Collaborate Disseminate
Carriers insist location data scams are rare and they do their best to police them. Government investigators may want to confirm that claim. Continue reading In Letters To Senate, Wireless Carriers Downplay Their Latest Location Data Scandal
Regulators aren’t sold on the companies’ claims that fewer competitors means more competition and lower prices. Continue reading The Unpopular Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Looks Increasingly Doomed
The “Save the Internet Act” still faces long odds: It needs to get through a Republican-controlled Senate where it’s been called ‘dead on arrival,’ and survive a veto threat from President Trump. Continue reading House Votes to Save Net Neutrality
5G will provide faster speeds to urban users, but cost and widespread availability could remain stumbling blocks for many years to come. Continue reading 5G May Never Live up to the Hype
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. Continue reading A Cell Phone Carrier Breaks With Big Telecom, Announces Support for Right to Repair Legislation
Last minute attempts to weaken the proposal failed as bill now moves toward a showdown in the House and Senate. Continue reading Bill That Would Restore Net Neutrality Moves Forward Despite Telecom’s Best Efforts to Kill it
After years of opposing measures that would make broadband availability maps better, a telecom trade group says it is “leading the charge” on creating a better map. Continue reading No One Trusts Big Telecom to Build a Better Broadband Access Map
A Motherboard investigation found that telecom companies are selling their customers’ “assisted GPS” data, which is intended for first responders answering 911 calls. Continue reading What A-GPS Data Is (and Why Wireless Carriers Most Definitely Shouldn’t Be Selling It)
The Senator expressed “disappointment” and “disbelief” at CEO John Legere’s unfulfilled promise to end the sale of geolocation data to “shady middlemen.” Continue reading Senator Wyden Hammers T-Mobile For Empty Promises on Sale of Cell Phone Location Data
The telecom company responded to criticism from teachers and parents saying it will waive the new text message fees for this specific use. Continue reading Verizon Says It Won’t Increase Fees on Education App After All