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FCC

Here’s when you can sign up to get $50 a month from the FCC to help pay for your internet

April 29th, 2021

Jacob Siegal

Back in December 2020, Congress approved the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program as part of the final stimulus package under President Donald Trump. This program would give Americans with low incomes or those who lost income during the pandemic the ability to sign up for $50-per-month internet subsidies that would be administered by the Federal …

Politics

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July 29th, 2021

The IRS is sending out 1.5 million surprise refunds averaging $1,600 – here’s who gets one

Andy Meek

Politics

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July 30th, 2021

Are $2,000 monthly stimulus checks really going to happen? Here’s what you need to know

Andy Meek

Lifestyle

People keep complaining to the FCC that TV commercials are too loud

April 25th, 2021

Andy Meek

Did you know that loud TV commercials are actually against the law? The CALM Act passed by Congress back in 2011 directed the FCC to set rules around the volume of TV commercials, which the FCC proceeded to do — partly by adopting a rule that said TV commercials need to have the same average …

Tech

Use the FCC’s Speed Test app to stick it to crappy internet providers

April 13th, 2021

Jacob Siegal

When you sign up for an internet plan, you’re promised certain upload and download speeds by the provider. Those promises can’t always be kept, which is why many of us turn to online speed tests when we want to know what we’re actually getting for our money. The two services that most people use to …

Tech

What could this mysterious streaming device from Google be?

March 29th, 2021

Chris Smith

Google manufactures various smart home devices under the Nest brand that plenty of users are already familiar with. There’s the Nest smart speaker series, including the models that feature displays; the Nest WiFi routers; the Nest indoor and outdoor cameras; the Nest smart thermostats; the Nest alarm; and the various Nest sensors. But Google might …

Science

CERN wants to build a massive super-collider, but there’s a problem

June 22nd, 2020

Mike Wehner

CERN wants to build a new particle accelerator that is four times larger than the already massive Large Hadron Collider. The project, called the Future Circular Collider, will cost in the neighborhood of $23 billion. The collider will be built in two phases, with the second not being completed until nearly 2100. When CERN, the …

Tech

Everyone’s Wi-Fi is about to dramatically improve

April 23rd, 2020

Andy Meek

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, as millions of people around the country are now staying home and doing their jobs remotely in addition to consuming more news and entertainment from home, a solid, reliable internet connection has been regarded as more paramount than ever. The FCC has voted on new rules that will support faster, more …

Business

AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile will pay a massive fine for violating your privacy

February 27th, 2020

Andy Meek

The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to recommend that a fine of at least $200 million be levied against four major US wireless carriers — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile — in the wake of a serious consumer privacy violation that came to light back in 2018. It involved the disclosure of some real-time location …

Tech

The FCC just made it easy for carriers to lie to you about your 5G coverage

December 5th, 2019

Chris Smith

Remember when AT&T dared to show 5G E indicators on phones even though said devices had no actual 5G components that could connect to 5G networks? Well, don’t be surprised if your carrier decides to suddenly tell you your area has access to 5G coverage even when it’s not the case. And you can thank …

Business

AT&T and FTC settle data-throttling dispute

August 26th, 2019

Andy Meek

AT&T and the Federal Trade Commission have finally reached a settlement as part of a dispute that’s been ongoing since 2014 over an accusation that AT&T throttles the data speed of wireless users on unlimited data plans. The terms (and value) of the settlement reached aren’t yet clear. And it seems the settlement likewise isn’t …

Business

The FCC is finally taking robocalls seriously

June 6th, 2019

Andy Meek

Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai quoted a late Democratic Senator from South Carolina, Fritz Hollings, in an op-ed he penned for USA Today Thursday ahead of a vote by the commission to give carriers new permission to block robocalls by default. The FCC’s vote Thursday was unanimous, a rare thing in the nation’s capital …

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Amazon’s giving away $15 credits, but this is your last chance to get one

When 75,000 Amazon shoppers rave about a $130 memory foam mattress, you need to check it o…

Unreal deal gets you Amazon’s hottest smart home gadget for $23 – plus a $40 c…

Amazon coupon slashes our favorite self-emptying robot vacuum to its lowest price ever

5 must-have Amazon devices you might’ve never even heard of