Genachowski to Senate: Open Internet is working
05.18.12
FCC Chairman Genachowski told his Senate critics that industry has registered no complaints about open Internet rules. Read More »
Open Internet Archives
Congressman asks Verizon: What’s happening to DSL, FiOS?
05.11.12
Congressman Mike Doyle asked Verizon if it's abandoning its DSL and FiOS customers now that it's teaming up with cable companies. Read More »
CWA tells FCC Verizon deal undermines competition
05.10.12
CWA told the FCC that the Verizon/cable deal would "give them [Verizon] the market power to dominate video, broadband, voice and wireless service.” Read More »
Franken: Comcast violating terms of merger
05.09.12
Senator Al Franken wrote to the FCC and the DOJ about Comcast's violation of its merger conditions, and the FCC's slow response. Read More »
Net neutrality briefing schedule set
04.24.12
Verizon, MetroPCS, and Free Press agree to net neutrality suit scheduled through 2012. Read More »
Court Rules to Hear Net Neutrality Challenge
03.09.12
A federal court will again hear complaints from the telecom industry over the need for open Internet, promising to re-open a contentious debate. Read More »
FCC’s Lifeline survives cuts and aims higher
02.02.12
The FCC resisted conservative efforts to cap its Lifeline program, but took limited steps to extend the program to broadband. Read More »
Labor issues of SOPA and PIPA remain
01.23.12
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been blocked for now, but creators are still losing out to pirates. Read More »
Exec reveals Comcast may have deceived FCC on wireless spectrum purchase
01.20.12
A Comcast exec's offhand remarks indicate the company bought spectrum for speculation, in violation of FCC rules. Read More »
Major technology fights in Washington will continue in 2012
12.22.11
Online privacy, Open Internet and major mergers all will be back as hotly contested political issues in 2012. Read More »
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