Mobile
Charter and Comcast Offering Emergency Satellite Messaging on Certain Android Phones
Verizon, who the cable giants have MVNO deals with, announced satellite texting on the same Android phones Wednesday.
Mobile
Mobile communication has become a central part internet connectivity.
OTI
Public Interest Groups Want T-Mobile-UScellular Merger Blocked
Advocates called for strict conditions if the merger proceeds.
Mobile
15 Democratic Attorneys General Want FCC to Unlock Phones
The FCC unanimously proposed a 60-day unlocking requirement in July.
Mobile
AT&T Wants Two Years to Comply with FCC’s Mobile Phone Unlocking Proposal
An FCC 60-day phone unlocking mandate would exceed agency authority, AT&T argued.
Mobile
Carriers Split on FCC's Phone Unlocking Proposal
'We have total inconsistency right now in the rules,' said Jeff Blum, executive vice president of external and government affairs at Echostar.
Energy and Commerce
Verizon: Handset Unlocking Rules Need to be Uniform
Issue could be on hold until Trump takes office.
Mobile
NTIA to FCC: Tighten 60-Day Mobile Phone Unlocking Plan
'We urge the FCC to explore ways to further reduce the wait wherever possible.'
NCTA
NCTA Warns 60-Day Phone Unlocking Rule Could Fuel Billions in Fraud
Cable industry group urged FCC to extend unlocking period to 180 days.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on November 6, 2024 - The Debate Over Unlocking Phones
Join us to discover how this proposal could reshape the mobile landscape.
Mobile
Black Orgs Back Rosenworcel on Uniform Phone Unlocking Proposal
Groups argue that unlocking rules will promote digital equity.
Mobile
AT&T Warns FCC of the Risks with Mandated Handset Unlocking
AT&T claims rules will make phones more expensive, accessible to fraudsters.
5G Wireless
UScellular: Intense Competition, Debt Drove Decision to Sell to T-Mobile
Officials from UScellular made their case to the FCC last week
5G Wireless
T-Mobile, UScellular Pitch Merger to FCC
The companies said the cable industry's mobile offerings mitigate lost competition in UScellular's footprint.
UK
Electronic Frontier Foundation Wants a Zero-Day Limit on Locked Phones
A comment, on the FCC's proposed 60 day wait period, advocates for no wait periods on unlocking phones.
FCC
TruConnect Gets ETC Certification In Iowa in Four Months
The company’s affiliate has been waiting 11 years for the same approval from the FCC.
FCC
FCC Considering Rulemaking on Requiring Mobile Providers to Unlock Phones Within 60 Days
The agency will vote July 18 on whether to seek comment on the move.
