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Recent stories by Jon Brodkin

1. FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule

   T-Mobile raised lock period for prepaid Metro brand from 180 to 365 days.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 19, 2024 5:10 pm UTC

2. FCC closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high

   FCC wasn't able to cap intrastate prices until Congress granted new authority.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 18, 2024 7:13 pm UTC

3. After breach, senators ask why AT&T stores call records on “AI Data Cloud”

   AT&T ditched internal system, stores user call logs on "trusted" cloud service.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 17, 2024 6:48 pm UTC

4. Craig Wright’s claim of inventing bitcoin may get him arrested for perjury

   UK judge refers Wright to prosecutors, suggests arrest warrant and extradition.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 16, 2024 6:58 pm UTC

5. Record labels sue Verizon for not disconnecting pirates’ Internet service

   Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 15, 2024 8:30 pm UTC

6. Net neutrality rules temporarily stayed as judges weigh impact of SCOTUS ruling

   Court delays FCC rules until August 5, asks sides for briefs on Brand X.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 15, 2024 5:13 pm UTC

7. Nearly all AT&T subscribers’ call records stolen in Snowflake cloud hack

   Six months of call and text records taken from AT&T workspace on cloud platform.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 12, 2024 6:42 pm UTC

8. Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive

   Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says.

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 12, 2024 2:52 pm UTC

9. Republicans angry that ISPs receiving US grants must offer low-cost plans

   Law requires grantees to offer low-cost plans. GOP calls it "rate regulation."

   Jon Brodkin – Jul 10, 2024 8:19 pm UTC

10. Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees

    Losing plaintiffs may be able to join one of the other lawsuits against X Corp.

    Jon Brodkin – Jul 10, 2024 4:40 pm UTC

11. FCC to block phone company over robocalls pushing scam “Tax Relief Program”

    Veriwave Telco "identified one client as the source of all of the calls."

    Jon Brodkin – Jul 9, 2024 5:01 pm UTC

12. Boeing to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud FAA Aircraft Evaluation Group

    Families say deal with US "fails to hold Boeing accountable" for 346 crash deaths.

    Jon Brodkin – Jul 8, 2024 4:02 pm UTC

13. Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements

    Authority cited by FTC just a "housekeeping statute," US judge in Texas rules.

    Jon Brodkin – Jul 5, 2024 4:28 pm UTC

14. “Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

    Patelco Credit Union in Calif. shut down numerous banking services after attack.

    Jon Brodkin – Jul 3, 2024 5:17 pm UTC

15. SCOTUS agrees to review Texas law that caused Pornhub to leave the state

    Law that requires porn sites to verify user ages faces First Amendment challenge.

    Jon Brodkin – Jul 2, 2024 5:28 pm UTC

16. Supreme Court vacates rulings on Texas and Florida social media laws

    Supreme Court remands two cases, saying lower courts didn't do full analysis.

    Jon Brodkin – Updated Jul 1, 2024 7:08 pm UTC

17. SCOTUS kills Chevron deference, giving courts more power to block federal rules

    EPA rules and FCC net neutrality order at risk: "No consumer protection is safe."

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 28, 2024 5:26 pm UTC

18. T-Mobile users enraged as “Un-carrier” breaks promise to never raise prices

    FCC gets 1,600 complaints; users blast "deceptive advertising aimed at seniors."

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 27, 2024 5:10 pm UTC

19. Tesla announces third and fourth Cybertruck recalls

    Wiper motor may stop working and cosmetic applique may detach while driving.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 26, 2024 5:03 pm UTC

20. Verizon screwup caused 911 outage in 6 states—carrier agrees to $1M fine

    Verizon initially failed to remove a flawed update file that caused two outages.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 25, 2024 6:31 pm UTC

21. Julian Assange to plead guilty but is going home after long extradition fight

    "Julian is free!" wife wrote after Assange struck deal with US government.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 25, 2024 4:10 pm UTC

22. EU says Apple violated app developers’ rights, could be fined 10% of revenue

    EU: Apple fees and rules stop devs from steering users to other sales channels.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 24, 2024 4:05 pm UTC

23. AT&T can’t hang up on landline phone customers, California agency rules

    State dismisses AT&T application to end Carrier of Last Resort obligation.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 21, 2024 4:35 pm UTC

24. Statewide 911 outage was caused by 911 vendor’s malfunctioning firewall

    911 vendor Comtech still investigating why firewall blocked emergency calls.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 20, 2024 3:49 pm UTC

25. AT&T imposes $10 price hike on most of its older unlimited plans

    Price hike paired with data boosts to make "unlimited" plans a bit less limited.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 18, 2024 9:03 pm UTC

26. T-Mobile defends misleading “Price Lock” claim but agrees to change ads

    AT&T wins challenge against T-Mobile Price Lock that doesn't lock in any price.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 18, 2024 5:27 pm UTC

27. Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for diverting carmaker’s resources to xAI

    Lawsuit: Musk's xAI poached Tesla employees, Nvidia GPUs, and data.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 14, 2024 5:11 pm UTC

28. Tesla shareholders re-approve Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package

    Court battle over pay plan will continue despite Musk winning shareholder vote.

    Jon Brodkin – Updated Jun 13, 2024 9:51 pm UTC

29. Starlink user terminal now costs just $300 in 28 states, $500 in rest of US

    The $600 standard price was replaced with regional pricing of $500 or $300.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 12, 2024 8:20 pm UTC

30. Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid

    Laid-off Aussies reportedly got up to $70K extra from currency-conversion error.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 12, 2024 4:46 pm UTC

31. T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock—guess what happened next

    "T-Mobile will never change the price you pay," the carrier told users in 2017.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 11, 2024 9:28 pm UTC

32. ISPs ask FCC for tax on Big Tech to fund broadband networks and discounts

    USTelecom cites death of discount program in new call for payments from Big Tech.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 10, 2024 6:40 pm UTC

33. Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3 million check to US government

    Google gets a bench trial after sending unexpected check to Justice Department.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 7, 2024 9:05 pm UTC

34. Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

    Musk could devote less time to Tesla if pay isn't re-approved, shareholders hear.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 7, 2024 5:26 pm UTC

35. FCC pushes ISPs to fix security flaws in Internet routing

    Chair: Addressing BGP flaws will "help make our Internet routing more secure."

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 6, 2024 9:40 pm UTC

36. US agencies to probe AI dominance of Nvidia, Microsoft, and OpenAI

    DOJ to probe Nvidia while FTC takes lead in investigating Microsoft and OpenAI.

    Jon Brodkin – Jun 6, 2024 6:34 pm UTC