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(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones. http://www.physorg.com/news179171423.html Technology Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:30:01 EST news179171423 (AP) -- Ralph Roberts knew he was onto something big when people ran after his cable TV trucks in Tupelo, Miss., asking for a visit to their homes. http://www.physorg.com/news177615078.html Technology Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:50:03 EST news177615078 (AP) -- Google Inc. says its free messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to fewer than 100 phone numbers likely to be adult chat lines and free conference call services. http://www.physorg.com/news175976483.html Technology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:22:02 EST news175976483 (AP) -- Google Inc. wants to answer your mobile phone calls when you can't or just don't want to talk. http://www.physorg.com/news175841549.html Technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:53:09 EST news175841549 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. voted last week to start a process to formulate rules that could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to uphold six principles that would preserve net neutrality, or what the FCC terms "open Internet". http://www.physorg.com/news175767162.html Technology Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:20:01 EST news175767162 (AP) -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic. http://www.physorg.com/news175433274.html Technology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:28:35 EST news175433274 For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These unused frequencies are commonly referred to as TV white spaces. http://www.physorg.com/news175370351.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:10:01 EST news175370351 It's not often that phone sex lines and Benedictine nuns enter into debates on telecommunications industry regulation, but AT&T Inc. and Google Inc. are making it happen. http://www.physorg.com/news175270986.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:01 EST news175270986 Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other leading Web and technology companies expressed support Monday for Federal Communications Commission (FCC) efforts to ensure an open Internet. http://www.physorg.com/news175190583.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:40:04 EST news175190583 (AP) -- With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks. http://www.physorg.com/news175091679.html Technology Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:35:20 EST news175091679 You would think it was crazy if your cell phone could call only people with phones on the same network. But we put up with that absurd situation when it comes to instant messaging -- and have for years. Worse, there's little sign of change anytime soon. http://www.physorg.com/news174805224.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:10:01 EST news174805224 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has given the green light for a trans-Pacific fiber-optic cable funded by an international consortium that includes Google. The new cable, expected to be carrying data traffic by early next year, links the U.S. West Coast and Asia to meet the demand for more bandwidth to handle explosive global Internet communications. http://www.physorg.com/news174286477.html Technology Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:01 EST news174286477 An international trade group representing wireless device makers has announced it was backing a drive to standardize audio and USB plugs for laptops and other mobile gadgets. http://www.physorg.com/news174198828.html Electronics Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:10:01 EST news174198828 (AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices. http://www.physorg.com/news174154100.html Technology Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:20:44 EST news174154100 (AP) -- Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their lines. http://www.physorg.com/news173974939.html Technology Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:50:02 EST news173974939 (AP) -- The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report released Friday concluded. http://www.physorg.com/news173681639.html Technology Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:00:01 EST news173681639 (AP) -- Listeners of Sirius XM Radio Inc. are getting $2 fees added to their monthly satellite radio bills, in what's effectively a price increase for consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news173552515.html Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:40:03 EST news173552515 (PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, broke with precedent by proposing federal rules that enforce Net neutrality -- the principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) shouldn't play favorites with the traffic traveling over their networks. http://www.physorg.com/news173341042.html Technology Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:30:02 EST news173341042 A study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. estimates that the unlicensed "white spaces" spectrum coveted by the software giant and other technology companies could be worth more than $100 billion over the next 15 years. http://www.physorg.com/news173121660.html Technology Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:10:02 EST news173121660 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the old days, when a new wireless technology came along, it got its own swath of the electromagnetic spectrum: AM radio uses 535 to 1,605 kilohertz, so television got chunks between 54 and 806 megahertz. But the airwaves are getting so crowded that that approach won't work anymore. MIT researchers in the lab of Dina Katabi, an associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, are teaching wireless technologies how to share what spectrum is left. http://www.physorg.com/news172851871.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:25:04 EST news172851871 (AP) -- Wireless carriers shouldn't be allowed to block certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission chairman said Monday in a speech that got a cool response from the industry. http://www.physorg.com/news172562761.html Technology Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:21:12 EST news172562761 (AP) -- Think the digital TV transition is over? Not quite. Many viewers have found that they can't pick up certain stations after the switch, even with the right TVs or converter boxes. The stations are still trying to figure out ways to help them tune in. http://www.physorg.com/news172505457.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:11:38 EST news172505457 As federal officials begin reviewing 2,200 detailed proposals requesting more than seven times the $4 billion in broadband investment in this round of stimulus funding, it's a good time to revisit the big-picture and ask what outcomes are we looking for and what should drive funding decisions. With the government investing ambitiously in economic recovery, Americans should be equally bold in expecting a return on our nation's investment. http://www.physorg.com/news170963570.html Technology Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:00:01 EST news170963570 (AP) -- An appeals court overturned a rule that said a cable TV company could not serve more than 30 percent of the nation's subscribers. The verdict Friday was a victory for the largest cable company, Comcast Corp., which has 25 percent share and sued to block the rule. http://www.physorg.com/news170679899.html Technology Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:05:28 EST news170679899 (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission is taking a closer look at the practices of the wireless industry, potentially the first step toward more regulations intended to push down prices and increase choices for consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news170604671.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:11:35 EST news170604671 The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news170447728.html Technology Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:36:09 EST news170447728 (AP) -- Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device - yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright. http://www.physorg.com/news170137368.html Technology Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:50:03 EST news170137368 The Federal Communications Commission's top "strategic" priority will be to encourage greater availability and adoption of broadband Internet access, the agency's new chairman, Julius Genachowski, said in a meeting Monday with editors and reporters at the San Jose Mercury News. http://www.physorg.com/news168627110.html Technology Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:20:02 EST news168627110 Google on Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected. http://www.physorg.com/news168624556.html Technology Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:20:01 EST news168624556 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked Apple and AT&T to explain the decision to reject an application developed by Google for the iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news168324172.html Technology Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:10:01 EST news168324172