Greetings from Nebraska and Missouri, where we celebrated the Fourth with friends and fireworks! Hope that your holiday was restful and safe. Our opening picture today is of the Fastwyre Ribbon Cutting invitation for Sedalia this coming Tuesday. We look forward to launching fiber...
After pointlessly fighting tooth and nail for almost two years, FTC will now be forced to end the case,
after the latest setback at The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit). The Ninth Circuit’s well expected en banc denial, following...
FTC commissioner called former AT&T practice essentially 'scammed' unlimited customers
This week AT&T agreed to settle a 2014 complaint from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that alleged the carrier "failed to adequately disclose to its unlimited data plan customers that, if, they reach a certain...
The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division is opening up an inquiry into the business practices of big tech companies, just as Facebook has agreed to a $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and major changes to how it handles and monetizes users'...
A U.S. district court judge has found that Qualcomm violated anti-trust laws, ruling in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and ordering Qualcomm to change some of its licensing and negotiation practices and seven years of monitoring and reporting on its compliance.
Qualcomm has said...
While the final decision on the FTC vs. Qualcomm case is still pending from the last two months, the new developments have put the very premise of FTC’s case in question. The details revealed during the Apple vs. Qualcomm trial and the ensuing settlement...
FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez told the Senate Commerce Committee the court decision in AT&T throttling case removes authority in enforcing Sec. 5 of FTC Act
Following a stinging rebuke of its authority to regulate common carriers, the Federal Trade Commission is looking to challenge a...
Appeals court sides with AT&T that FTC does not have jurisdiction in the case, though carrier remains open to fine from FCC
AT&T won the latest battle in an ongoing dispute with the Federal Trade Commission regarding claims the carrier’s mobile business did not properly...
Sprint fined by FTC for tacking on fees to consumers with low credit scores
Story updated with comment from Sprint
Sprint has agreed to pay $2.95 million in civil penalties connected to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the carrier failing to properly inform some customers...
Consumer protection body levies fines on apps designed to detect skin cancer and improve eyesight
WASHINGTON – The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges with an app company, which claimed its product could improve users’ eyesight. Under the terms of the settlement, Ultimeyes will be...
Federal judge tosses AT&T’s claim that carrier isn’t subject to FTC authority in data throttling lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission can continue its data throttling lawsuit against AT&T, according to a March 31 decision handed down by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.
The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and senior Democrats on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation are asking the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Verizon’s use of supercookies to track cellphone user activity.
Supercookies are an...
Bloomberg report claims action tied to previous FTC court filing
AT&T Mobility is reportedly looking at a potential fine from the Federal Communications Commission related to claims the carrier was not providing adequate notification to customers impacted by throttled mobile data speeds.
Bloomberg, citing a letter...
Carrier to pay at least $90 million in refunds, $22.5 million in fines
Despite claims of a conspiracy, T-Mobile US today came to an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission to pay at least $22.5 million in fines tied to bill cramming.
As part of the...
Carrier to provide consumer tools for speed monitoring
Following an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission, T-Mobile US has agreed to provide more transparency to consumers who have their mobile data speeds throttled.
The agreement calls for T-Mobile US to send text messages to customers that will...
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a court complaint against AT&T Mobility over the mobile operator’s throttling of data speeds for “unlimited” data customers. The court action, which was coordinated with the Federal Communications Commission, alleges “unfair and deceptive” practices tied to the unlimited...
