federal communications commission
AT&T Agrees to Drop Bid for T-Mobile
5:25PM 12/19/2011
AT&T said Monday that it is ending its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA after facing fierce government objections. The cellphone giant said that the actions of the government to block the deal do not change the challenges of the wireless phone industry, which it says requires more airwaves, known as spectrum, to expand. The deal would have solved that problem for a time, and without it, "customers will be harmed and needed investment will be stifled," AT&T said in a statement.
Since 2008, the Federal Communications Commission has received nearly 6,000 complaints about excessively loud TV commercials. But on Wednesday, the FCC adopted rules to enforce the 2010 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, requiring that TV ads have the same average volume as the programs they accompany.
FCC Deal Will Save Us from Cellphone Bill Shock
1:20PM 10/17/2011
The gradual addition of extra fees to your cellphone bill can be a bit like gaining weight -- you don't keep track of your habits, until one day you open your bill and experience "bill shock." The FCC thinks you deserve advanced warning, and starting soon, your cell provider will have to give it to you.
Phone-Cramming Victims: We Want to Hear Your Stories
9:30AM 8/06/2011
Technology, People, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money
DailyFinance readers tell us they're frustrated and angry about phone cramming, or the practice of cheating customers by adding illegitimate charges to their phone bills. If you've been a victim of phone cramming, we want to hear about it.
Fraud! FCC Takes Aim at the Scammers Secretly Padding Your Phone Bill
5:15PM 7/15/2011
Technology, Economy, Economizer, Family Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money, Features
Earlier this week, the FCC proposed new rules designed to crack down on "phone cramming," a widespread, illegal practice that robs billions of dollars from phone users. And with 300 million third-party charges hidden in phone bills every year, odds are, you've been a victim.
What If AT&T's T-Mobile Buyout Gets Shot Down by Regulators?
9:00AM 5/04/2011
Company News, Technology, Sprint Nextel Corp, Apple, AT&T, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Stocks in the News
Regulators have begun to take a long, hard look at whether the AT&T buyout of T-Mobile would create a quasi-monopoly in the American cellular carrier industry. If those antitrust concerns sink the deal, AT&T could be in real trouble, because cellular is its only clear hope for growth.
Turning White Space Into WiFi: Google Plan Gets FCC Approval
7:00PM 1/27/2011
The Federal Communications Commission has granted permission for nine companies, including Google, to turn unused broadcast frequencies -- also known as "white spaces" -- into wireless broadband.
Will Comcast Pull NBC Universal Shows from Netflix?
6:30PM 1/21/2011
Company News, Technology, Media, General Electric , Netflix, Comcast
Earlier this week, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., warned that if the Comcast acquisition of NBC Universal went through, the company may pull NBC's programming from Netflix. Federal regulators approved the deal Tuesday.
Verizon Appeals New Net Neutrality Rules
6:45PM 1/20/2011
Verizon Communications on Thursday filed a legal challenge against the new "net neutrality" rules the Federal Communications Commission adopted last month. Does Internet discrimination serve a purpose?
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Order, But Will It Stick?
7:15AM 12/22/2010
In an historic 3-2 vote Tuesday, the FCC passed its long-awaited network neutrality order, the most sweeping attempt yet to address the way phone, cable and Internet companies interact when it comes to Internet traffic. But Congress or the courts could end up unraveling the FCC's work.
More Stories
Next Page →DailyFinance Wire
- 4 Money-Etiquette Questions Answered
- Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
- Newlyweds, Don't Let the IRS Spoil Your Honeymoon
- Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger
- Why Groupon Will Never Be Great Again
- Why Used Car Bargains Are Getting Harder to Find
- 5 Reasons Facebook Stock May Be a Better Buy Than You Think
Newswire
- Greece's grim choice: deep budget cuts or...
- Greek premier defends bailout deal, painful...
- Faces beyond the numbers of long-term...
- Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe...
- Obama budget: New spending with recycled tax...
- Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement
- As Facebook IPO nears, the case for dull stocks
- Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride
- Getting paid $35,000 to short sell
- What the $26B settlement means for you
- Investing your emergency cash: Return vs. risk
- First Premier's $400-a-year credit card
- Big banks' bloated mortgage tab
- Fewer young adults hold jobs than ever before
- Government assistance expands
- Bob Rodriguez: The best advice I ever got
- 24/7 Wall St. Top Analyst Calls of the Week (AONE, ALU, AMSC, NLY, AAPL, CSCO, COH, CSTR, COP, DLR, IBM, LF, MMM, M, OPEN, POST, SIRI, SOHU, TRLG, ZOLT)
- The Force: Star Wars Franchise Worth Over $30 Billion and Growing
- 24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell (COP, GILD, AMSC, MA, COH, LNKD, ATVI, CPST, GPRE, KONA, TRLG, LGF, MOVE, NBL, PCYC, ALU, FLIR, RUTH, FSLR, CIE, TBAC, RPXC, AMRS)
- Mid-day Movers (CIE, AMRS, IPSU, MOVE, LNKD)
- Petrobras Shares Volatile on $225 Billion Development Plan (PBR)
- Morning Movers (CIE, ALU, LNKD, AMRS, XIDE)
- AEP Dividend Growth Still Looks Safe Ahead (AEP)
- Arch Coal Tumbles on Earnings, Forecast (ACI, ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX)
Follow Us
