FCC sets the stage to make in-flight Wi-Fi ridiculously fast

May 10, 2013 6:24 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

In-flight Wi-Fi is one of the best aspects of modern air travel -- even though it's far slower than what you'd get from a 4G LTE smartphone or a typical home broadband connection. But that could all change in a few years.

Mobile hotspots for all: Verizon settles with FCC for $1.25M, must allow tethering apps

July 31, 2012 1:39 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

In a double-whammy for Verizon, the Federal Communications Commission announced today that the carrier must let its customers use third-party apps to turn their phones into mobile hotspots, and Verizon will also have to pay a $1.25 million fee to …

FCC report blasts T-Mobile merger, AT&T cries about it

November 30, 2011 7:52 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

The Federal Communications Commission last night released a damning 157-page report (PDF) against AT&T’s proposed $39 billion T-Mobile takeover, which concludes that the merger would ultimately hurt US consumers and the wireless market.

AT&T, not surprisingly, is none too pleased. …