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A group of Maryland lawmakers has urged the Federal Communications Commission to improve broadband mapping data accuracy for the state.
Read More »Md. officials push FCC for better high-speed internet access
TV broadcaster Sinclair fined $48 million over Tribune deal
The federal government has fined Sinclair Broadcasting Corp. $48 million, largely because of actions the TV broadcaster took in its failed attempt to acquire smaller rival Tribune Media.
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Read More »Frosh announces joint effort to combat illegal robocalls
A coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies have agreed to a set of principles to fight illegal robocalls, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced Thursday. All 50 states and Washington D.C. were involved in the ...
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Read More »FCC votes along party lines to end ‘net neutrality’
The Federal Communications Commission swept aside rules barring broadband providers from favoring the internet traffic of websites willing to pay for speedier service, sending the future of net neutrality on to a likely court challenge. The Republican-led commission voted 3-to-2 ...
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Read More »FCC: Wi-Fi firm blocked mobile hotspots at Baltimore venue
The Federal Communications Commission plans to fine the Baltimore Convention Center’s Wi-Fi provider $718,000 for allegedly blocking personal Wi-Fi hotspots at the venue for a 26-day period last year, a charge the company disputes. Virginia-based M.C. Dean Inc., an electrical design-build ...
Read More »With FCC done, Internet neutrality goes to court
When the Federal Communications Commission published the full text of its Open Internet rules last week, it set off the final countdown toward legal assault that has been inevitable for months.
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Read More »Net neutrality goes to court: A guide to the Internet’s legal fate
When the Federal Communications Commission published the full text of its Open Internet rules last week, it set off the final countdown toward legal assault that has been inevitable for months.
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Read More »FCC fines Marriott for blocking hotspots
(Bloomberg) Marriott International Inc., the Bethesda-based hotel company, was fined $600,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for blocking hotel customers from connecting to the Internet on personal Wi-Fi networks in order to force them to pay for the hotel’s networks. ...
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Read More »Comcast tells FCC Netflix, Discovery demands are extortionate
Comcast Corp. accused companies criticizing its $45.2 billion bid for Time Warner Cable Inc. of “extortionate” demands and cited video streamer Netflix Inc. and programmer Discovery Communications Inc. as examples.
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Read More »FCC exploring reasons for Internet traffic jams
The Federal Communications Commission is setting out to unravel the mystery behind the Internet traffic jams bogging down the delivery of Netflix videos and other online content.
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