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Think Net Neutrality Doesn't Apply to Your Business? Think Again
Yesterday we saw the day of action on net neutrality. Companies, activists and citizens weighed in on why net neutrality is a good thing — including here on CMSWire. Everything that collection of very smart people said is correct and worth reading. But they didn't touch on one thing:
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What's at Stake With Net Neutrality?
When Ajit Pai assumed the role of Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission in January, he made one of his goals clear: dismantling the net neutrality rules put in place in 2015. This surprised no one. As a member of the FCC, Pai voted against the Open Internet Order (pdf),
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For Europe, an ‘Open Internet’ and an ‘Other Internet’
The old saying, “Viewpoint depends on where you stand,” has always applied quite literally to the concept of net neutrality. On the east side of the Atlantic Ocean, lawmakers have declared equal access to the Internet a fundamental human right. On the west side, content providers argue that any
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How Title II Led to the Charter + TWC Merger
The three-way merger between Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks, announced this morning, was rendered inevitable by the US Government’s reluctance to sanction a previous agreement between Time Warner and Comcast, citing its re-re-redefinition of Internet service under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934.
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It's a Long Road Ahead for Net Neutrality
On Feb. 26, the five commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines -- 3 (Democrats) -- 2 (Republicans) -- to enable net neutrality. While this debate started many years ago and is far from over, especially with Senate testimony from the five FCC commissioners
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Kate Cox: Why You Should Care About Net Neutrality
Kate Cox says she "make words about tech, politics, government, regulation, consumer stuff, video games, and lots of other things, mostly for Consumerist, a site owned by Consumer Reports. Consumerist offers consumer tips, like how to return products and how to confound a telemarketer, and covers shopper complaints, like
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FCC Orders Title II Reclassification of Broadband Internet
By a 3-2 vote Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission has begun proceedings to adopt a new set of rules designed to give regulators greater authority in mandating how broadband Internet services can be classified and delivered by service providers.
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Obama, the FCC and 2 Perspectives on Net Neutrality
The White House and President Obama dropped the hammer on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday, pressuring the FCC to introduce rules that would strengthen protection of the "Net Neutrality" concept for consumers.
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Net Neutrality: You Never Know What You Have 'til It's Gone
You may not like everything you find on the Internet. But ask yourself this: would you really want to lose it? That's the question you should be pondering today, Net Neutrality Wednesday.
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To Sir With Love: Celebrating 21 Years of the World Wide Web
Twenty-one years ago was a different time. In 1991, the cold war ended, Magic Johnson announced he had HIV, the first Sonic the Hedgehog game was released by Sega, and Tim Berners-Lee announced the World Wide Web project and software on the alt.hypertext newsgroup and the first website, "info.cern.
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