We must protect the existing monopolies

Any illusion that the US FCC is interested in doing anything other than protecting the existing telco monopiles was crushed after it announced that smaller carriers would not be allowed to apply for 5G licences.

A risk to the rest of the country

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai dubbed California's net neutrality bill "illegal" saying it "poses a risk to the rest of the country".

Assures telcos they can still throttle

A court ruling that limits state regulation of cable company offerings was praised by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai.

Ajit wants to slice up the Pai 

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday issued rules for bidding on high-band spectrum that will be used to create the next generation of 5G wireless networks.

Net neutrality laws need to be restored

The FCC's daft plan to kill off net neutrality laws in the US could have a knock-on effect on online gaming.

Gotta keep them stupid

Donald Trump's FCC, which has already killed off net neutrality, now thinks it is a good idea to take broadband away from poor people.

Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award

The National Rifle Association (NRA) today gave its Charlton Heston Courage Under Fire Award to Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Pai may have colluded with Sinclair broadcasting

The bloke who handed over the internet to the US's telephone monopolies,  Ajit Pai, is being investigated over another of his deals.

FCC claims the big telcos are now competing

Desperate to prove that killing net neutrality was not designed to make telcos richer at the expense of the rest of the US, the FCC has gone into full spin mode.

High profile advisor quits

A high profile broadband advisor to the US FCC has quit claiming the watchdog has become a puppet of the telcos and ISPs.