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Feds Will Let AT&T Buy DirecTV
AT&T had to agree not to favor its own video services and to deliver fiber Internet to more people.
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Fake Twitter Story Fuels Worries with New Web Addresses
A phony news story caused a spike in Twitter stock. Does an expansion of Web domains mean more scams are coming?
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Feds: App Secretly Hijacked Phones to Mine Digital Money
The "Prized" app drained batteries and burned through mobile data, according to regulators.
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National Journal Feds Urged to Investigate Uber's Plan to Track Users
Privacy group wants the FTC to step in to block changes to Uber's privacy policy.
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National Journal FCC Moves to Subsidize Internet as Republicans Warn of 'Tax' Hike
The agency wants to help poor Americans get online, but Republicans warn of pouring money into the controversial "Obamaphone" program.
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National Journal AT&T Faces $100 Million Fine in FCC's First-Ever Net-Neutrality Case
The wireless carrier, which is also fighting FTC charges, limits "unlimited" data.
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National Journal Privacy Groups Boycott Administration's Facial Recognition Talks
The Commerce Department will forge ahead, but privacy advocates have lost faith in negotiations over software that can identify faces.
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Does NSA Spying Leave the U.S. Without Moral High Ground in China Hack?
Was the breach of federal employee records all that different from U.S. surveillance programs?
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NSA Fight Isn't Over Yet; House Votes to Defund 'Backdoor' Spying
The same measure passed the House last year, but went nowhere in the Senate.
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National Journal Court Rejects Plea to Block FCC's Net-Neutrality Rules
Net-neutrality rules will take effect Friday, but the broader legal war will drag on.
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National Journal U.S. Will Delay Plan to Give Up Internet Powers
The head of ICANN says his group needs more time to free itself from U.S. control.
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National Journal Massive Hack Exposes Data of 4 Million Federal Employees
China is believed to be behind the enormous intrusion, according to multiple reports.
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National Journal Lawmakers Probe FBI's "˜Disturbing' Use of Spy Planes
The FBI has reportedly been using planes equipped with high-tech cameras and cell-phone tracking technology.
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Telecom Law Overhaul Hit by 'Atomic Bomb' of Net Neutrality
Hopes are dimming for the first major update of the Communications Act since 1996.
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National Journal The FCC Just Made It Easier to Raise Your Cable Rates
In an unusual move, Chairman Tom Wheeler overrode opposition from his fellow Democrats.
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National Journal Telecom Industry Backs Internet Subsidies for the Poor
Republicans and telecom companies are at odds over the FCC's plan to expand the 'Obamaphone' program.
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U.S. Regulators Want No Part in .Sucks Domain Fight
Celebrities and companies complain they're getting extorted to prevent embarrassing websites.
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National Journal Republicans Attack FCC Plan to Pay for Internet Access for the Poor
The commission hoped to win GOP support for its plan to overhaul the "Obamaphone" program. But it's not going well.
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National Journal FCC Wants to Make It Easier to Block Annoying Robocalls
The commission plans to tighten its rules on telemarketing.
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Why Charter Thinks It Can Succeed Where Comcast Failed
Charter wants to buy Time Warner Cable—will the Obama administration let it?
