The Federal Communications Commission is holding its first-ever phone number auction. The agency announced that the auction of toll-free numbers Tuesday will include more than 17,600 sought-after ...

The Federal Communications Commission is trying to stop investment firm Warburg Pincus from gaining any more control over the board of directors of NeuStar, which dispenses about a third of the ...

The Federal Communications Commission delivered a setback to Neustar Inc., recommending that a crucial telecommunications database contract it has held for about two decades be transferred to a rival.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is coming under pressure to delay handing over control of the little-known system that allows people to keep their phone number after they change ...

The FCC said it's further proposing to close the "lead generator loophole" that "allows companies to use a single consumer consent to deliver robocalls and text messages from multiple—perhaps ...

The Federal Communications Commission has introduced new rules to further protect customers from phone number hijacking. If approved, it would require more secure authentication and notification ...

The FCC is considering additional rules, such as preventing “lead generator websites” from taking your request for information and sharing your phone number with other companies, including ...

The Federal Communications Commission ... A 2015 Prison Policy Initiative report found that the trend of banning in-person contact in favor of video visitation was on the rise in county jails, ...

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr, ... She also noted that regular contact with relatives can also reduce recidivism among inmates, a conclusion that several studies corroborate.