T-Mobile, Dish Network and cable giant Comcast emerged as the big winners in the government’s wireless spectrum auction. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday announced the winners of its $19.8 billion spectrum auction. T-Mobile spent $8 billion and won the biggest number of licenses, according to the FCC. Dish Network came in second, committing $6.2 …

Silicon Valley is pushing back against Republicans’ plans to rewrite net neutrality rules. Former Federal Communications Commission commissioner Ajit Pai (center) is the new chairman of the agency. Mignon Clyburn (right) and Michael O’Rielly (left) remain commissioners. STEVE BALDERSON/FCC The Internet Association, a lobbying group that represents companies such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, Netflix and Microsoft, met with Federal Communications …

Sprint is getting more aggressive in its pricing on unlimited data as it feels the heat from traditional competitors as well as new ones, like Comcast. Sprint, nation’s fourth largest wireless carrier, launched on Thursday new pricing for its Unlimited Freedom plan. It basically extends the savings it was offering as a promotion to new customers until at least June …

Passengers on Emirates won’t have to go into gadget withdrawal on the long flight from Dubai to the US. The company said Wednesday it will be handing out Microsoft Surface tablets to passengers during flights in which they can’t use their own personal devices. This comes after officials in the US and the UK banned the use of electronics larger …

Twitter on Thursday introduced a speedier, more data-friendly version of its social media website to attract more people in developing markets. Twitter Lite uses less data, loads faster on slower wireless connections and takes up less than a megabyte of memory on a device. The mobile web app loads up to 30 percent faster on a 3G device than the …

The babysitter of six-month-old Brandon Alex was frantically trying to reach 911. But that night in March, more than 400 calls flooded the 911 center in Dallas. Two attempts went by without connecting with an operator. Once the babysitter got through to an operator, she was on hold for 31 minutes, Brandon’s mother, Bridget, told a local CBS station in …

Campaigns raising money to buy lawmakers’ web browsing histories to protest the repeal of broadband privacy rules have been gaining steam the past couple of days, collecting more than $200,000. At least four crowdfunding campaigns have been started since both the House of Representatives and the Senate voted to repeal rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission that would have …

Now playing: Watch this: What the repeal of internet privacy rules means to you 2:26 Obama-era rules designed to regulate how broadband companies handle your private information online are on their way out. As of Tuesday, both houses of Congress have voted to repeal regulations adopted last year by the Federal Communications Commission. The next step is a signature from …

The Republican controlled Federal Communications Commission is taking aim at dismantling another Obama-era policy. This one helps subsidize broadband service for the poor. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said Wednesday the agency will start proceedings to eliminate rules the Democrat-controlled FCC passed last year to make it easier for broadband companies to participate in the Lifeline subsidy program. The 32-year-old program, …

Now playing: Watch this: What the repeal of internet privacy rules means to you 2:26 Broadband providers won’t have to get your permission before sharing your web browsing history and other personal data with marketers thanks to a vote Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Republicans in the US House of Representatives approved a resolution that prevents privacy rules passed by the …