After nearly two years of debates, never-ending commercials, donation solicitations and ever-present polling, Election Day is over and the results are in. As many had predicted, the balance of government has not changed significantly. Democrats will retain the Presidency and control of the Senate, and Republicans will continue to control…
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Billboard: Universal/EMI Deal Would Harm Music Fans & Musicians
The proposed merger between Universal Music Group and EMI would result in fewer innovative online music services and higher prices, harming both music fans and musicians. In a hearing before the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee last month, I explained how the merger would harm both musicians and their fans. Read at…
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Huffington Post: The Next FCC Chair: Decisive Protector of the Public Interest
Even though current FCC Chair Julius Genachowski has not announced that he is leaving, there is still much talk about who is being considered to be his successor. In its never-ending fascination with the horse race of politics, the trade press has been throwing out names of the supposed frontrunners…
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PBS News Hour on ATT-T-Mobile Merger
AT&T announced plans on Monday to buy wireless competitor T-Mobile for $39 billion. If approved, the sale would create the U.S.'s largest wireless carrier. (more…)
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Testimony on ATT-T-Mobile Merger
Public Knowledge President Gigi B. Sohn testifies on the AT&T-T-Mobile merger before the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee on May 11, 2011. Don't miss the cameo by a Zack Morris phone. (more…)
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US Ignite Conference
Alex Wilhelm of TechCrunch conducts a Q&A on gigabit networks and policy. (more…)
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The Ed Show on MSNBC: “Will Justice Department Lawsuit Stop the AT&T Merger?”
The AT&T/T-Mobile merger has been put on hold by the government. But labor leaders are breaking with the Administration on this one. Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen and telecomm watchdog Gigi Sohn join Ed Schultz to discuss. Watch at msnbc.com
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On CSPAN’s The Communicators
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) counsel Gigi Sohn talked about Chair Tom Wheeler’s proposed rules to ensure net neutrality. His proposal called for regulating the Internet like a utility, which would strengthen the FCC’s regulation of the Internet, extend the rules to mobile phones and devices, and allow the FCC to…
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SXSW Panel on Net Neutrality
Gigi Sohn on the SXSW Panel on Net Neutrality (more…)
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Washington Post: Republicans voted to roll back landmark FCC privacy rules. Here’s what you need to know.
House Republicans voted Tuesday to repeal a set of landmark privacy protections for Web users, in a sharp pivot away from the Internet policies of the Obama administration. President Trump is expected to sign the measure. (more…)