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Starting Sunday, cable companies can no longer ‘rent’ you the router you already own
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Is your internet service provider charging you every month for the cable modem or router that you purchased with your own money? Or, perhaps, have you never bothered to buy those items because you cou
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra S Pen support confirmed by FCC
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An FCC listing confirms that Samsung’s S Pen stylus can be used with the company’s upcoming flagship Galaxy S21 Ultra phone.The FCC test report explicitly describes an EUT (Equipment Under Test) d
FCC chairman Ajit Pai gave up on his legally dicey attempt to ‘clarify’ internet law
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On October 15th, FCC chairman Ajit Pai promised that the FCC would “move forward with a rulemaking” to clarify the “meaning” of Section 230, the all-important internet law that protects free s
Spotify’s Car Thing shows up in FCC filings with a new design and bigger screen
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Back in May 2019, Spotify announced that it would be publicly testing a voice-controlled smart assistant for cars that the company called “Car Thing.This new version of the Car Thing seems like it w
Biden appoints Jessica Rosenworcel as acting FCC chair
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President Joe Biden has appointed Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to lead the Federal Communications Commission until an official chair is confirmed.Rosenworcel was first nominated to the
Tesla’s next car will seamlessly unlock with UWB, FCC leak suggests
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Apple and Samsung have been quietly contributing to a new technology to find and seamlessly unlock your car with your phone, without pulling a fob out of your pocket — and Tesla may be one of the fi
The high price of broadband is keeping people offline during the pandemic
Covid-19 has widened many inequities, including the “homework gap” that threatened to leave lower-income students behind as schools moved online, as well as access to health care, unemployment ben
Is your internet speed slow or fast? Here’s how to tell in under 60 seconds
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Chris Monroe/CNET The next time your home internet connection is struggling to load a webpage or Netflix keeps buffering while you're binging that new series everyone is talking about, take a few min
Democrats call on FCC to expand remote learning connectivity
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In an open letter on Thursday, dozens of Democrats called on Federal Communications Commission Acting Chair Jessica Rosenworcel to expand the use of broadband funds for students struggling to stay con
Inside the Wild Aftermath of Janet Jackson’s Wardrobe Malfunction
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While CBS was hit with a $550,000 fine for the incident—the largest ever of its kind—by the FCC, the Third Circuit Court would rule in the network's favor in 2008, saying the FCC 'acted arbitraril