Michelle Maisto

T-Mobile and Capitol Hill have recently interacted in two notable ways. First, in a proactive fashion more typical of the so-called “Un-carrier,” T-Mobile called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to spell out exactly what qualifies as “commercially reasonable”—the FCC’s language in its Data Roaming Order—regarding data roaming agreements. And second, this time on the […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against Amazon.com for its practices regarding in-app purchases in applications targeted at children. The FTC filed a similar complaint against Apple last year (after which Apple suggested the FTC also take a look at Google’s practices.) In January, Apple and the FTC reached an agreement, and […]

A Look at Who Will Decide AT&T-DirectTV, Comcast-Time Warner Mergers by Michelle Maisto Jonathan Sallet, FCC General Counsel Jonathan Sallet has been a partner at three law firms, served as chief policy counsel for the telecom MCI and was the director of the Office of Policy & Strategic Planning for the Department of Commerce. Speaking […]

Chinese state media has labeled the Apple iPhone a threat to national security, Reuters reported June 11. In a television report, state-owned broadcaster CCTV said the iPhone’s Frequent Locations feature could reveal too much about users, making it possible for them to be tracked. A researcher interviewed by CCTV remarked that the feature could even […]

Dish Network executives paid a visit to the Federal Communications Commission July 7 to express their concerns about the pending mergers of Comcast and Time Warner Cable (TWC) and AT&T and DirecTV. In a July 9 filing summarizing its six meetings (no more than two FCC commissioners can be in a private meeting, due to […]

While Apple was willing to set things right with customers, it wasn’t content to take the blame alone, according to a new report. Apple, in April, began the process of refunding $32.5 million to consumers who had unknowingly made in-app purchases—many of which occurred after the iPhone or iPad was handed to a child. The […]

Days after the discovery of a “secret” Apple eBay store, a new report from Avast revealed some of the risks involved with selling used smartphones—even in instances where consumers conscientiously deleted their data. Avast, which offers an Anti-Theft app that it said can “thoroughly” wipe and “permanently delete and overwrite all files on a device,” […]

AT&T has made improvements to Toggle, a cloud-based service it offers to business customers, which then extend it to employees, as part of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs. Still, Toggle is carrier-agnostic—employees can use it via whatever service plan they have. It’s available for Android, iOS and “other platforms,” for download in the expected app stores. With […]

Even market leader Samsung isn’t immune to the stresses of a highly competitive smartphone market. The Korean company, which leads the global industry in both mobile phone and smartphone sales, offered early earnings guidance July 8, telling investors that earnings are likely to be below market expectations. Samsung’s second-quarter 2014 profits fell by possibly as […]

While Apple and Samsung aggressively shroud their product roadmaps in secrecy, BlackBerry, with its more uncertain handset future, is game to make the most of any spotlight shined its way. In a July 7 blog post, the company offered an early look at the Passport, a smartphone it planned to introduce at a September event […]

Apple’s luxury retail brain trust continues to grow, and with it rumors of an impending smartwatch, if not other high-end accessories. The company’s newest hire is Patrick Pruniaux, who comes from the luxury goods group LVMH and its TAG Heuer watch brand, Reuters reported July 4. As of July 7, the day reported to be […]

BlackBerry CEO John Chen recently issued a clarification—a “fact check”—for anyone who might be thinking that Google and Samsung’s Knox for Android technology is on par with BlackBerry security. “While we applaud Google and Samsung for their plans, we don’t think it’s enough for security-minded enterprises. Instead, look to companies that have literally invested three […]