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Can Mignon Clyburn Change the FCC and the Current Media Climate? – Highbrow Magazine
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Can Mignon Clyburn Change the FCC and the Current Media Climate?
Highbrow Magazine He failed to protect the open Internet with strong Net Neutrality rules. And he failed to provide more options for affordable broadband access, leaving many households disconnected. While politicians and media figures often talk about the importance of … |
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Posted: May 24, 2013, 2:24 pm
MetroPCS Withdraws Legal Claims Against Federal Communications … – BroadbandBreakfast.com
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MetroPCS Withdraws Legal Claims Against Federal Communications …
BroadbandBreakfast.com WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 — Wireless provider MetroPCS moved last Friday to dismiss its claims in the lawsuit challenging the Federal Communication Commission's net neutrality laws. In the motion, MetroPCS, which recently merged with T-Mobile, … |
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Posted: May 23, 2013, 10:18 pm
FCC: Supreme Court ruling bolsters net neutrality defense – The Hill (blog)
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FCC: Supreme Court ruling bolsters net neutrality defense
The Hill (blog) Supporters argue the rules protect an open Internet and ensure consumer choice, but critics claim they amount to government control of the Internet. Verizon's lawsuit, pending before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, claims that the FCC acted outside … |
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Posted: May 23, 2013, 5:34 pm
A Ruling Could Support FCC’s Net Neutrality Defense – New York Times (blog)
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A Ruling Could Support FCC's Net Neutrality Defense
New York Times (blog) F.C.C., in which Verizon challenged the F.C.C.'s Open Internet Order, its rules on net neutrality. Those rules said that an Internet service provider must treat all traffic on its system roughly equally, not giving priority to any one type of data or … |
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Posted: May 21, 2013, 12:53 am
How net neutrality regulations could undermine the open Internet – Washington Post (blog)
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How net neutrality regulations could undermine the open Internet
Washington Post (blog) Gigi Sohn, the president of the pro-net-neutrality group Public Knowledge, hailed MetroPCS's decision and encouraged Verizon to follow suit. But another prominent supporter of the open Internet, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is skeptical of the … |
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Posted: May 20, 2013, 7:04 pm
