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FCC says yes to in-flight WiFi, no to mobile phones
You win some, you lose some, right? Mobile warriors will likely find themselves disheartened at the news that the FCC has grounded plans for in-flight cell phones, at least for the time being.
Read more…Skype vs. the Carriers: The Battle for Wireless Broadband
When Skype filed a petition with the FCC a few weeks ago, asking that the 1968 Carterfone ruling for
Read more…Editor’s Corner
Exclusive: Skype vs. the wireless industry Situated as we are, thousands of miles away from Silicon Valley, it’s not often that we here at DailyTechRag get a front row
Read more…Skype wants in on wireless networks
There are a lot of things you can do with Skype. But if you want to use your unlimited data plan on your cell phone to make a Skype call, you’re out of luck (that is, unless you don’t mind breaking your end-user agreement). The folks at Skype, however, would like to see and end to that limitation. The company has filed a petition with the FCC to ask that VoIP restrictions over …
Read more…AT&T deal lays groundwork for net neutrality legislation
When we last reported on the sticky issue of net neutrality, the outgoing 109th Congress had failed to pass any legislation either allowing or barring the practice of network-wide packet prioritization. Since then, little has changed from a legislative point of view, although there has been an important twist in the FCC’s dealings with AT&T that could have a …
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