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AT&T’s Time Warner Deal May Get Green Light But Stock Flashes Yellow
Time Warner Inc. investors are becoming convinced the company’s sale to AT&T Inc. will get done, even though President Donald Trump at one point seemed intent on stopping it. But don’t get too excited.
AT&T staying mum on outage that disrupted 911 service
UPDATE: An AT&T spokeswoman says a nationwide outage has been resolved. A hardware issue had caused some calls not to connect Saturday morning.
If Trump Fans Love Freedom, They Should Love Net Neutrality
Imagine a world where Comcast slows video streaming from Fox News’s website to a pixelated crawl while boosting Rachel Maddow-who happens to star on Comcast-owned MSNBC. What if Verizon, which owns the liberal Huffington Post, charged you more to visit right-wing Breitbart.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
TCPA Petition Could Cause Multiple Industries to Break Laws, Trade Groups Find
ETA: Meghan M. Cieslak mcieslak@electran.org Washington, D.C. – The American Financial Services Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Credit Union National Association, the Financial Services Roundtable, National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, and the Electronic Transactions Association today sent a joint letter to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the Petition for Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling regarding prior express consent under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act . In the letter, the trade groups request a denial of the petition and lay out seven reasons why it would prove harmful in today’s economy.
Verizon Exempts Fios Mobile App From Data Caps
The offer applies to Fios customers who also use Verizon for their mobile phone service, with one exception: those on the new unlimited plan. With the worry over possible net neutrality violations now in its rearview , Verizon is pumping the gas on unlimited video streaming.
AT&T Mum on 911 Service Outage
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FCC Announces New Form 477 Deadline is March 24, 2017
On March 7, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission issued a Public Notice announcing that the Form 477 filing interface has been reopened and the new deadline to submit the form this year is . The FCC Form 477 report is typically due on March 1st annually, but as we noted in a prior advisory, the FCC temporarily suspended the filing deadline due to “technical difficulties in the filing interface.”
High-Level Government Jobs – Pay Relative Peanuts, But Gives Access to Revolving Door
But that gives you access to The Revolving Door. And, is your expertise is legal, some law firm will benefit greatly.
High-Level Government Jobs – Pay Relative Peanuts, But Gives Access to Revolving Door
But that gives you access to The Revolving Door. And, is your expertise is legal, some law firm will benefit greatly.
Clearing up the Senate’s confusion on FCC privacy rules
At oversight hearing on Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee confronted Federal Communications Commission Chairman Pai with questions over last week’s partial stay of the commission’s broadband privacy order. While privacy rules are certainly highly complicated, comments from some senators telegraphed a fundamental misunderstanding of what has been done to date to protect consumers, and given the current ecosystem, what the FCC’s proper role should be going forward.
Tech wrap: Probing AT&T 911 outage; Kiwi tech recruting; China lunar spaceship; Zuckerbergs expecting
The Federal Communications Commission says it is investigating why AT&T cellphone customers were unable to call 911 in several states on Wednesday night. Law enforcement and government agencies in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and other states reported the problem and provided alternate numbers for people to call during emergencies.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Lines
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FCC Commissioner Clyburn to speak at Columbia luncheon
Mignon Clyburn, commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, is keynoting an event in Columbia on telecommunications options for low-income and minority businesses. The MBDA Business Center – Columbia says Clyburn is speaking on Friday at its 2017 Advocacy Awards Luncheon at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
AT&T staying mum on outage that disrupted 911 service in Lubbock, around country
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating what caused a 911 outage that affected AT&T wireless customers in multiple states on Wednesday, including in Lubbock. Based on reports from law enforcement and government agencies, AT&T customers were unable to call 911 from their cellphones for a brief period Wednesday night.
AT&T staying mum on outage that disrupted 911 service
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating what caused a 911 outage that affected AT&T wireless customers in multiple states on Wednesday. The Dallas-based company has revealed little about the outage, which has since been fixed.
After escaping net neutrality probe, Verizon expands data cap exemptions
Just a few weeks after escaping a net neutrality investigation into data cap exemptions, Verizon has decided to let its FiOS mobile video stream on its wireless network without counting against data caps. Customers who have Verizon FiOS TV at home and a Verizon Wireless smartphone plan can watch TV outside their homes without using up the data allotments on limited mobile plans, the company announced today .
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
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FCC probing AT&T’s Wednesday night 911 outage
The Federal Communications Commission says it is investigating why AT&T cellphone customers were unable to call 911 in several states on Wednesday night. Law enforcement and government agencies in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and other states reported the problem and provided alternate numbers for people to call during emergencies.
AT&T Outage Takes Down 911 Emergency Lines across the US
Millions of AT&T customers were left without 911 service for several hours last night. The outage appeared to have affected wireless customers across the country, with reports that customers were unable to reach emergency services in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Seattle, among other areas.
