Wireless carriers and others like Comcast and Dish Network are getting their checkbooks ready as they start bidding on airwaves the government has reclaimed from TV broadcasters. The second phase of the Federal Communication Commission’s so-called incentive spectrum auction kicked off Tuesday. This first-of-its-kind auction allows wireless operators and others to buy airwaves that TV …

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday raised maximum rates phone companies can charge inmates for making phone calls. Last year, the FCC set limits on rates phone companies could charge inmates making local and long-distance calls from prisons and jails. But companies providing phone services filed a lawsuit arguing the rates the FCC established were too low and didn’t cover …

What did you do on your summer vacation? I went to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. All right, so it wasn’t exactly a vacation. I live in a nearby suburb of Philadelphia and I was working 14 hours a day throughout the week, getting home well past midnight each evening. But for a reporter who’s covered technology for more …

Silvia Scandar Mahan traveled to Philadelphia for her summer vacation. Now, she’s putting in more hours than she does at Cor, the San Francisco digital media startup where she works. From 9:30 a.m. until after midnight, the 33-year-old is producing video that tells the stories of delegates at the Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton was officially named the party’s …

Tech companies called Wednesday for the federal government to invest in more STEM education and reform immigration policies, recurring themes the industry hopes to influence in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Representatives of Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon said they face difficulties finding qualified staff, a handicap they believe other US companies face and that threatens the strength of …

First the pope and now the Democrats. Philadelphia has been a big destination for travelers in recent years. If you weren’t able to score tickets this week to the Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton will make history as the first woman to accept the presidential nomination from a major US political party, have no fear. There’s still plenty to …

Republicans consumed wireless data in Super Bowl-level quantities last week as their party nominated Donald Trump in Cleveland. Now, the carriers are getting ready for the same challenge on the other side of the aisle in Philadelphia. Verizon, the country’s largest wireless operator, said Monday its customers used an aggregate 7 terabytes of data each day of the Republican National …

Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager on Sunday accused Russian hackers of releasing internal emails to help Republican Donald Trump win the presidential election. On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Robby Mook, who heads up Clinton’s presidential campaign, told Jake Tapper that “experts” have told the campaign that “Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these emails, and other experts are …

Like many new graduates, Dallas Roberts wanted to celebrate the end of his studies at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, with a trip. His proposed destination: Philadelphia, where he could attend the Democratic National Convention to support Bernie Sanders. The 22-year-old couldn’t afford the $3,000 he estimated the trip would cost. So he did what many people of his …

Amazon is offering a new perk for its Prime customers: A discount on student loans. On Thursday, Wells Fargo unveiled a partnership with the Seattle-based online retailer to offer cheaper rates on student loans to customers who also pay for an Amazon “Prime Student” subscription. Wells Fargo, which is the lender for the loan, will shave off a half a …