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Analysis: In telecom merger mania, skeptical eye from Obama administration

May 23, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pair of potentially transformative U.S. telecoms and cable deals could run afoul of Obama administration regulators who worry that mergers among market leaders would hurt...

Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx is interviewed at the Department of Transportation July 29, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

The struggle over in-flight calls continues

June 18, 2018 at 3:25 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation waded into the fray on the use of cell phones during airplane flights on Thursday, saying that his department...

U.S. carriers agree to new cellphone ‘unlocking’ policy

August 24, 2021 at 6:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Major U.S. wireless carriers on Thursday pledged to make it easier for consumers to "unlock" their mobile phones for use on competitors' networks, responding to pressure from...

FCC starts review of rules on in-flight phone use

August 24, 2021 at 6:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation waded into the fray on the use of cell phones during airplane flights on Thursday, saying that his department...

Carriers, FCC near deal to make it easier to unlock cell phones

December 24, 2018 at 6:13 a.m.

U.S. wireless carriers are hammering out the final details of a deal with the Federal Communications Commission to adopt new policies to make it easier for consumers to "unlock" their...

U.S. FCC delays incentive auction of airwaves to mid-2015

August 24, 2021 at 5:58 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, as long predicted, now plans to hold the so-called incentive auction of broadcast airwaves in mid-2015, a year later than originally intended,...

Some cyber security experts recommend shutting Obamacare site

August 24, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's HealthCare.gov site is riddled with security flaws that put user data of millions of people at risk and it should be shut down until fixed,...

Some cyber security experts recommend shutting Obamacare site

May 23, 2019 at 4:23 p.m.

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's HealthCare.gov site is riddled with security flaws that put user data of millions of people at risk and it should be shut down until fixed,...

FCC to wireless carriers: agree on phone unlocking policy or face rules

August 24, 2021 at 5:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top telecommunications regulator on Thursday demanded that wireless providers voluntarily agree on the rights of consumers to unlock mobile devices once contracts end, or the Federal...

U.S. officials offer few concessions on NSA spying to privacy board

August 24, 2021 at 5:03 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is open to some changes to how it conducts its phone and Internet surveillance programs as long as they do not undermine the programs'...

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