The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to designate 988 as the new three-digit number to access the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Thursday’s ruling proposes that calls made to 988 would be directed to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, according to an official statement from the FCC. “Having a three-digit number is terrific because you don’t have to memorize ...

Phone carriers could possibly start blocking robocalls, but this new service may stack up costs for subscribers, including those in Santa Clarita, officials said Wednesday. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted last week to give wireless carriers permission to block unwanted robocalls automatically for all customers. This decision could curb the torrent of phone-based scams and unwelcome interruptions that have ...

Monday marked the end of net neutrality, the Obama-era policy that required internet service providers to treat all internet traffic as equal. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. This rollback of regulation paves the way for internet service providers such as AT&T and Comcast to force both consumers and website owners to ...

A Net Neutrality bill has been cosponsored by Congressman Steve Knight, R- Santa Clarita, one week after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to reverse the ruling to keep the internet “open.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Knight joined as an original cosponsor of H.R. 4682, the “Open Internet Preservation Act” ...

The night before the Net Neutrality vote passed — ending the “open internet” — Congressman Steve Knight, R-Santa Clarita, called the Federal Communications Commission chairman to express his concerns. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Knight called Ajit Pai, the chair of the FCC, whose agency voted Friday 3-2, down party lines, ...

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced his support Saturday for a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, to expand internet access for California’s schools and libraries. The goal of the expansion is to help prepare students for the global economy by modernizing the E-rate program and boosting support for wireless connectivity for schools and libraries, according ...