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Vice Motherboard: FCC Shuts Down, Ajit Pai Jokes He’ll Still Police Naughty Language on TV.

The FCC suspended most operations on Thursday afternoon as a result of the ongoing government shutdown over a dumb fence many argue creates far more problems than it solves. The resulting shutdown has left 800,000 government employees furloughed without pay, while garbage and human waste begin to pile up at the nation’s staff-depleted national park…

Posted on January 4, 2019January 14, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Wired: The FCC is Closing, So Hold your Cell Phone Service Gripes.

You can add the Federal Communications Commission to the list of government shutdown casualties: The agency will shutter most of its operations on Thursday. Its outage-reporting system will remain online, so you can still let the FCC know if your local 911 service goes down. But if you run into billing or…

Posted on January 2, 2019January 14, 2019 by Kip Roderick

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Verge: How the new AT&T could bully its way to streaming domination

AT&T plans to launch its own streaming service in 2019, drawing on content from DC Comics and Harry Potter that was acquired as part of the recent Time Warner deal. But telecommunication companies have a unique advantage: they control the content and the networks that content travels over, presenting a wonderful…

Posted on December 19, 2018January 13, 2019 by Gigi Sohn

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Medium: One Year Later, Net Neutrality is Needed More than Ever

For Americans who rely on an open Internet to work, learn, create and speak, today marks a grim anniversary. On December 14, 2017, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and his two Republican colleagues voted to eliminate the strong and popular 2015 net neutrality rules, which prohibited broadband Internet access…

Posted on December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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The Daily Dot: Democrats predicted to go in on net neutrality when they take House

Democrats in the House of Representatives will have their eye on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and net neutrality when they retake the majority, former counselor to former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, predicted. Gigi Sohn, who is a prominent net neutrality advocate and distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy, made the…

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Electronic Frontier Foundation: Gigi Sohn, Renowned Public Advocate and Net Neutrality Pioneer, Joins EFF’s Board

EFF is honored to announced that Gigi Sohn, a leading public advocate for the concept that broadband Internet should be open, affordable, and competitive, has joined our board of directors. A lawyer and innovator who has both counseled and stood up to the Federal Communications Commission—albeit not always at the same…

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: Net Neutrality could get a reprieve once Democrats take control of the House.

Somebody tell John Oliver — the battle over net neutrality is back on. Democrats are expected to use their upcoming control of the House to push for strong net neutrality rules — put in place by the Federal Communications Commission under President Barack Obama but pulled back by President Donald…

Posted on December 8, 2018December 10, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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NBC News: Media mega-mergers under threat with Democrats controlling the House.

With the Democrats taking control of the House when the new session starts Jan. 3, lawmakers and media players are re-adjusting their strategies and preparing for a slew of new hearings and investigations. Democrats have already started to circle their wagons around Nexstar’s proposed purchase of Tribune Media, with Rep.…

Posted on December 5, 2018December 6, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Forbes: Nexstar’s Deal for Tribune Media, And Plan to Be the Top TV Station Owner, Raises Concerns.

The question isn’t if Nexstar Broadcasting will need to unload television stations to get regulators to approve its $4.1 billion acquisition of Tribune Media but how many and which ones. Nexstar’s deal announced Monday would enable it to become the country’s largest owner of TV stations, leapfrogging Sinclair Broadcasting whose deal to…

Posted on December 4, 2018December 6, 2018 by Kip Roderick

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Motherboard: Former Staffers Say FCC May Be Hiding Data Showing Broadband Industry Problems.

The FCC is refusing to release data from an FCC program that tracks whether ISPs actually deliver the broadband speeds they advertise. Once a promising way to name and shame ISPs that fail to deliver quality service, data from the program is now being withheld by an FCC routinely accused…

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