Regulation News

Ohio teens will soon have to put down their phones behind the wheel, or face fines, after the state Senate voted to ban them from using any handheld devices while driving.

Phones come in handy in a crisis, as long as they work, and Japan is striving to build networks that work in the most extreme of conditions.

Nearly 30 million Americans, or one in six mobile users, experienced "bill shock," a sudden and unexpected jump in monthly cellular bills, and the Federal Communications Commission is battling to combat the problem.

Think your cell phone bill is too high? Watch out -- Verizon is putting together a plan to win regulator approval to buy spectrum from cable companies, potentially undermining competition and making things worse for wireless customers.

The openness of the Internet is under threat from Facebook and Apple, and government control, Google co-founder Sergey Brin said, claiming the U.S. could turn into China or Iran. But is it really that bad?

Apple, charged by the Justice Department for alleged antitrust violations, is pointing the finger at Amazon for its e-book pricing.

Amazon is stepping in to rule the e-book industry now that the government is accusing rival Apple of antitrust violations for its pricing arrangement with publishers.

Checking Facebook at work isn't a federal crime, according to a federal ruling in a case that tested employees' rights to surf the Internet, and servers, at work.

Apple's next legal battle will be against the U.S. Department of Justice, after negotiations on e-book price-fixing allegations failed.

The Federal Communications Commission intends to crack down on the cell phone black market, working with carriers to create a proposed database to help disable lost or stolen phones.

Several publishers, who partnered with Apple on e-book pricing, are close to dissolving the arrangements, as the group faces down antitrust allegations from government regulators.

Apple and its e-book publishing partners are nearing final negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice, setting the industry up for pricing structure changes that will benefit consumers.

Tech industry representatives applauded House passage of a Federal Communications Commissions reform bill, saying the process will be more transparent and help spur innovation.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would limit the Federal Communications Commission's ability to weigh in on company mergers, as lawmakers examine regulatory oversight of the tech industry.

A new law bans drivers in Chapel Hill, N.C., from using any type of cell phone while behind the wheel, as governments grow increasingly concerned about road safety.