The FCC’s landmark decision on net neutrality has produced all sorts of speculation about the degree to which well-known tech giants shaped the outcome. Gawker, for instance,…
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FCC votes yes on net neutrality in partisan spectacle
It took four million public comments and a pitched political fight invoking everything from civil rights to Presidential power, but the FCC has finally passed…
Read MoreFCC votes 3-2 to override state bans of municipal broadband
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday morning voted to push aside laws in two states that restrict municipalities from building out their local…
Read MoreNet Neutrality day is here: a guide to today’s vote
What is the right way to run the internet? After months of pitched debate over so-called net neutrality, the FCC will finally vote…
Read MoreThe FCC’s other big vote: small cities await their broadband fate
The big battle over net neutrality will go to a vote on Thursday but, for many people in small cities, it’s the other item on…
Read MoreMark Cuban on net neutrality: FCC can’t protect competition
As someone who takes her cues on net neutrality from Gigaom’s resident expert Stacey Higginbotham or, failing that, John Oliver, this is hard to admit: Mark…
Read MorePorn exec touts net neutrality in rare call for regulation
Smut sellers normally prefer that the government stay far away from their business. But when it comes to how the FCC oversees the internet, the adult…
Read MoreTwitter is latest to boost FCC’s net neutrality plan
Twitter came out on Monday in support of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler’s plan to impose net neutrality, which is slated for a critical vote…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs embrace net neutrality plan (except Mark Cuban)
Propaganda machines are running full-blast ahead of next week’s landmark vote on net neutrality, so readers should take most “news” about the FCC with a grain…
Read MoreLove or hate net neutrality, GOP probe is pointlesss
Let the dog and pony show begin! Republicans in Congress and their cable company allies are smarting over news that the FCC will reclassify…
Read MoreHere we go: 5 things to watch as net neutrality gets real
Who saw this coming? A year ago, the smart money said the cable industry would call the shots as the FCC moved to rewrite rules for the…
Read MoreRivals launch “Don’t Comcast the Internet” to oppose TWC merger
In the current debate over how the U.S. should oversee the internet, the worst case scenario for many is the web reinvented as cable TV:…
Read MoreIt’s on! FCC plans strong net neutrality for mobile and broadband
The Federal Communications Commission plans to reclassify broadband internet providers so they can’t favor some websites over others, which is the outcome that has been…
Read MoreFCC Chair says agency will nix state laws that block broadband
State laws that obstruct towns and cities from building their own broadband networks are likely to fall at the end of the month, as…
Read MoreBAM! The FCC just defined broadband as 25 Mbps down and 3 Mbps up
The Federal Communications Commission just took a bold step and redefined broadband as 25 Mbps for downstream speeds and 3 Mbps for…
Read MoreDoes the FCC want to oversee peering deals like Netflix vs. Comcast?
The FCC will soon pass new rules for how ISP’s must handle broadband traffic and, while it’s expected to impose a policy of net neutrality when…
Read MoreHow net neutrality rules can fix Verizon’s supercookie problem
The FCC is on the cusp of proposing new rules for the internet, and it may have a chance to kill two birds…
Read MoreFCC issues warning on Wi-Fi blocking, cites “disturbing” trend
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday sent out a public notice warning hotels, convention centers and other businesses not to tamper with consumers’…
Read MoreGOP calls for open internet, but more in symbol than substance
“Open internet” has become one of those political catch-phrases like “freedom” or “innovation” that enjoys universal support but is rapidly losing any real meaning. Consider,…
Read MoreIn surprise FCC filing, Sprint endorses net neutrality
Supporters of net neutrality got a boost from an unlikely source on Friday as telecom giant Sprint stated in a letter to the FCC that…
Read MoreThe president gets behind muni broadband. It will need the help.
President Obama got behind cities’ efforts to build their own municipal broadband networks calling for an end to the laws in what…
Read MoreAt CES, FCC’s Wheeler hints at Title II net neutrality decision
The Federal Communications Commission will vote on an official proposal for net neutrality come February 26, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said on…
Read More3 big questions remain as net neutrality heads to the end game
The FCC has scheduled a February 26 vote on net neutrality, touching off a final flurry of debate over how the agency should oversee the…
Read MoreAs Comcast merger enters final phase, deal may be on thin ice
When telecom giant Comcast announced plans in February to swallow its largest rival, Time Warner Cable, the consensus in Washington and on Wall…
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