Don’t mess with net neutrality. That was the message from departing FCC chairman Tom Wheeler Friday in his last speech as head of the agency. Wheeler warned the incoming Republican administration against a hasty repeal of the controversial open internet rules. He said getting rid of the rules and taking a “hands-off approach” to regulating …

Now playing: Watch this: FCC: AT&T and Verizon’s free data programs violate net… 1:34 The Tom Wheeler-led Federal Communications Commission is taking a final shot at AT&T and Verizon Wireless. On Wednesday, the FCC’s wireless bureau issued a report (PDF) spelling out how AT&T’s DirecTV Now online video service and Verizon’s FreeBee Data 360 offer, which allow companies to pay …

AT&T and Time Warner may have found a smoother path toward their proposed $85 billion merger: going around the Federal Communications Commission. In a document filed late Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the two companies said they don’t plan to transfer any of Time Warner’s FCC’s licenses to AT&T once the deal closes. That could allow them to …

Four years into its turnaround, T-Mobile is celebrating another big year in customer gains. CEO John Legere on Thursday bragged about the wireless carrier’s success at adding new customers and offered a glimpse at subscriber growth results for the fourth quarter and all of 2016. The company held a press conference at CES 2017 in Las Vegas to announce its …

T-Mobile‘s bombastic CEO, John Legere, brought out his crystal ball to offer some bold predictions for the wireless industry in 2017. Speaking at the company’s CES press conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, Legere rattled off eight possibilities for 2017. These predictions include everything from big cable companies entering and quickly exiting the wireless market to the unseating of three …

It was a banner year for third-party retailers on Amazon, the Seattle-based online retailing giant said Wednesday. Amazon, which also broke its own holiday sales record, said it delivered more than 2 billion items for third-party sellers in 2016, and that it shipped 50 percent more items this holiday season for retailers on its Marketplace than the previous year. The …

Amazon may be preparing to sell its own line of workout clothes. The Seattle-based retailer has quietly launched a series of private-label clothing lines over the past year, and now it looks to be adding athletic wear to the list, according to Recode. The tech website reported Wednesday that Amazon has posted advertisements on job boards looking for brand managers …

Was your nose buried in a mobile device Christmas weekend? If so, you weren’t alone. Phone and tablet owners spent half a billion dollars on mobile apps over the holiday, according to mobile research firm Sensor Tower. Spending on mobile apps for iOS and Android devices were up 52 percent from $330 million to $500 million worldwide from December 24 …

AT&T said Wednesday it will test a 5G wireless service to deliver its new DirecTV Now streaming TV service to select homes in Austin, Texas, in the first half of this year. The Dallas-based wireless and broadband company said the $35-a-month internet streaming service, which offers an alternative to traditional cable and satellite TV services, will use a fixed 5G …

Get ready for a wild 2017 when it comes to the world of wireless. From the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States to ever-growing hype around 5G wireless technology, the signs of change are unmistakable. It could mean anything from a shift in who provides your service to how exactly your connections get made. Trump may …