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The Federal Communications Commission says it is investigating why AT&T cellphone customers were unable to call 911 in several states on Wednesday night. Law enforcement and government agencies in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and other states reported the problem and provided alternate numbers for people to call during emergencies.
AT&T’s Flashing Yellow Light
Time Warner Inc. investors are becoming convinced the company’s sale to AT&T Inc. will get done, even though President Donald Trump at one point seemed intent on stopping it. But don’t get too excited.
FCC says it will investigate AT&T wireless 911 outage
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday night it will investigate “the root cause” of an outage that prevented AT&T wireless customers in several states from connecting to 911. FCC chairman Ajit Pai tweeted, “.@FCC AT&T has reported to me that 911 service is now restored.
Us FCC to probe at&T 911 call outage
AT&T’s mobile subscribers in some U.S. states were not able to make 911 emergency calls late Wednesday, leading to complaints from police departments and emergency agencies in various parts of the country. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai wrote on Twitter that his agency was receiving reports of widespread AT&T 911 call outages and its public safety staff were investigating.
The FCC is investigating AT&T’s sudden 911 outage
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating a outage of 911 emergency service that affected some AT&T Wireless customers in several states on Wednesday night. The outage, which lasted about an hour, prevented affected customers from making 911 calls.
Congress looks to overturn Obama internet privacy rules
PanARMENIAN.Net – Republicans in the U.S. Congress are moving to repeal regulations adopted by the Obama administration in October that would have subjected internet service providers to stricter scrutiny than websites to protect customers’ private data , Reuters reports. Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona introduced a resolution on Tuesday, March 7 backed by 34 other senators to undo the regulations under a provision that allows Congress to repeal recently approved federal regulations.
TEMA: ATT service outage affecting 911 calls Read Story
The chairman said FCC public safety staff are investigating the outages. We’re receiving reports of widespread AT&T 911 call outages.
Congress May Overturn Obama-Era Rules on Internet Privacy
Republicans in the U.S. Congress are moving to repeal regulations adopted by the Obama administration in October that would have subjected internet service providers to stricter scrutiny than websites to protect customers' Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona introduced a resolution on Tuesday backed by 34 other senators to undo the regulations under a provision that allows Congress to repeal recently approved federal regulations. Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, who chairs a House panel on telecommunications, introduced a companion measure on Wednesday.
6 changes the FCC has made in just six weeks
Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mI3xq2 One of the FCC’s moves under the new administration was the removal from the agenda an order that would require pay-TV providers make free apps so subscribers could watch programming without a set-top box. In just six weeks under the Trump administration, the Federal Communications Commission has quickly made its mark on issues such as Net neutrality and online privacy.
The U.S. Senate wants to limit the FCC’s ability to regulate ISP data policies
Your internet service provider gathers a lot of information. Part of the Senate wants to limit the FCC’s ability to determine how that data is used.
Senate Dems grill FCC chairman
Democrats grilled the new Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday, at his first hearing before Congress since taking over the agency. In his first month on the job, Chairman Ajit Pai has quickly begun rolling back a number of Obama-era initiatives and regulations, and faced tough questions from Dems at the Senate Commerce Committee hearing.
New FCC Chairman Defends Changes to Internet Privacy Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended his promised rollbacks of Obama-era privacy and net-neutrality rules at a hearing Wednesday, saying they are necessary to maintain broadband investment.
New FCC Chairman Defends Changes to Internet Privacy Rules
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended his promised rollbacks of Obama-era privacy and net-neutrality rules at a hearing Wednesday, saying they are necessary to maintain broadband investment.
The Government’s Attempts To Regulate The Internet Hit A Huge Five-Year Roadblock
President Donald Trump renominated Republican Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai to serve another five-year term, which appears to signal the administration’s intent on rolling back regulations. “I am deeply honored to have been nominated by President Trump to serve a second term on the Federal Communications Commission,” Pai said in an official statement.
Senators push FCC to keep its net neutrality rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should reverse course and keep the net neutrality rules it passed just two years ago, several Democratic senators said Wednesday. The FCC has not yet moved to repeal the regulations prohibiting broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing web traffic, but the agency’s new chairman, Republican Ajit Pai, has called the rules a “mistake.”
The battle for online privacy: What you need to know – CNET
CNET explains everything you need to know about the latest political battle over how your digital data should be protected. There’s a new Federal Communications Commission chairman in town.
U.S. Senate resolution aims to let ISPs share your private data without permission
A resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday aims to roll back privacy rules for broadband service providers that were approved by the Federal Communications Commission in October. The rules include the requirement that internet service providers like Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon should obtain “opt-in” consent from consumers to use and share sensitive personal information such as geolocation and web browsing history, and also give customers the option to opt out from the sharing of non-sensitive information such as email addresses or service tier information.