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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

May. 08, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and Verizon from favoring some sites and apps over others. The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality...

Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages

May. 03, 2024 04:53 AM EDT

HONOLULU (AP) — Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer's deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Alerts the county sent to cellphones...

FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent

Apr. 30, 2024 10:47 AM EDT

The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers' location data without their consent. "These carriers failed to protect the information entrusted to them....

Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement

Apr. 10, 2024 20:20 PM EDT

The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad's disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with them before deciding the historic deal isn't enough. They said Wednesday that the settlement for everyone within 20 miles (32...

AT&T, FedEx fall; Ballard Power, Semtech rise, Monday, 4/1/2024

Apr. 01, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: AT&T Inc., down 10 cents to $17.50. The telecommunications giant said it discovered a data breach impacting millions of current and former customers. Elanco...

AT&T marketing chief on March Madness and Caitlin Clark's supernova run

Apr. 01, 2024 08:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Who do you have winning your college basketball bracket? The head of AT&T’s marketing is hoping that you’ll respond by asking, “For which tournament?” The telecommunications giant is once again sponsoring the men’s and women’s college basketball...

AT&T says a data breach leaked millions of customers' information online. Were you affected?

Mar. 31, 2024 17:46 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T's current and former customers has been recently discovered online, the telecommunications giant said this weekend. In a Saturday announcement addressing the data breach, AT&T said that a...

AT&T notifies users of data breach and resets millions of passcodes

Mar. 30, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

AT&T said it has begun notifying millions of customers about the theft of personal data recently discovered online. The telecommunications giant said Saturday that a dataset found on the “dark web” contains information such as Social Security numbers for about 7.6 million...

AT&T will give $5 to customers hit by cellphone network outage

Feb. 25, 2024 19:00 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — AT&T says it will give affected customers $5 each to compensate for last week's cellphone network outage that left many without service for hours. The Dallas-based company said on its website that customers will get the $5 credit on their account within two...