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Open-Internet rules opposed by AT&T, Comcast released by FCC
WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission released the net-neutrality regulations it adopted last month on a party-line vote, as Republican lawmakers critical of the...
FCC adopts net neutrality rule backed by Obama for Internet
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators invoked broad powers to ensure that Web traffic for all users is treated equally, adopting net neutrality rules that supporters...
FCC Chief Wheeler proposes utility-style rules for Internet
WASHINGTON - U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said he will propose utility-style rules to ensure Internet service providers don’t interfere with subscribers’...
AT&T, Verizon fight to exclude mobile from Obama’s Web rules
NEW YORK - Wireless carriers led by AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are fighting to keep mobile broadband service excluded from strong open-Internet...
More device use on U.S. flights to be allowed by end...
WASHINGTON – Airline passengers will be allowed more onboard use of devices such as Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle as soon as the end of the...
Newspapers ask FCC to eliminate ownership rule on TV stations
WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission should repeal a rule that bars common ownership of a television station and daily newspaper in the same...
FCC is asked to block Verizon’s purchase of cable airwaves
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators shouldn’t let Verizon Wireless buy airwaves from cable companies because the deal would eliminate possible competitors and enrich sellers that...
Airwaves sales sought by AT&T, Verizon poised to clear Congress
WASHINGTON - AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless moved a step closer to obtaining additional airwaves needed to meet surging consumer demand for smartphones as...
AT&T chief Stephenson says FCC slow to provide wireless airwaves
NEW YORK - AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson said the Federal Communications Commission has been slow to arrange auctions to provide wireless airwaves needed...
AT&T boosted lobbying spending by 31% as it pursued T-Mobile bid
WASHINGTON - AT&T Inc. increased its lobbying expenditures by 31 percent last year as it mounted a failed campaign to win U.S. approval of...
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