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FCC Launches New Mobile Broadband Subsidy

PCWorld — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:40:00 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun the process to get competitive bids for new mobile broadband subsidies designed to bring 3G or 4G service to areas without it.

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FCC Takes Steps to Crack Down on Phone Bill Cramming

PCWorld — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:12:00 +0000

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has voted to require telephone carriers to provide their customers more billing information in an effort to crack down on mysterious, unauthorized charges on phone bills.

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FCC Fights Carrier Bill Shock

PCWorld — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:16:00 +0000

Site lists the major mobile U.S. carriers’ policies for warning customers who approach their over-usage limits (and accompanying fees) in a compromise with industry association.

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Google gets $25K fine for ‘impeding’ FCC probe into Street View

Christian Science Monitor | Innovation — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:45:04 +0000

The FCC has fined Google $25K for stonewalling government investigators.

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Google Hit With FCC $25K Fine Over Street View Data Collection

PCWorld — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:44:00 +0000

At issue is the finding nearly two years ago that Google Street View cars had been collecting payload data from unprotected Wi-Fi networks via code written for an experimental project.

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Google Hit With $25K Fine, But FCC Finds Street View Data Collection Not Illegal

PCWorld — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:44:00 +0000

At issue is the finding nearly two years ago that Google Street View cars had been collecting payload data from unprotected Wi-Fi networks via code written for an experimental project.

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Sony VAIO Chromebook Details Revealed

PCWorld — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:45:00 +0000

Someone still believes in Chromebook laptops. Documents filed with the FCC show that Sony is working on one.

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T-Mobile Layoffs Called FCC’s Fault

PCWorld — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:48:00 +0000

An AT&T executive claims the nixed merger would have prevented call center closures — but the FCC expressed concern the combined carriers would lose jobs.

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Feds Sue AT&T Over Deaf Calling Service Fraud

PCWorld — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:19:00 +0000

The FCC claims that AT&T let scammers overrun a calling service for the hearing impaired, and then stuck taxpayers with the bill.

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FCC Moves to Open Up New Mobile Spectrum

PCWorld — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:10:00 +0000

The FCC votes to move ahead with plans to open up 40MHz of wireless spectrum in the 2GHz band to mobile voice and broadband service.

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