telecom
A Cell Phone Carrier Breaks With Big Telecom, Announces Support for Right to Repair Legislation
Cell phone providers have actively lobbied against right to repair legislation, but Ting Mobile announced that it supports consumers' right to fix the things they own.
Bill That Would Restore Net Neutrality Moves Forward Despite Telecom’s Best Efforts to Kill it
Last minute attempts to weaken the proposal failed as bill now moves toward a showdown in the House and Senate.
AT&T Jacks Up TV Prices Again After Merger, Despite Promising That Wouldn’t Happen
AT&T insisted that post-merger “efficiencies” would likely result in lower, not higher rates.
If We're Going to Break Up Big Tech, We Shouldn’t Forget Big Telecom
Senator Elizabeth Warren proposed breaking up tech giants Facebook, Google, and Amazon on Friday—but big telecom is in dire need of the same treatment.
New Bill Would Stop Internet Service Providers From Screwing You With Hidden Fees
Cable giants routinely advertise one rate then charge you another thanks to hidden fees a well-lobbied government refuses to do anything about.
Canadian Telecom Giant Bell Wanted NAFTA to Ban Some VPNs
Bell wanted the privacy tools—which can also be used to access geo-blocked media—to be made unlawful under NAFTA.
Verizon Trims 10,000 Employees Despite Billions in Tax Cuts and Government Favors
Killing net neutrality in particular was supposed to spur both job growth and investment.
Comcast Forced to Refund $700,000 to Customers Over Misleading Fees
A new settlement with Massachusetts explains that Comcast advertised one rate, then charged customers more when the bill actually arrived.
Researchers Believe Sprint Is Throttling Skype Without Telling Consumers
Sprint denies the claims but the researchers have run nearly 2,000 tests since the beginning of the year.
An ISP Left Corporate Passwords, Keys, and All its Data Exposed on the Internet
The ISP, called Pocket iNet, left 73 gigabytes of extremely sensitive internet available for anyone to see.
Verizon Didn’t Bother to Write a Privacy Policy for its ‘Privacy Protecting’ VPN
Verizon's 'Safe Wi-Fi' says it "protects your privacy and blocks ad-tracking," but its current privacy policy is a placeholder that says the exact opposite.
Telecom Lobbyists Have Stalled 70 State-Level Bills That Would Protect Consumer Privacy
In 2018 alone, the telecom lobby has killed or stalled a whole host of legislation that would prevent ISPs from selling your data.