Stories about: Federal Communications Commission

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President Clinton talks about the iPhone, newspapers, broadband 17 March, 2010 08:18

In a forum today marking the 25th anniversary of the first .com registration, former USPresident Bill Clinton spoke about his favorite devices, the grim outlook for newspapers and the need for policies to improve Internet access.
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US plans own national broadband network 16 March, 2010 17:02

US communications regulators on Monday began unveiling details of a plan designed to vault the United States into the ranks of world leaders in high-speed Internet access over the next decade.
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Researchers use light from LEDs to send data wirelessly 11 March, 2010 08:35

Light coming from lamps in your home could eventually be used to encode a wireless broadband signal, according to German researchers.
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More fiber will help US wireless crunch 11 March, 2010 06:05

Laying more fiber is one way to make more efficient use of wireless spectrum, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on Wednesday.
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A WiMax phone might help ailing Palm 27 February, 2010 09:53

After Palm Inc. admitted that its smartphone sales were below expectations, rumors started swirling that the company might be sold, or that it could be beefing up its product line with a WiMax smartphone for Sprint Nextel.
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Mobile carriers defend early termination fees 25 February, 2010 08:18

Early termination fees for mobile phone contracts are necessary to subsidize the cost of smartphones and customers know what they're getting into, mobile carriers told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in comments filed this week.
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Top-rated cell phones also rank high in radiation emissions 24 February, 2010 12:01

An environmental activist group has issued its latest list of popular cell phones that emit comparatively high levels of RF radiation, though all are within federal limits.
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Windows Phone 7 a good start, but questions persist 17 February, 2010 09:03

Early reaction to the refreshed Windows Phone 7 Series operating system boiled down mostly to: "Microsoft desperately needed to do something."
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US FCC plans for 100M bps to 100 million households 17 February, 2010 06:48

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Tuesday laid out some details, including an ambitious "100 Squared" initiative, that will be part of the agency's National Broadband Plan that it will send to Congress in March.
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iPad hype drives away consumers, survey says 06 February, 2010 06:24

When the over-the-top hype met the reality of Apple's iPad, a majority of consumers decided they didn't need, and wouldn't buy, the new device, a survey published today said.
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Nexus One for AT&T may be in the works 02 February, 2010 06:59

Google may be gearing up to increase the availability of the Nexus One Android phone in the US.