Comcast, CenturyLink fail to derail Utah community-owned gigabit fiber network(techdirt.com)

761 points by rntn 3 years ago | 243 comments

Techdirt article on Bountiful, Utah's community-owned open-access gigabit fiber network surviving opposition from Comcast and CenturyLink.

Cable Companies, Automakers Try to Derail FTC, FCC Quest to Kill Misleading Fees(techdirt.com)

155 points by rntn 2 years ago | 93 comments

FCC Is Trying to Stop Discrimination in Broadband Deployment. Telecoms Are Mad(techdirt.com)

95 points by rntn 2 years ago | 109 comments

FCC abandons efforts to make U.S. broadband fast and affordable(techdirt.com)

214 points by CharlesW 1 year ago | 167 comments

Broadband monopolies push bill that would crush your ability to stand up to them(techdirt.com)

209 points by rntn 3 years ago | 136 comments

FBI director admits they rarely have probable cause for using NSA collections(techdirt.com)

348 points by repelsteeltje 2 years ago | 94 comments

Techdirt article on FBI Director Wray admitting the agency rarely has probable cause when performing backdoor searches of NSA Section 702 collections.

ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FCC to scrap new rule(arstechnica.com)

422 points by LinuxBender 3 years ago | 314 comments

Ars Technica article on broadband ISPs urging the FCC to scrap a new rule requiring them to list all recurring monthly fees on broadband labels.

FCC Officially Raises Minimum Broadband Metric from 25Mbps to 100Mbps(pcmag.com)

420 points by rosaleia000 2 years ago | 188 comments

PCMag news article reporting that the FCC raised its broadband definition from 25Mbps to 100Mbps download, with a long-term 1Gbps/500Mbps goal.

FCC updates covered list to include foreign-made consumer routers(fcc.gov)

455 points by moonka 7 months ago | 388 comments

FCC news release announcing that foreign-made consumer routers are added to the Covered List, prohibiting approval of new models.

FCC votes to limit prison telecom charges(worthrises.org)

944 points by Avshalom 2 years ago | 408 comments

Worth Rises press release on the FCC's unanimous vote to cap prison phone and video call rates and ban related fees, estimated to save families $500 million annually.

FCC launches inquiry to increase minimum broadband speed [pdf](docs.fcc.gov)

375 points by KoftaBob 3 years ago | 363 comments

FCC document announcing a notice of inquiry into raising the minimum broadband speed benchmark used to define adequate service.

Hold on to Your Hardware(xn--gckvb8fzb.com)

600 points by LucidLynx 7 months ago | 478 comments

A personal blog essay warning about rising hardware prices, shrinking consumer choice, and computing power shifting toward data centers, urging readers to keep their own hardware.