Tag: Federal Communications Commission
Steve Marshall joins bipartisan, multistate fight against illegal robocalls
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 39 state attorneys general this week in a bipartisan effort calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and...
Good on his word, Doug Jones co-sponsors bill to protect net...
Alabama's newest senator, Democrat Doug Jones is wasting no time getting to work in Washington, D.C.
During the campaign, Jones asserted his support of net...
Bradley Byrne: Fighting for rural America
Approximately 46 million people call rural America home, according to information from the Department of Agriculture. These rural communities make up the backbone of...
How a Trump Administration could shape the internet
Under a President Donald Trump, cable and phone companies could gain new power to influence what you do and what you watch online -...
Robert Bentley, GOP governors ask FCC to address illegal prison cellphones
Ten Republican governors want the Federal Communications Commission to give states more autonomy to apply technology that can stop prison inmates from using smuggled...
Robert Bentley highlights need for faster internet in rural Alabama
Gov. Robert Bentley is meeting with rural educators to highlight his plan to expand high-speed internet service across Alabama.
Bentley visited the southwest Alabama town...
Senate to consider bill providing broadband service to rural areas
Sen. Tom Whatley (R-Auburn) has introduced legislation in the Senate that would remove coverage area restrictions for public providers of municipal telecommunication services and allow those...
FCC provides funding for expanded broadband in Alabama
An Arkansas-based company is getting more than $500,000 annually in federal funds to expand high-speed internet service in rural Alabama.
The Federal Communications Commission says...
AT&T hit by FCC with $100M fine for slowing speeds
AT&T Mobility LLC has been slapped with a record $100 million fine for offering consumers "unlimited" data, but then slowing their Internet speeds after...
Comcast abandons Time Warner bid after government pushback
What killed Comcast's $45 billion bid for Time Warner Cable? Regulators' desire to protect the Internet video industry that's reshaping TV.
A combination of the...