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10:31am Sep 01, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government Economy

Cooper Touts Success Of FCC Program Offering Discounts On Internet, Computers

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina officials are touting a federal program that offers consumers discounts on broadband connections and computers.
10:24am May 14, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government Economy

FCC Program Offers Discounts On Broadband Service, Computers

by Neal Charnoff

A new Federal Communications Commission program is offering consumers discounts on broadband connection and computers.
Nam Y. Huh / AP

7:04pm May 12, 2021

National National

Internet Subsidy Gives $50 A Month Discounts For Low-Income Americans

by Vanessa Romo

The $3.2 billion temporary pandemic program will last for up to six months after the pandemic is over or until the funds run out.
Meredith Rizzo / NPR

1:02pm Apr 24, 2020

National National

Even In Crisis Times, There Is A Push To Wire Rural America

by Kirk Siegler

The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to move almost everything online. But more than one-third of the U.S. population in rural areas has little or no access to the Internet.
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12:00pm Feb 25, 2020

National National

Who Gets 5G — And Who Gets Left Behind — Has Some Worried About Digital Inequality

by Paul Flahive

As wireless companies continue to roll out 5G — the next generation of wireless technology — advocates worry this latest high-speed update will widen the digital divide.
John Raoux / AP

7:51pm Jun 06, 2019

National National Economy

Here's Why You May Start Receiving Fewer Robocalls

by Merrit Kennedy

The FCC wants phone companies to block robocalls by default. "We think these actions will help consumers ... to get the peace and the quiet that they deserve," said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
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7:41am Jun 06, 2019

'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of

by Yuki Noguchi

A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they're mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don't yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge.

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Mark Lennihan / Associated Press

2:45pm May 20, 2019

National National Economy

FCC Chairman Endorses T-Mobile Merger With Sprint

by Merrit Kennedy

"This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans," said chairman Ajit Pai.
John Raoux / AP

7:19pm May 15, 2019

Economy Economy

FCC Wants Phone Companies To Start Blocking Robocalls By Default

by Merrit Kennedy

"The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. "And we believe that we need to make it easier for phone companies to block these robocalls."
Evan Vucci / AP

2:11pm Feb 01, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Net Neutrality Goes Back To Court

by Matthew S. Schwartz

It's the first major court challenge since the Trump administration rolled back Obama-era net neutrality rules. Challengers say the FCC is abandoning its responsibility to ensure an open Internet.
Kyle Grillot / Reuters

7:26am Oct 01, 2018

National National

Justice Department Sues California Over Net Neutrality Law

by Dina Kesbeh

The state's new law affirming Obama-era rules that were later repealed by the Trump administration has put it on a legal collision course with the Justice Department.
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4:59pm Aug 16, 2018

National National

U.S. Sues Operators Of Pirate Texas Station Known As 'Alex Jones Radio'

by Bill Chappell

The operators told the FCC they didn't recognize its right to regulate them. They were hit with a $15,000 penalty "for willful and repeated violation" of laws. Now the FCC has brought in the DOJ.