The 6 Best Things That Happened to the Internet This Year
Over a year ago, we offered a handy guide for explaining net neutrality to your relatives. This holiday season, that…
Jeb Bush's Plan To Gut Net Neutrality
Jeb Bush just published a love note to big business that’d be amusing if it didn’t give me second-hand embarrassment at…
AT&T Is Already Rolling Out a $200 Wireless-and-TV Plan with DirecTV
Late last month, AT&T bought DirecTV for $48.5 billion, merging America’s second biggest cell carrier with its biggest…
It’s On: AT&T and DirecTV Just Got the OK to Merge
The FCC has approved AT&T’s $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV. That means the second-biggest cell carrier is officially…
The Latest Big Cable Consolidation Will Screw Consumers and Startups
America woke up to some frustrating news today. Charter, the fourth-largest cable company in America, wants to buy Time…
How Verizon Buying AOL Subverts an Open Internet
Telecommunication companies were up in arms in February after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made net…
Verizon's $4.4 Billion Bid for AOL Is All About Mobile Content
Verizon is buying AOL for a cool $4.4 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal is reporting today. This major media…
Good News! The DOJ Might Kill the Comcast-Time Warner MergerÂ
The Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger has been in the works for so long, it’s starting to feel like the impending monopol…
AT&T Let Scammers Steal Personal Data from at Least 280,000 CustomersÂ
Nearly 280,000 AT&T customers had their personal data stolen by scammers, including the last four digits of social…
Don't Celebrate Yet, But the Net Neutrality Vote Looks Good
Things are looking good for net neutrality. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission will vote on whether to…
Did the Internet Win Yet? No. But Here's What We Got.
It's a good day for the internet: Wired just published an op-ed by FCC chairman Tom Wheeler detailing his new proposal…
It's Finally Game Time for Net Neutrality
On Thursday, the government is expected to propose new net neutrality rules that would treat the internet more like a…
Republican Bills Would Strip the FCC of Its Power to Regulate the Web
Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced net neutrality bills that would strip the Federal Communications…
FCC Launches Slick New Public Complaint Site
Last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) famously botched the record-breaking public comment period on…
Hackers Can Read Your Texts Thanks to Huge Security Flaw
The global telecom network Signal System 7 helps phone carriers across the world, including AT&T and Verizon, route…
How Much Money Big Cable Gave the Politicians Who Oversee the Internet
Minutes after President Obama unveiled his plan for net neutrality yesterday, Republicans leaders like Ted Cruz came…
Comcast Wants To Turn Home Routers Into Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
In the coming weeks, Comcast is rolling out a new feature that turns residential customers' new Xfinity Wi-Fi routers…
FCC Incest: Meet the Cable Cronies Who Control Net Neutrality's Future
The fate of net neutrality has never looked bleaker, with the FCC's proposed rules basically dismantling the free and…
The FCC Won't Delay Its Net Neutrality Vote After All
Despite a plea from one of its commissioners and much of the public to delay the decision, the FCC will forge ahead…
Rumor: AT&T Wants to Buy DirecTV
The Wall Street Journal and LA Times are reporting that AT&T is in talks with DirecTV about a possible acquisition of…