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Mobile app usage hits 51% of all time spent on digital media

Here's a stat that will make most people nod in agreement: time spent on mobile apps is at an all-time high and just keeps growing. But, breaking down the data piece-by-piece does carry some surprising...

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Hear that? Pandora and artists finally reach sweet harmony

After years of hitting sour notes with artists, Pandora seems to have struck the right chord at last. Pandora unveiled its first hand-in-hand partnership with music creators and distributors through...

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AT&T promises gigabit broadband to 11 more cities

AT&T is hitting the gas on plans to deliver ultra-high-speed broadband to more homes, apartment buildings and businesses. The Dallas-based phone company said it plans to bring the newly branded...

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FCC poised to reinforce consumer rights and protections

[Commentary] If you are a consumer who feels like you're being taken advantage of, where do you turn for help? The Federal Communications Commission is the nation's expert agency on communications...

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Regulators could freeze AT&T's $85 billion plan to buy Time Warner

To help you understand the regulatory hurdles that face AT&T and Time Warner, we've put together this FAQ.How is the Comcast-NBC Universal deal similar to AT&T's proposed merger with Time...

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Tom Wheeler: The open internet's unlikely defender

Tom Wheeler wasn't expected to be a hero of the open internet. But that's how the outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman will be remembered when he leaves his office in January. In 2015,...

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Meet the man who'll dismantle net neutrality 'with a smile'

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai often goes out of his way to be nice. He always has a kind word for colleagues, even when they stand on the opposite side of the aisles. "He made the...

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The battle for online privacy: What you need to know

A primer on FCC Privacy news.Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has wasted no time in scaling back rules passed by his Democratic predecessor, Tom Wheeler. This includes putting the...

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Net neutrality dead on arrival? Here's what's next for the internet

Just two years after adopting its network neutrality rules, the Federal Communications Commission could be on the cusp of tearing them down. Recent comments by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Sen Ted Cruz...

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AT&T hopes you forget it's a phone company

With T-Mobile tearing up the wireless industry, what's a carrier to do? If you're AT&T, start looking outside the wireless business. AT&T doesn't want to be known as just a telecommunication...

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