Millions of people have answered a call to support the Federal Communications Commission’s existing net neutrality rules.  But will that be enough to convince the agency to back off of its plan to kill them? In response to the planned overhaul, the Republican-led FCC has received a record-breaking 7.4 million comments — nearly double the amount it …

The Federal Communications Commission wants to crack down on unwanted “robocalls” and is looking at ways to help consumers block them. The FCC wants to put an end to annoying unwanted robocalls. Detroit Free Press On Thursday, the commission voted unanimously to evaluate a system that would allow phone companies to check if a number calling you is legit. The …

Sen. Al Franken wants to make sure that deep-pocketed broadband companies can’t hijack the internet. That’s the message the Minnesota Democrat has been delivering in a series of videos, tweets and Facebook posts in support of the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality rules. Franken, along with several other Democrats in the Senate, have been turning up the pressure on the FCC …

Your internet experience may look a little different today. That’s because Netflix, OkCupid, Airbnb, Reddit and dozens of other popular websites are greeting visitors on Wednesday with messages urging them to protect the free and open internet. It’s all part of a massive campaign called the “Day of Action,” an online protest that’s meant to stir up grassroots support for …

AT&T says it supports net neutrality and to prove it, it plans to join the massive online protest Wednesday to show support for rules under fire by the Trump administration. Yes, that’s right. The nation’s second-largest phone company, which unsuccessfully sued the Federal Communications Commission in federal court to dismantle the 2015 rules, is joining 70,000 online companies, advocacy groups …

The wireless wars are making it a good time to shop around for a new wireless plan. All four major wireless carriers in the US — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile — now offer unlimited data plans, which are great if you don’t want to worry about how much data you’re using. And the companies have been falling all over …

Facebook and Google are throwing their weight behind preserving the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial net neutrality rules. The two internet giants confirmed Friday that they plan to participate in a mass online demonstration to defend the rules as the Republican-led FCC considers gutting the protections, according to spokespeople for the companies. Dozens of companies and activist groups, including Amazon, Netflix, …

A federal program that subsidizes mobile phone and broadband service for poor Americans is rife with waste, fraud and abuse, according to a new government report. On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office issued the result of a three-year audit of the subsidy program, which found that more than a third of customers receiving the subsidy could not be confirmed as …

Net neutrality still has its allies. Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii is leading the fight among Democrats to preserve existing net neutrality regulation. Getty Images Among them is Senator Brian Schatz from Hawaii, the leading Democrat on the subcommittee overseeing the Federal Communications Commission. Schatz is among several outspoken Democrats, including Sens. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut …

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai says he wants to fix the agency’s net neutrality rules. The FCC is set to vote on a proposal this month that will revisit the rules governing net neutrality, once again opening up the issue for debate. Pai, a Republican appointed in January as chairman by President Donald Trump, says he supports the principles …