As tomorrow's FCC net neutrality vote looms, Ars has been sharing as much of our reporting on the topic as possible. And this week, a longtime reader nudged us about this classic on the FCC's ...

When I was growing up, the closest thing we had to a wireless phone was a cheap set of walkie-talkies that had a range of about 100 feet and the sound quality of the original telephone — at best. It’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I blog about entrepreneurs, their world, and the new, new thing. Analyzing the wave of innovation that resulted from an earlier ...

David Brodwin is a cofounder and board member of American Sustainable Business Council. Follow him on Twitter at @davidbrodwin. This week marks the 44th anniversary of the Federal Communications ...

Last time I noted a notable anniversary of a technology-related event, I was a few days early. This time I’m a week late from the 40 th-anniversary date. Hang with me, please; I’ll eventually get my ...

"I've been waiting 40 years, and thought nobody would ever ask me to come celebrate the Carterfone decision," declared former Federal Communications Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, speaking at a ...

Skype petitioned the Federal Communications Commission earlier this week to force U.S. mobile operators to loosen controls on what kinds of hardware and software can be connected to their networks. In ...

In 1921, a small company in New York — you might call it a tech start-up — invented a solid-state device to ease the social discomfort occasioned by the advent of the telephone. The earliest phones ...

Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...