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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...