U.S. provider giants AT&T Inc., T-Mobile US Inc., and Comcast Corp are under fire from regulators over dangling free data for viewing Web videos carrots in front of customers. The regulators say the offers raise […]
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Verizon And AT&T Are Pushing Net Neutrality Limits With Sponsored Data Billing Scheme
Verizon is joining rival AT&T by rolling out a controversial data plan which telecommunications experts say violates net neutrality principles. Verizon executive VP Marni Walden says the company will begin tests of a “sponsored data” […]
US Ranks Dismal 55th In World For Mobile Data Speeds
The United States is widely recognized as a potential world super power. That doesn’t mean the country has fast cell phone speeds. The United States is currently the 55th best country in terms of 4G […]
‘Extreme Willingness’ Of AT&T Is The Primary Reason Why The NSA Can Spy On America
Telecommunications giant AT&T has provided extensive assistance to the U.S. National Security Agency, allowing the agency to conduct unlawful surveillance on huge volumes of Internet traffic passing through the United States. The revelations come after analysis […]
AT&T’s Acquisition Of DirecTV Given OK From Department Of Justice
AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV is almost a done deal with The US Department of Justice (DoJ) today giving it its blessing. The proposed $48.5 billion merger has also been given the thumbs up by the […]
Big Wireless Companies Think It’s Their First Amendment Right To Mess With Your Internet
AT&T and the other Internet delivery monopolies that are suing the FCC have resurrected the argument, used unsuccessfully by Verizon in 2012, that net neutrality rules violate its First and Fifth Amendment rights. The move […]
FTC Lawsuit Leads To AT&T Reverse On Throttling ‘Unlimited’ Plans
In what is surely a coincidence and has nothing to do with a lawsuit by the FTC, AT&T has re-jigged its policy of limiting data transfer speeds for heavy users who buy to its ‘unlimited’ […]
AT&T Fined For Price Gouging Poor Via Government Program
Cellphone monopolist AT&T has been fined $10.9 milling by the FCC for overcharging the government on phone plans for the poor. The regulator said the telco over-billed the U.S. government between 2012 and 2013 while […]
Higher Cable Prices Likely As FCC Set To Approve AT&T DirectTV Merger
Despite rejecting the proposed Comcast and Time Warner Cable merger on the grounds of reduced competition the FCC appears set to allow mergers of Internet and TV providers. AT&T’s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV […]