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27 May, 2019
As regulations shift and providers enter new markets, the telecom industry is changing rapidly. In preparation for these changes, telecom risk management professionals must become aware of new risks on the horizon. (more…)
In spite of public protests, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to end the use of net neutrality in 2015, and in June 2018 the US officially repealed the rules that restricted the way internet providers could treat data. The impact was quickly felt. Research released in September 2018 by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts revealed that YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and NBC Sports were the main targets of slowing data speeds, or throttling.
03 July, 2017
Share spectrum, and share it again, but don’t throw the baby out with it, writes Nick Johnson, the chief technology officer of ip.access. (more…)
05 April, 2017
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 3, finalising the repeal of the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) internet privacy rules that would have stopped ISPs’ intrusive practices, says NordVPN. (more…)
30 January, 2017
Neustar, Inc., a neutral provider of real-time information services, has not found a superior deal in the permitted 30-day window, and has agreed to be acquired by a private investment group. (more…)
13 December, 2016
Silicon Valley innovators often see Europe as a fragmented landscape of independent markets with myriad regulation at the European and national level. At the same time, on personal data protection and data ownership, this picture of fragmented Europe does not apply. (more…)
24 May, 2016
Zero-rating programs, which allow consumers to access certain Internet content and services without it counting against their monthly smart phone data plans, should be welcomed as a way to increase value for consumers, not as a threat to the open Internet as some critics have charged. (more…)
30 March, 2015
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously by five votes to nil, on Thursday to drop Neustar Inc in favour of Telcordia Technologies as the contractor to help telecom carriers route calls and text messages. (more…)
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