A month ago, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai ordered phone companies to implement anti-robocall technologies or face regulatory action. Most carriers have responded by implementing STIR…
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OPLIN 4cast #540: About net neutrality
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So let’s talk about this net neutrality thing. What effects, if any, will new FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposed dismantling of former Chairman Tom Wheeler’s…
People didn’t seem to pay much attention in days gone by to what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was doing. Most of the FCC’s business…
OPLIN 4cast #475: Cable in the future
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It would have been hard to miss the news last week about the FCC’s “war” against the cable TV industry. Most articles highlighted the FCC’s…
On June 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intends to reclassify Internet service providers (ISPs) as “common carriers” under Title II of the Communications Act…
A couple of months ago, we published a 4cast post about “Jamming hotspots” and the big fine the Marriott hotel chain had to pay the…
We’ve blogged about the Federal Communication Commission’s E-Rate reforms in an earlier 4cast, so you may remember that one of the big changes is a…
OPLIN 4cast #393: E-rate reform
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Our apologies if you have already heard about this, but this news is important enough to bear repeating. This Friday (July 11), the Federal Communications…
Last Thursday, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that laid out changes the Commission will be considering in order to comply with…
OPLIN 4cast #379: More Wi-Fi
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On Monday, the FCC announced that they would expand the amount of broadcast spectrum available for use by Wi-Fi devices in order to reduce Wi-Fi…