Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
AT&T bolsters VoLTE
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FCC Commissioners Rosenworcel and Clyburn against Chairman Pai's plan to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, announced plans for a Dec. 14 vote to remove net neutrality protections put in place by the previous FCC administration, and...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently closed its formal comment period in its effort to reverse Title II utility-style regulation of the internet and restore broadband to its traditional status as an information service – the same status that it enjoyed for nearly 20...
In May the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to start the process of rescinding the “net neutrality” rules that treat broadband providers as telecommunications operators under the regulatory authority of the FCC. Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, appointed by President Donald Trump to...
AT&T sees the Title II ruling as very "narrow"
Contrary to most expectations of what the so-called "net neutrality" rules permit Internet service providers to do or not do in terms of prioritizing or blocking content, an AT&T executive said that court intepretations of Title...
ORLANDO--As the Republican majority on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission looks to dismantle net neutrality regulations shepherded through by former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler under the administration of former President Barack Obama, Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, the lone Democrat on the regulatory body, continued to...
Another week, another round of the industry grappling with exactly what 5G is, how they're going to make it work and what they're going to do with it -- oh yes, and how they're going to make it profitable.
I heard slightly less of the...
The Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to start the process of rescinding the "net neutrality" rules that treat broadband providers as telecommunications operators under the regulatory authority of the FCC.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and fellow Republican Commissioner Michael O'Rielly voted in favor of the...
Imagine driving a car communicating with city infrastructure. You come around a corner but the bits of information informing the car that a pedestrian is walking across the street have to wait for somebody’s video entertainment bits. The delay of a few milliseconds means...
Court cites FCC Chairman's new rulemaking process in denying review
A federal appeals court has declined to review its decision upholding open internet rules, citing the fact that the Federal Communications Commission has announced plans to repeal the rules.
The District of Columbia Circuit Court of...
FCC views on Open Internet regulations expected to hit significant review under Pai, though 5G support could flourish.
The Federal Communications Commissions looks to have found a new leader as current commissioner Ajit Pai has been nominated to head up the powerful government...
In a move following past protocol, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said he would step down on the same day President-elect Donald Trump is to assume the White House.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced plans to leave the agency on Jan....
Telecom operators are in a prime position to use their network insights and net neutrality legislation to counter DDoS attacks and target new business opportunities.
Net neutrality is at the core of the internet’s guiding principles. The idea that internet...
The FCC’s controversial Open Internet rules remain a judicial target, with CTIA and other trade groups seeking a rehearing on the case
A handful of telecom trade groups, including mobile specific representative CTIA, filed petitions with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...
Will private networks allow wireless ISPs like AT&T and Verizon to skirt net neutrality regulations?
We’ve all heard a lot in the news about net neutrality – where all internet traffic is handled and treated in the same manner. The idea behind net neutrality is...
Former chairman of the House Energy & Commerce and House Oversight & Government Reform Committees looks at net neutrality
Throughout my decades of service on the House Energy & Commerce Committee, I advocated for rules and laws that put consumers first and placed corporate competitors...
FCC Chairman Wheeler cited increased network investment, while Verizon laid out its own open Internet principals ahead of appeals court decision
Just over nine months since going into effect, the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order remains a hot topic item for the telecom space...
Jim Patterson looks at the current set-top box proceeding from the FCC
Fresh off the one-year anniversary of enacting net neutrality rules, the Federal Communications Commission turned its attention to Section 629 of the Telecom Act of 1996. Yes, the STB has been clinging to...
Facebook board member Marc Andreessen makes colonialism remark on Twitter; Zuckerberg calls comment 'upsetting'
India’s telecoms services regulator TRAI has issued a new regulation prohibiting discriminatory tariffs for data services like Free Basics, launched by Facebook, saying that these schemes violate net neutrality principles.
With this...
A Stanford Law School professor in a paper published January 29, concludes T-Mobile US' Binge On streaming video service, which doesn't count against a subscriber data allotment, "violates key net neutrality principles and harms user choice, innovation, competition and free speech online."
Barbara van Schewick is...
T-Mobile CEO John Legere said he may have gone too far in criticizing EFF intent
T-Mobile US CEO John Legere took a more conciliatory tone in his latest defense of the wireless carrier’s controversial Binge On video streaming service.
Taking yet again to T-Mobile US’ blog...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2015 across the mobile space. Since it would be foolish to rank these...
Report notes T-Mobile Binge On service accused of interfering with YouTube video traffic
T-Mobile US’ Binge On video offering has reportedly drawn criticism from YouTube, which claims the unlimited streaming service is interfering with YouTube’s video traffic.
According to The Wall Street Journal, YouTube, which like...
