Julius Genachowski, chairman of the FCC and friend of the president, on Friday announced his resignation after a mixed tenure that has disappointed some of the consumer groups that were his earliest supporters but also sketched a plan to bring Americans more access to broadband Internet for years ahead. To read the rest of the […]
Earlier today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allowed T-Mobile‘s parent company Deutsche Telekom to merge its US wireless division with MetroPCS. The FCC believes that the combination will speed LTE deployment, expand MetroPCS into new markets, and overall build a stronger and faster national telecommunications network. The deal announced in October would see the nation’s fourth-largest carrier […]
Following a decision by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress that ruled that unlocking an iPhone without carrier permission is now illegal — and pressure from both President Obama and the FCC to reverse the ban — AT&T has clarified its policy and will unlock customer smartphones that have completed their contract. The move requires a customer’s account to be in good standing with no […]
Early Wednesday, AT&T issued a statement about its FaceTime limitations and basically says “screw off” to its customers. Actual statement is below: ” The FCC’s net neutrality rules do not regulate the availability to customers of applications that are preloaded on phones. Indeed, the rules do not require that providers make available any preloaded apps. Rather, they address […]
