Newsweek has a great feature today by Creative Commons guru Lawrence Lessig that argues that it’s time to kill off the FCC: Born in the 1930s, at a time when the utmost importance was put on stability, the agency has become the focal point for almost every important innovation in technology. It is the presumptive protector [...]

USATODAY reports that, starting immediately, AT&T customers can use any wireless phone, device and software application from any maker, without having to sign a contract. “You can use any handset on our network you want,” says Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T’s wireless business. “We don’t prohibit it, or even police it.” AT&T’s move [...]

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. announced a smaller loss in the third quarter (ending at the end of Sept. 2007) as the company added subscribers. It still hopes to gain regulatory approval in order to close its deal to merge with XM Satellite Radio this year. Sirius lost $120.1 million in the quarter that just ended, [...]

Satellite radio company XM revealed this week that in the third quarter, its losses were up a whopping 70 percent over last year.  Analysts blame the losses on a 22 percent drop in sales at chain retail outlets like Best Buy. On a more positive note, XM announced an increase in subscribers to their satellite [...]

Verizon Wireless is suing the Federal Communications Commission, asking a federal court to overturn open-access rules that the FCC is imposing on the winner a wireless airwave auction set for this winter. The FCC’s¬†auction rules specifiy that: You should be free to download and use any software applications or content they desire; and You should [...]