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20 most recentWhat Net Neutrality Means, and Why It's NecessaryMarch 4, 2008
Net Neutrality is nothing new. It’s the way it has always been. How does codifying it into a law change anything, except to foil the scheming of the phone and cable companies that have — during the era of Net Neutrality — competed very well?
Comcast Astroturfs the Old-Fashioned Way
February 26, 2008
Comcast hired people off the street to pack the FCC meeting on broadband network management practices at Harvard — and effectively kept some of its opponents out of the room.
Net Neutrality Is a Civil Rights Issue
February 21, 2008
Communities of color and other under-represented groups have long fought for a more diverse and inclusive media system. Now the phone and cable companies want to prevent Internet users from accessing diverse content online.
A Tough Pill to Swallow
February 11, 2008
For too long, US telecom and cable companies have controlled Americans' access to the Internet. Now, they want to restrict it even more.
Unwired in 2008
February 8, 2008
We've got to do something besides just pretending that our broadband problem doesn't exist. In this century, broadband access isn't going to be a luxury. It's going to be a necessity. We simply can't afford to leave its development to chance.
Big Brother Is Blocking
January 24, 2008
When people sign up for a communications service, Big Brother shouldn’t come with the deal. Two recent incidents, however, show that some corporations are willing to stick their noses in their customers’ business. The Federal Communications Commission should tell them to butt out. If the FCC won’t, Congress should.
Don’t Change the Channel. Change the System.
January 22, 2008
Mainstream media -- especially television -- is like an alcoholic that keeps binging, repenting, swearing sobriety, and returning to the bottle. Problem is, it's the American public that's getting poisoned.
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