FCC Republicans force prisoners and families to pay more for phone calls(arstechnica.com)

4 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 0 comments

Massachusetts becomes fifth state to make prison calls free(wgbh.org)

188 points by toomuchtodo 2 years ago | 71 comments

San Francisco Weighs PG&E Takeover Amid Soaring Utility Costs(kqed.org)

58 points by cdrnsf 4 months ago | 45 comments

Reddit CEO defends $193M compensation following backlash from unpaid moderators(fortune.com)

38 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 33 comments

U.S. Seeks 70-Month Prison Sentence for YouTube Content ID Scammer(torrentfreak.com)

34 points by CoBE10 3 years ago | 6 comments

Jails banned visits in "quid pro quo" with prison phone companies, lawsuits say(arstechnica.com)

67 points by LinuxBender 2 years ago | 14 comments

FCC bars providers for non-compliance with robocall protections(docs.fcc.gov)

352 points by impish9208 1 year ago | 242 comments

FCC public document announcing the removal of voice service providers from the Robocall Mitigation Database for failing to comply with robocall protection rules.

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 rules AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal(fcc.gov)

1095 points by ortusdux 2 years ago | 631 comments

FCC news release announcing a Declaratory Ruling that AI-generated voices in robocalls count as "artificial" under the TCPA, making them illegal.

Telecom Industry Is Mad Because the FCC Might Examine High Broadband Prices(techdirt.com)

432 points by rntn 2 years ago | 249 comments

Techdirt article by Karl Bode on telecom industry opposition to an FCC Notice of Inquiry considering broadband prices in its deployment assessments.

2400 phone providers may be shut down by the FCC for failing to stop robocalls(docs.fcc.gov)

450 points by impish9208 1 year ago | 274 comments

FCC news release announcing that over 2,400 voice service providers face removal from the Robocall Mitigation Database for failing to meet filing requirements.

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.