FCC chairman Genachowski is stepping down

The tech industry will play close attention to Genachowski's replacement.

Mr. Page goes to Washington: Google lobbying tripled in Q1

If its lobbying spend is any indication, Google is trying to woo the government. The search giant spent triple what it did a year ago on lobbying efforts in Washington, according to The Hill.

Google’s spending in Washington, D.C. has …

FCC closes case on Google Wi-Fi snooping but charges $25K fine for obstruction

The Federal Communications Commission has slapped Google with a $25,000 fine for obstructing the agency’s efforts to find out more about Google’s data collection practices, according to the New York Times.

Google has been in the government’s sights for years …

Updated: Verizon reverses $2 fee after FCC inquiry, customer outrage

Update, 12:31pm PST: Verizon wireless has reversed its decision to institute a $2 fee on customers paying their bills online. The company released a statement confirming the about-face on Friday, a couple hours after the Federal Communications Commission decided to …

Can the FCC stop the coming spectrum crunch?

For all the talk of a pending spectrum crunch that is worrying regulators and wireless companies, Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski doesn’t seem to be doing a whole lot about it.

Genachowski reasserted his stance that the government needs …