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Nearly half of households on tribal lands lack a broadband connection.

As Pandemic Lays Bare Digital Divide In Indian Country, Senators Prod FCC

Senate Democrats are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to expedite progress on broadband connectivity in Native communities.

Spam phone calls are the No. 1 consumer complaint at the Federal Communications Commission. Seventy percent of people no longer answer calls they don't recognize, according to Consumer Reports.

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'Do I Know You?' And Other Spam Phone Calls We Can't Get Rid Of

Yuki Noguchi

A majority of consumers now ignore phone calls, assuming they're mostly spam. Regulators and the wireless industry admit they don't yet have answers about stopping the growing scourge.

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After Encountering Dangerously Slow Internet, Wildland Firefighters Join Net Neutrality Lawsuit

Rae Ellen Bichell

Western firefighters were working the biggest wildfire in California鈥檚 history when they encountered a surprising obstacle: slow internet.It happened in鈥�

Community

FCC Changes To Streaming Rules May Revive Local Video Stores

If you enjoy the convenience of streaming your favorite TV shows and movies online, the next couple of years may be rough. The Federal Communications鈥�

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More Farmers Logging Onto The Internet

Luke Runyon

The U.S. Department of Agriculture finds that farms across the country are increasingly gaining internet access. As it stands, 70 percent of U.S. farms鈥�

Republicans in Congress are no fans of FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler's "net neutrality" plan.

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On Net Neutrality, Republicans Pitch Oversight Rather Than Regulation

Brian Naylor

Backers say the net neutrality rules will ensure equal access to the net for content providers. But Republicans in Congress are no fans of FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler's plan.

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On Net Neutrality, Boulder And NoCo Are Right There With San Francisco

Erin O'Toole

When it comes to the net neutrality debate, the Federal Communications Commission has received more than 1.1 million public comments, a ratio of about one鈥�

Proponents of open Internet access protest in front of the FCC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The commission votes Thursday on its proposed rules amid debate about network neutrality.

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FCC To Unveil Proposed Rules To Govern Internet Traffic

Laura Sydell

The suggestion last month that the FCC might let Internet providers charge companies more for faster service prompted a firestorm of protest. The commission votes Thursday to begin debate on the plan.

Residents of the East Village in New York City look for cellphone reception Nov. 1 after Hurricane Sandy wiped out power and some cell towers.

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After Sandy, Questions Linger Over Cellphone Reliability

Tracy Samuelson

Roughly one in four cellphone towers in the path of Hurricane Sandy went out of service. It was a frustrating and potentially dangerous experience for customers without a landline to fall back on. Now, local officials and communications experts are pushing providers to improve their performance during natural disasters.

A woman views a Mitt Romney campaign ad in September, a month after the launch of an online government database that is supposed to make it easier for the public to see what political ads air in big markets, and how much is spent on them.

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Thieves Target Political Ad Consultants On New FCC Site

Peter Overby

The online government database was supposed to bring some transparency to the multimillion-dollar market in political TV ads, letting the public more easily see how much politicians and advocacy groups spend in major markets. But it also has inadvertently opened up some of those involved to fraud.