EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced a modification to their settlement with PPL that will require more transparency and a $1 million investment into their hardship fund following the widespread billing issues that affected nearly 800,000 customers in 2023. On Thursday, the PUC voted 3-2 to modify the settlement between the PUC’s []
The rules ban practices that reserve higher speeds for the services or customers willing to pay more for them.
Internet service providers can no longer fiddle with how quickly — or not — customers are able to browse the web or download files, the Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday.The 3-2 vote to adopt net neutrality regulations, which block wireless companies from selectively speeding up, slowing down or blocking users' internet traffic, restores a policy that was discarded during the Trump administration.The reversal also paves the way for a legal fight with the broadband industry. The...
New York City residents may soon see warning labels next to sugary foods and drinks in chain restaurants and coffee shops, under a law set to go into effect later this year. The rule requires food businesses with 15 storefronts or more to post a warning icon — a black and white spoon loaded with […]
New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband.
A federal appeals court has ruled that New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents
The Obama-era rules classify broadband service providers in the US as common carriers under Title II of the Telecommunications Act, subjecting them to the same regulatory oversight as telephone networks and cable TV. According to the FCC, the open internet standard will "protect consumers, defend national security, and advance publicRead Entire Article
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to approve a regulation that will reinstate net neutrality rules that allow the agency to regulate broadband internet access as a telecommunications service. Net neutrality rules were first imposed during the Obama administration in 2015 but were repealed in 2017 after the Trump administration flipped control of the FCC, which returned broadband internet to being regulated as an information service. With the Biden administration...
VALDOSTA — Officials symbolically broke ground Thursday on a massive
Presented by Microsoft — {beacon} Technology Technology PRESENTED BY The Big Story FCC fines major mobile carriers $200M The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a fine totaling $200 million to the nation’s four largest mobile carriers, alleging they illegally shared access to customers’ location data. © Greg Nash T-Mobile received the biggest fine of
The US Federal Communications Commission voted to restore controversial net neutrality rules rescinded in 2017 during the administration of former President Donald Trump, a decision which could put it at odds with broadband service providers.
Businesses that want to work with the Commonwealth government will have to prove that their operations are sustainable in a push to shift Australia towards a circular economy. As the government attempts to slash the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says a circular economy – where goods are reused, repurposed, recycled or […]