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ICANN eliminates .org domain price caps despite lopsided opposition
Earlier in 2019, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) sought public comment on a new contract for the Public Interest Registry, the non-profit organization that administers the .org top-level domain. The results were stark; more than 3,200 individuals and organizations submitted comments to ICANN, and most of them focused on a proposal to remove a cap on the price customers could be charged for .org domains. The existing contract, signed in 2013, banned the Public Interest Registry from charging more than $8.25 per domain.
“We need to up our game”—DHS cybersecurity director on Iran and ransomware (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 14:21Apple moves Mac Pro production from Texas to China (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 14:20Another Ajit Pai plan could harm weather forecasts, expert groups warn
Meteorologists and other experts are urging the Federal Communications Commission to drop a spectrum-sharing plan that they say could interfere with transmissions of weather-satellite imagery. The dispute is over the 1675-1680MHz frequencies and is separate from the other FCC/weather controversy, which involves the 24GHz band and has pitted the FCC against NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the US Navy.
AT&T sued over hidden fee that raises mobile prices above advertised rate (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 16:04Ex-chair of FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee gets five years in prison for fraud (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 06/24/2019 - 16:01Ajit Pai tries to kill San Francisco’s attempt to spur broadband competition
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on whether to preempt a San Francisco city ordinance that was designed to promote broadband competition in multi-unit buildings. San Francisco's Article 52, approved in December 2016, lets Internet service providers use the existing wiring inside multi-unit residential and commercial properties even if the wiri
Starry aims to bring its $50, 200Mbps broadband to 25 more US states
Starry, a wireless home Internet provider, says it has acquired enough spectrum to offer service to 40 million households in more than 25 US states. The company sells 200Mbps Internet service for $50 a month, but it doesn't reveal how many subscribers it has. To expand its network, Starry spent $48.5 million on spectrum licenses in the Federal Communications Commission's recent 24GHz auction.