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Deal to Combine AT&T, T-Mobile USA Raises Antitrust Questions
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- AT&T's surprise announcement that it plans to acquire T-Mobile USA will force federal regulators to confront a difficult antitrust question: Can American consumers get good wireless service at a fair price if they must choose between just two national companies? That debate will be at the center of the government review of the $39 billion cash-and-stock deal announced Sunday. If approved, the purchase would catapult AT&T past Verizon Wireless to become the nation's largest cellphone service provider. Tim Boyle, Getty Images It was reported Sunday that ...
Safety Guide for Cell Phone Users
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsWhat's a consumer to do? If you're trying to figure out how to diminish whatever radiation might be generated by your cell, consider some basic facts. The radio frequency (RF) waves from cell phones come from the antenna, which is built into hand-held phones. Potentially harmful waves are strongest at the antenna, losing energy as they travel away from the phone. The American Cancer Society says many factors can affect the amount of RF energy to which a person is exposed, including time spent on the phone. Also See: Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC Another is ...
Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsMore than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their phones to their ears. Amid this confusion comes a report from health and safety activists that the government's cell phone watchdog -- the Federal Communications Commission -- is putting industry desires before public well-being. Investigators for the Environmental Working ...
Opinion: Why Decriminalize Child Prostitution?
By not in system - AOL NewsBelieve it or not, the average age for a girl entering prostitution is 13 years old, and the average age is declining as buyers want younger and younger children. Nobody knows exactly how many kids end up being sold for sexual services, but the number is in the multiple thousands and the problem grows bigger and expands to more cities and towns every year. But even one child victim is one too many. Decent people are appalled and want to stop this outrage. However, one "good sounding" solution that many states are considering will surely produce unintended negative consequences that will make ...
Opinion: When Comcast Rules the World
By David Fagin - AOL NewsWhen the Federal Communications Commission approved the Comcast/NBC merger earlier this week, it set off all the usual complaints from all the usual suspects. You should be afraid! You should be mad!! Too much content control under one roof!!! Poppycock. So what if one company owns ... 10 TV and movie production studios (including Universal Pictures), 20 cable channels, 11 regional broadcast TV stations, 15 Telemundo stations (arriba!), nine regional sports cable networks, one regional news cable station (New England Cable News), a whole bunch of websites, two pro sports teams in ...
Verizon Challenges FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday filed a legal challenge to new federal regulations that prohibit broadband providers from interfering with Internet traffic flowing over their networks. In a filing in federal appeals court in the District of Columbia, Verizon argues that the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its authority in adopting the new "network neutrality" rules last month. The rules prohibit phone and cable companies from favoring or discriminating against Internet content and services - including online calling services such as Skype and Internet ...
Left and Right Despise FCC's Net Neutrality Rules
By not in system - AOL NewsIn a contentious vote, the Federal Communications Commission passed new rules on Internet service providers Tuesday. The regulations will prohibit broadband providers from interfering with Web traffic and discourage them from giving some Web destinations preferential treatment over others. Noticeably, wireless Internet providers such as Verizon and AT&T will not be required to adhere to those rules. From the Atlantic Wire The 3-2 vote passed along party lines, with the two Democrats voting with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and two Republican commissioners dissenting. In ...
FCC Net Neutrality Ruling: What Does It Mean for You?
By Nathaniel Jones - AOL NewsAre some versions of the Internet more equal than others? The Federal Communications Commission passed its first-ever regulation of the Internet today, in a net neutrality compromise that saw its 3-2 vote split sharply along party lines. The full text of the new regulations will not be published until later this week, but the broad strokes of the deal are now known. There will be two sets of regulations governing the way an Internet service provider is allowed to control your access, depending on whether you are accessing the Net wirelessly or via a landline. Broadband service providers ...
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules, a Victory for Obama
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Federal Communications Commission has approved new regulations that will prohibit providers from limiting how their customers use the Internet at home. The rules, passed by a 3-2 vote Tuesday, will be used to enforce "network neutrality," provisions that require Internet service providers to treat web traffic equally and not slow or block websites. The new regulations apply mostly to "wireline" broadband content and not information from the web received via cellphones. The FCC's three Democratic members voted yes, including FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who proposed the rules over ...
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