States Sue to Stop Sprint Merger With T-Mobile
A coalition of state attorneys general took to federal court Tuesday to block a proposed $26.5 billion merger between telecommunication giants T-Mobile and Sprint.
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FCC Rule Change That Hurt Minorities Fought at 3rd Circuit
Urging the Third Circuit to chuck local television ownership and radio-television cross-ownership rules, a lawyer argued Tuesday that they have brought minority and female ownership of broadcast media to abysmal lows.
Read moreFCC Gives Phone Companies End-Run to Fight Robocalls
Answering a growing call from the public and their representatives in Congress, the Federal Communications Commission paved the way Thursday for phone companies to block robocalls without getting permission first from their customers.
Read moreFCC Chairman Backs $26.5 Billion T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said Monday he backs T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of rival wireless carrier Sprint, a crucial step for the deal’s approval.
Read moreDirecTV Asks Court to Nix Class Status in Robocall Case
An attorney for DirecTV asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to overturn a ruling granting class certification to consumers who say the satellite-TV giant made thousands of unwanted, automated telemarketing calls.
Read moreFCC to Hold Big 5G Auction, Spend $20B for Rural Internet
The U.S. government will hold a massive auction later this year to bolster 5G service, the next generation of mobile networks. President Donald Trump showcased the announcement Friday, declaring that the race to stand up these faster, more powerful networks is a competition “America must win.”
Read moreHigh Court Considers Deference to Agencies in Spam Case
In a case involving a publisher sued for faxing an advertisement to a chiropractic office, the justices of the Supreme Court questioned Monday whether a federal law really prevents federal district courts from interpreting the orders of some administrative agencies.
Read moreTribes Vie at DC Circuit for Input on Telecom Work
A lawyer for the Federal Communications Commission may have overplayed the agency’s hand Friday at the D.C. Circuit in denying that a 2018 rule change would endanger sites sacred to Native Americans.
Read moreDemocrats Launch Uphill Battle to Restore Net Neutrality
House lawmakers heard an endorsement of net neutrality Tuesday from a small internet service provider, but Republicans on the committee offered poor odds of Congress restoring the Obama-era rules.
Read moreDemocrats Release Plan to Restore Net Neutrality Rule
Democrats in the House and Senate on Wednesday unveiled a new bill that would write into law an Obama-era net neutrality rule the Federal Communications Commission repealed in late 2017.
Read moreCourt Brings Back Subsidies for Tribal Wireless Providers
The D.C. Circuit on Friday vacated an order by the Federal Communications Commission limiting federal subsidies for wireless providers bringing service to tribal lands, finding it unfairly impacted access and affordability for Native Americans.
Read moreNationwide Internet Outage Affects CenturyLink Customers
Many CenturyLink customers across the U.S. were without internet Thursday amid a lengthy outage that stretched from New York to California.
Read moreClass Action Over Health Care Spam Heads to High Court
Poised to settle a jurisdictional issue that has bedeviled it for years, the Supreme Court took up a case Tuesday involving a publisher that was sued for faxing an advertisement to a West Virginia chiropractic office.
Read moreNet-Neutrality Appeal Turned Away From Supreme Court
In an order Monday that shuts the door on Obama-era net-neutrality rules, three conservative Supreme Court justices said that they would have considered an appeal that critics described as attempting to erase history.
Read moreTribal Service Providers Make Headway in Appeal for Lost Aid
A panel of D.C. Circuit judges appeared sympathetic Thursday to wireless providers that are no longer entitled to federal subsidies for bringing service to rural tribal lands.
Read moreTimes Fights for Records on Net Neutrality Pressure by Russia
The New York Times brought a federal complaint Thursday to uncover records that could show whether Russia interfered in the effort to repeal net neutrality.
Read moreNet Neutrality Inches Closer to Reality in California
California moved a step closer to enacting the strongest consumer internet protections in the nation Thursday, after the state Assembly passed a bill to reinstate and expand Obama-era net neutrality rules.
Read moreStates Back Net Neutrality in Appeal to DC Circuit
Defending the Obama-era policy that bars internet service providers from interfering in download speeds, nearly two dozen state attorneys general urged the D.C. Circuit to block the rollback of net neutrality.
Read moreTribune Ends $3.9B Takeover, Sues Sinclair
Returning the ring and making curtains of the dress, Tribune Media filed suit Thursday against Sinclair Broadcast Group over a $3.9 billion buyout offer that had alarmed regulators and legal experts.
Read moreSinclair, Tribune Approach Deadline on Contested Merger
Hours away from the midnight deadline it faces to walk away from the proposed $3.9 billion deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group, experts call it possible Wednesday for Tribune Media to seek another buyer.
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