Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) had perhaps the most memorable reaction to Obama's Monday announcement about net neutrality: reclassifying broadband under common carrier laws was "Obamacare for the internet."...
Also, internet sales taxes will hurt retro lava lamps
The FCC has asked AT&T for more information about its decision to halt the rollout of its high-speed fiber network until net neutrality rules are decided. It's asking AT&T to provide documents regarding...
"We are happy to respond to the questions posed by the FCC." AT&T
Their trade group argues that the current system for providing residential internet service is a "terminating access monopoly" without meaningful competition.
Trying to terminate access monopolies
The Pentagon may soon start turning planes into bona fide Helicarriers for drones. DARPA this week announced that it wants to explore making existing aircraft capable of carrying, launching, and recovering...
"We want to find ways to make smaller aircraft more effective." DARPA program manager Dan Patt
Federal agencies have a new way to find people. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the US Marshals service has scooping up Americans' cell phone information by planting fake cell tower...
IMSI catchers onboard small airplanes
A few weeks ago, my wife, two sons, and I got out of the city and visited my in-laws. I brought along my DJI Phantom drone. I thought being in the country would make things safer. I was wrong.
You have to remember, this thing is not a toy
Back in June, you may remember Last Week Tonight With John Oliver had a great bit on net neutrality. Oliver poked fun at the FCC commissioners; he compared Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former telecom lobbyist,...
"Don't eat ma baby!" FCC employee
Amazon announced its plans for delivery drones — Amazon Prime Air — late last year. And then, for a long time: nothing. As observers pointed out, the project had at least a few hurdles to fruition. But the...
Ads for "flight operations engineer"
Just two days after news of a breach at the US Postal Service, The Washington Post has revealed a successful attack on the federal weather network, resulting in a system lockdown and a two-day outage in...
"NOAA told me it was a hack and it was China." Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA)
In a bad sign for everyone interested in protecting net neutrality, the chief financial officer of Verizon has said that he believes the FCC will make the "right decision" on how to regulate internet...
"I think the independent agency of the FCC will make the right decision." Fran Shammo, Verizon CMO
After President Obama called on the FCC to pass strong net neutrality rules, Chairman Tom Wheeler reportedly backed away from the statements, saying he favored a more "nuanced" solution. But regardless of...
Investments are on pause
The US and China this week announced a landmark agreement to sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as part of a deal that President Barack Obama described as a "major milestone." As the New York...
"We hope to encourage all major economies to be ambitious." President Barack Obama
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