U.S. company. Comcast is being fined $2.3 million for charging customers hardware and services that those customers did not receive or want. Comcast has to submit a “compliance plan,” in which Government regulators will […]
Smartphone alerts allow organizations (such as the Amber Alert) to send emergency messages to a Smartphone. Â As of now, those organizations have a limit number of texts that they can send with a message. Mid Thursday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to expand those messages (from 30 characters to 90) so that for […]
