The world is getting a little bit smaller, thanks to a new international plan from Sprint that lets customers roam in 15 countries. Sprint With Sprint’s new International Value Roaming plan, announced Friday, travelers can check email and Facebook, download pictures and stay connected on a wireless Internet connection at no additional cost in Latin …

AT&T AT&T has reached a $25 million settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over stolen customer data from three international call centers. The data breaches took place at contracted call centers in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines, and involved the unauthorized disclosure of almost 280,000 U.S. customers’ names, full or partial Social Security numbers and unauthorized access to protected account-related …

Jonah Becker, the executive most responsible for the look of the HTC One M9, will bring his skills to fitness device maker Fitbit. Fitbit is Jonah Becker’s next home. Jonah Becker Becker announced his departure from HTC last week. He will serves as vice president of industrial design — a newly created position at Fitbit — and will report to …

Lovers of Samsung Galaxy smartphones have a lot to be excited about. The latest flagship phone from Samsung is available for preorder starting this weekend. With a sleeker design, a better camera and easier-to-use software, the new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are being called Samsung’s best smartphones to date. But truth be told, the Galaxy S5 was no slacker …

ATLANTA — Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure praised the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to implement rules governing the open Internet — which includes wireless data — arguing that his company couldn’t survive without them. Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure says that the FCC’s new Net neutrality rules are necessary to keep AT&T and Verizon in check. Marguerite Reardon/CNET “Unless there is light-touch …

President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to bring more broadband to Americans. President Barack Obama makes remarks supporting municipal broadband deployments in January in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza On Monday he signed a memorandum formally creating the Broadband Opportunity Council, a federal initiative aimed at increasing broadband investment from private industry …

T-Mobile is doing everything it can to swipe customers from AT&T and Verizon. Its latest program to lure customers away from rivals offers to pay off the balances owed on financing plans used to buy smartphones and tablets. This could be a good deal for many consumers, especially as large carriers move away from contract plans imposing early termination fees …

Republicans may be set to revive legislation that would replace the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial rules governing the open Internet. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) needs Democrats to join his efforts to craft legislation to protect Net neutrality without using old utility-like regulation as the foundation. Screenshot by Marguerite Reardon/CNET At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday key Democrats signaled they …

The head of the Federal Communications Commission insisted that his agency developed its open-Internet rules free from outside influence — including any from President Barack Obama. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies at a House subcommittee hearing, where he was asked to defend his agency’s process for developing Net neutrality rules. Screenshot by Marguerite Reardon/CNET FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler appeared before …

Editors’ note: On Dec. 14, 2017, the FCC, under a new chairman, voted to roll back the regulations described below. For more on the 2017 action and what it means, see this story: “What you need to know about the FCC’s net neutrality repeal.” Two weeks after voting to preserve the open Internet (also referred to as Net neutrality) the …