Lawyers

• Buying Consumers’ Web Browsing History From ISPs, Advertisers Are Now Free From Privacy Rules

  The recently introduced Congressional Review Act resolutions would overturn the Federal Communications Commission's privacy rules for Internet service providers and advertisers.

• Internet Privacy Regulations Established By Obama Administration To Be Moved By Senate

  Republican senators voted on Thursday to strike down Internet privacy regulations which were created during the Obama administration.

• Effect of Possible Changes in Net Neutrality Law to Small Business

  With the change of leadership in the FCC, the net neutrality rules will possibly change that may affect small business.

• FCC Drops Inquiries On Free Data Service Provided By Verizon, AT&T

  FCC stops its probe on the free data service provided by wireless firms such as AT&T and Verizon. Under the new leadership, FCC vows to take more friendly action to ensure competition in the wireless marketplace.

• Regulators Approved Merger Between Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable

  Department of Justice and FCC are poised to approve Charter's acquision of Time Warner Cable on Monday with certain conditions. The merged company will have to follow a strict obligation to ensure competition in the sector.

• Verizon Faces $1.35 Million Penalty over Privacy Violations

  Verizon Wireless has agreed to settle with Federal Communications Commission over their privacy violation on the use of supercookies. The telecommunications giant will pay a fine of $1.35 million and must agree to a consent decree before sharing the supercookies.

• Byron Allen files $10B racial discrimination lawsuit against Obama’s FCC and Charter Communication

  Byron Allen is heading back to court. This time Allen and NAAAOM are filing a $10 billion lawsuit against FCC and Charter Communications for racial discrimination charge.

• FCC, Justice Department investigate covert Chinese radio network

  The Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department are investigating a California firm whose U.S. radio broadcasts are backed by a subsidiary of the Chinese government, officials said.

• U.S. sues to stop Electrolux acquiring GE's appliance business

  The United States filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to stop Sweden's Electrolux AB (ELUXb.ST), which owns the Frigidaire, Kenmore and Tappan brands, from buying General Electric Co's (GE.N) appliance business, the Justice Department said in a statement.

• Republicans' bill aims to head off Obama Internet plan

  U.S. congressional Republicans on Friday proposed legislation that would set "net neutrality" rules for broadband providers, aiming to head off tougher regulations backed by the Obama administration.

• U.S. regulator wants faster speeds for Internet broadband

  The head of the U.S. FCC on Wednesday proposed raising the definition of the high-speed Internet to downloads at 25 megabits per second (Mbps), a more than a six-fold increase from the current standard.

• FCC eyes $105 million fine for Sprint over phone bill 'cramming'

  U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp is expected to face a $105 million fine from the Federal Communications Commission in coming weeks over unauthorized charges on customers' cellphone bills, a practice known as cramming, according to FCC officials.

• U.S. manufacturers group opposes stricter Internet regulations

  The U.S. National Association of Manufacturers on Wednesday wrote to congressional and Federal Communications Commission leaders to oppose potential stricter regulations for Internet service providers.

• Any new U.S. Internet rules must withstand lawsuits

  U.S. regulators expect Internet service providers to sue the government over any changes in the way they are regulated and must reevaluate any proposals to make sure they stand up in court, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said at a meeting on Friday.

• Comcast, AT&T seek to reassure on no plans for Internet 'fast lanes'

  Comcast Corp and AT&T Inc have no plans to create Internet "fast lanes" that may hurt consumers' freedom to roam the Web, the leading U.S. broadband providers told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman in recent letters.

• Wheeler backtracks earlier statement about FCC charging Web companies to pay for fast Internet content delivery

  Businessweek said Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has rebranded his earlier message about allowing broadband companies to offer premiums to Internet companies who are willing to pay for faster delivery after getting widespread criticism on using the "fast lane, slow lane" language on net neutrality last week.

• FCC chairman rejects reports that open internet will be gutted

  Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler had told attendees at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Cable Show today that the commission is intent on protecting the open Internet from entities who are leaning to take advantage of it for financial gains.

• Comcast says Time Warner Cable is not anti-competitive

  In a detailed filing with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, Comcast Entertainment Group assured that the merger with Time Warner Cable does not violate anti-competition laws, and claimed that it will also help further the reach of net neutrality.

• Regulators could stall, unwind Comcast-Time Warner deal

  The Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission would most likely come in the way of the proposed landmark merger between Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable, a Wall Street Journal report said.

• Federal Communications Commission chair undecisive on potential Sprint, T-Mobile merger

  An FCC official told Reuters that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler in unsure whether a merger of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US could actually push through in the US due to competition concerns.