FCC formally approves T-Mobile and Sprint merger

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday formally approved a merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the final regulatory step toward the creation of a new mobile carrier expected to rival an existing duopoly held by Verizon and AT&T.

AppleInsider Staff 6 years ago 19

Apple gets FCC approval for Mac Pro, release imminent

On Wednesday morning, Apple was granted FCC approval for the forthcoming Mac Pro, with historical precedent suggesting strongly that preorders for the unit will start very soon.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 27

FCC approves $26.5 billion T-Mobile and Sprint merger

The Federal Communications Commission has given the green light for the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, with Wednesday's vote of approval for the joining of the two companies being one of the last hurdles needed to be cleared for the transaction to proceed.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 24

FCC adopts new rules to battle foreign robocalls, spoofed texts

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted to adopt an expanded set of rules that will enable the agency to more vigorously pursue international robocallers and bad actors sending spoofed text messages.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 9

Apple, other tech firms petition FCC for short-range 6GHz Wi-Fi tethering

Apple is among several major U.S. tech firms petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to approve a limited form of 6-gigahertz Wi-Fi, spectrum also in demand with the cellular and utility industries.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 5

AT&T automatically blocking spam & fraud calls for new customers

AT&T is now automatically blocking suspected spam and fraud calls, though only for new customers at the moment.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 18

FCC wants powers to punish international robocallers and texters

A new FCC proposal would extend previous anti-robocall legislation and allow the Commission to include calls, text messages and other communications from international scammers.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 12

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Victor Marks 6 years ago 5

Bipartisan 'Stopping Bad Robocalls Act' emerges at US House

The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee have introduced a new compromise bill, the "Stopping Bad Robocalls Act," joining other government efforts to halt the tide of unwanted spam calls.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22

FCC chairman says he'll recommend Sprint & T-Mobile merger

U.S. Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said he'll recommend approving a proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, following a series of promises the carriers made for their $26.5 billion deal.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

No, '250 scientists' didn't warn that AirPods are a cancer risk

Over the last month, a UK tabloid and the Medium blogging platform helped launch a wave of articles later syndicated by Yahoo and other clickbait sites implying that large group of scientists were very concerned about the health risks of AirPods. The problem: the petition was signed in early 2015, before AirPods were even announced. Its concerns were not linked to the extremely weak Bluetooth Low Energy protocol that AirPods use.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 47

T-Mobile and Sprint receive key approvals on path to blockbuster merger

T-Mobile and Sprint moved past two major hurdles on their way toward a long-fought merger on Monday, receiving regulatory approval from both the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and a group of defense agencies collectively known as Team Telecom.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 14

Apple wins FCC clearance for iPhone XR in time for Oct. 19 preorders

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday granted its stamp of approval for the iPhone XR, which goes on sale in less than a month.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6

US Senate votes to preserve net neutrality, but effort faces overwhelming odds

U.S. Senate Democrats were handed a major victory on Wednesday when the body voted 52 to 47 in favor of undoing the Federal Communications Commission's "Restoring Internet Freedom" order, which ended Obama-era net neutrality protections.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 50

Apple pushes FCC to keep 'super-high' spectrum free for 5G & other future tech

Apple is pressuring the U.S. Federal Communication Commission to keep "super-high" radio frequencies — between 95 and 3,000 gigahertz — open to use for 5G cellular data and other possible purposes.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 14

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