The FCC is putting off a historic vote to disrupt your cable box

The Federal Communications Commission has delayed its vote on new rules that would force cable companies to provide their channels as a free app on major device platforms such as iOS and Android.

There's currently no word on when the vote may be rescheduled; FCC officials said Thursday that it would remain under consideration for future meetings.

Several people close to the matter say that late changes to the final draft offered by FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel (D) pushed back the vote.



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Yahoo data breach casts ‘cloud’ over Verizon deal

Yahoo on Thursday reported the largest data breach in history — affecting at least 500 million user accounts — months after first detecting signs of an intrusion that the company blamed on "state-sponsored" hackers.

The Web giant called on customers to change their passwords and institute other protective measures, but the largest fallout could be for Yahoo itself. The long-faltering company this summer agreed to sell its core business for $4.8 billion to telecommunications giant Verizon in a deal now clouded by news of the massive breach. Verizon said it learned of the incident only "within the last two days."



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