• Justice Department OKs T-Mobile's $26.5 billion Sprint deal

    Justice Department OKs T-Mobile's $26.5 billion Sprint deal

    Jul 26, 2019 04:54 PM EST

    ... build out rural broadband and 5G, sell its Boost prepaid brand and keep prices on hold for three years But public-interest advocates complained the FCC conditions did not address the problems of the merger — higher prices, less wireless competition — and would be difficult for regulators to enforce. Attorneys general ...

  • Walmart to pay $282 million over foreign corruption

    Walmart to pay $282 million over foreign corruption

    Jun 20, 2019 08:25 PM EST

    "Walmart valued international growth and cost-cutting over compliance," said Charles Cain, chief of the SEC Enforcement Division's unit overseeing FCPA violations. "The company could have avoided many of these problems, but instead Walmart repeatedly failed to take red flags seriously and delayed the implementation of appropriate internal ...

  • States sue to stop $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger

    States sue to stop $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger

    Jun 11, 2019 07:58 PM EST

    ... It also promised to sell off Sprint's prepaid Boost Mobile brand and keep price increases on hold for three years. That was enough for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to back the deal. The other two Republican commissioners indicated they would join him. WATCH: How the FCC is trying to ...

  • News Wrap: Trump trades verbal volleys with Tehran

    News Wrap: Trump trades verbal volleys with Tehran

    May 20, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... He said the wireless carriers committed to build a 5G next-generation broadband network within six years. The merger still needs approval from the full FCC and the Justice Department. And on Wall Street, those U.S. actions against Huawei sent tech stocks and the broader market lower. The Dow ...

  • Questions over coverage plague rural broadband expansion

    Questions over coverage plague rural broadband expansion

    Apr 15, 2019 03:49 PM EST

    ... Chairman Ajit Pai to use crowdsourced data and public feedback to create more accurate maps. Some of them have since introduced legislation to force the FCC to widen the scope. Federal lawmakers from New Hampshire sent a separate letter, saying the FCC was forcing cash-strapped local governments there to ...

  • News Wrap: Trump 'strongly' considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities

    News Wrap: Trump 'strongly' considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities

    Apr 12, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... 269 points to close at 26412. The Nasdaq rose 37 points, and the S&P 500 added 19. Still to come on the "NewsHour": FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on what 5G technology will mean for the U.S.; where the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates stand on reparations for slavery ...

  • WATCH: Trump discusses 5G service, high-speed internet access

    WATCH: Trump discusses 5G service, high-speed internet access

    Apr 12, 2019 05:09 PM EST

    ... do the same as they build out 5G. Huawei, the world's largest maker of such equipment, has said this security concern is unfounded. The FCC also said Friday that it will be "repurposing" funds from existing programs to provide $20.4 billion, over a decade, to internet providers, with ...

  • Democrats question pledges in $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint deal

    Democrats question pledges in $26.5 billion T-Mobile-Sprint deal

    Feb 13, 2019 05:00 PM EST

    ... carriers had been unable to get a merger deal through under President Barack Obama. But after President Donald Trump's election, a more business-friendly FCC deemed the wireless market "competitive" for the first time since 2009, a move that some experts believe could make it easier to win approval ...

  • How the decline of newspapers creates 'news deserts' around the country

    How the decline of newspapers creates 'news deserts' around the country

    Jan 31, 2019 11:20 PM EST

    ... lifeblood of our democracy, everything from when and where to vote, to topics such as education, health, emergency and safety information that we need. The FCC put out in -- earlier in this decade a list of eight topics that they considered to be critical information needs for communities. As we ...

  • This beaming sculpture will shine from earth's orbit -- and probe the politics of space

    This beaming sculpture will shine from earth's orbit -- and probe the politics of space

    Sep 23, 2018 06:08 PM EST

    ... Paglen said, he wanted to “make a satellite that’s the exact opposite of every other satellite that’s ever been made.” Last week, the FCC granted a license for the project, directing Paglen and the Nevada Museum of Art to comply with the International Radio Regulations and provide details ...