telecom
Why New York Kicked the Country's Second-Biggest Cable Company Out of the State
New York State regulators say they are fed up by Charter Spectrum Cable's empty promises, poor service, and misleading claims.
Watch This Guy Smash a Modem With an Axe In Front of His ISP Over Poor Service
Jeremy Parsons had enough of poor service from Bell Canada, and took an axe to a modem outside a Bell store.
T-Mobile CEO Tells Congress That Reducing Competition Will Increase Competition
T-Mobile and Sprint are trying to merge, which would make three major cell phone providers instead of four.
California Rushes Through a New Privacy Law After Heavy Lobbyist Input
California lawmakers approve landmark new privacy restrictions, but lobbying influence could weaken many key provisions
AT&T paid Michael Cohen, a personal injury attorney, for insight into an $85 billion merger
The Trump administration opposed the merger in a suit in November and is awaiting a final verdict in federal court.
Comcast Is Already Hated—and It's About to Become a Lot More Powerful
With Comcast buying up broadcasters to cement its domination of the emerging streaming video market, it's about to get a lot worse.
The T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Will Be Terrible For Consumers
Eliminate one of four carriers and the incentive to compete on price is reduced proportionally. Of course, T-Mobile and Sprint executives spent most of the weekend trying to claim the exact opposite.
Life Without Internet: A Look into America's Digital Divide
On today's episode of 'The VICE Guide to Right Now Podcast,' Kaleigh Rogers talks about traveling across the country and visiting America's most disconnected communities.
The Jobs-and-Competition-Killing T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Is Back On
Here comes yet another competition and job-killing mega-merger that nobody asked for.
Canada’s Telecoms and National Media Want the Government to Block Piracy Websites
Digital rights groups worry that website blocking could cover more than illegal piracy.
There's No Public Evidence Huawei Spies on Americans, But the Company Is Getting Blackballed Anyway
Telecom companies scrapping plans to sell Huawei phones reeks of hysteria and protectionism.
Hey, Hawaii: The Telecom Industry Lobbied Against Testing for Emergency Alert System
Everyone in Hawaii received a ballistic missile threat today under a system that currently has no good testing protocols.