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Federal Appeals Court Considers Wiretapping Lawsuits

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 10.31.2011

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SEATTLE — Lawyers for civil liberties groups asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive two groups of lawsuits claiming the government ha...

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Phone Deregulation Hitting Low-Income Families Across Country, but Advocates Stall Bill in New Jersey

Nathan Newman | Posted 06.21.2011

Read More: Deregulation, New Jersey, States, Telecoms, Technology News
Nathan Newman

While media hype is often focused on broadband, there are still millions of Americans, especially the elderly, who depend solely on a landline phone for their connections to the outside world.

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Investment & Enterprise, Not Protectionism

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Infrastructure, Sam Pitroda, India, Education Reform, Protectionism, Population, Career College, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Mumbai, Buy America, Telecoms, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

India is building infrastructure and encouraging private enterprise. The US should invest and partner, not ignore and protect. We run the risk of becoming less relevant in Southeast Asia -- and the world.

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The Two Categories of American Corporation -- and Why it Matters

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Verizon, Wall Street, Telecoms, Corporations, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Robert Reich

Large American corporations are going global as fast as they can. That's good for their shareholders. But in a Washington ever more susceptible to their money and influence, that's not necessarily good for most Americans.

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So, You Think You Can Download? New Guide Shows Threat to the Internet, What You Can Do About It

John S. Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Net Neutrality for the Win, Internet, Fcc, Comcast, Telecoms, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Technology News
John S. Johnson

Without a groundswell of support for net neutrality in the coming months, the telecoms will stealthily unleash their special interest on Washington, silently transforming the Internet we use today.

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The Uncertain Future of Cabal Television

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comcast FCC, Fcc, Comcast, Cable Providers, Telecoms, Net Neutrality, Media News
Robert J. Elisberg

Think of net neutrality as like having stops signs at a busy intersection to avoid daily pile-ups. Or think of Wall Street without regulations. Financial collapse was the result.

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CBC Members: Don't Help the Telecom Industry Destroy the Open Internet

James Rucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcc, Lobbying, Congressional Black Caucus, Lobbyists, Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunications, Network Neutrality, Telecoms, Net Neutrality, Technology News
James Rucker

The big phone and cable companies are pulling out all the stops in their campaign against net neutrality. We want to make clear how important this issue is to the African-American community, and why it is a 21st century civil rights issue.

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Fifth Estate, Censorship Battles at Dubai's Arab Media Forum

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

In the United Arab Emirates -- of which Dubai is a member -- collaboration between telecoms and new media is flourishing, leading to a creative model emerging from the Middle East region.

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Verizon and AT&T's Most Annoying Lobbyists

Marvin Ammori | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Keen, Front Groups, Copyright, Telecoms, Network Neutrality, Media News
Marvin Ammori

These front groups exist to distract from real issues, to make the industry look reasonable, and to make anyone responding to them look like the "other" extreme, rather than the sensible, consumer-focused policy advocate.

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Comcast Attacks Net Neutrality Along With Pennsylvania Rep.

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Comcast, Telecoms, Net Neutrality, Business News

The Sunlight Foundation reports that Pennsylvania Rep. Robert Brady signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission critical of its new netwo...

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What Ma Bell Is Really Afraid Of

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, AT&T, Wireless Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality, Carterfone, Telecoms, Media News
Timothy Karr

Why should consumers be hobbled by deals that allow carriers to tie down the hottest new devices and block our ability to use them as they're intended?

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Broadband Bullies Shouldn't Benefit From Stimulus

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Broadband, Economic Stimulus Package, Bailout, Telecoms, Barack Obama, Internet Policy, Obama Broadband, Obama Internet, Media News
Art Brodsky

If new areas are to be served, and if underserved areas are to be upgraded, then either the incumbent telecom companies have to clean up their acts, or they have to make way for others.

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Net Neutrality is Not About Regulation

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Laws, Technology, Barack Obama Net Neutrality, Telecoms, Business News
Craig Newmark

Net neutrality sounds abstract, but it's pretty simple: It's about the Internet being a level playing field for everyone who wants to use it as their own printing press.

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FCC Rules Against Telecoms, In Favor Of Free National Wireless

Epicenter | Meghan Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, National Wirless, Computers, Wireless, Free Wireless, Digital Devices, Telecoms, Business News

Plans to offer national free wireless Internet access got a boost on Friday when the Federal Communications Commission released a report stating that ...

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Obama and Telecom Immunity: The Importance of Pushing

Bill Scher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warrantless Wiretapping, Obama Fisa Bill, Warrantless Surveillance, Obama 2008, Fisa, Obama Fisa Compromise, Telecoms, Telecom Immunity, Barack Obama, Politics News
Bill Scher

Obama's recent statement on the new surveillance bill serves as a reminder that he is a politician. Not in either a negative or positive sense. It's just a plain fact.

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Obama: No Immunity For Telecoms

CBS News | David S. Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: FISA Bill, Telecom Immunity, Fisa, Telecoms, Barack Obama, Politics News

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., issued a statement in support of the House's update of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, but said he would try to ...

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Boehner Wants Wiretap Protection For Himself, But Not Those Affected By Telecoms

Politico | Chris Frates | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Boehner Wiretap, John Boehner, Telecom Immunity, Boehner Wiretap, Boehner Telecoms Immunity, Telecoms, Politics News

When a federal judge ordered Rep. Jim McDermott to pay House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and his attorneys more than $1 million in damages and leg...

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McCain Campaign Has 23 Telecom Lobbyists

USA Today | Matt Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain has condemned the influence of "special interest lobbyists," yet dozens of lobbyists have political and ...

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Conyers: Classified Docs Show Telecoms Don't Need Immunity

Wired | Ryan Singel | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Judiciary Committee Democrats say they analyzed the telecom spying documents they've sought for more than a year and have come to the conclusion...

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Richard Clarke: White House Wrong On Telecom Immunity

TPMmuckraker | Paul Kiel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: FISA Bill, Mike McConell, Richard Clarke, Telecoms, Telecom Immunity, Richare Clark Telecom Immunity, Politics News

You've heard from President Bush over and over and over and over again about the imminent danger the country is in. And you've heard from the director...

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Reid On Clinton And Obama: "I Need Them Back"

Political Radar | Byron Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Senator Harry Reid, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Economic Stimulus Package, Telecoms, Bush Stimulus Plan, Telecom Immunity, Barack Obama, Politics News

Senate Democrats held a special meeting Thursday to decide on two bills both with a deadline of February 15. In between now and then...is Super Tuesda...

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Reid Considers Extending Protect America Act For One Month

The Hill | Manu Raju | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Telecoms Immunity, Warrantless Wiretapping, Senator Harry Reid, FISA Bill, FISA Legislation, Warrantless Surveillance, Wiretapping, Dianne Feinstein, Retroactive Immunity, Harry Reid, Warrantless Spying, Chris Dodd, Fisa, Protect America Act, Telecoms, Telecom Immunity, Dodd Filibuster, Dodd Telecom Amnesty, Politics News

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday he would seek to extend a controversial interim wiretapping law through February to avoid the ea...

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Qwest Donation To Democratic Convention Reveals Telecoms' Shifting Allegiance

Colorado Confidential | Dan Whipple | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Democratic Convention, Telecom Industry, Telecoms Democrats Republicans, Telecoms Democratic Party, Telecoms, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Offthebus, Home News

Political donations from the telecom industry show a strong change from Republicans to Democrats over the last three election cycles. The Qwest pledg...

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Ex-Sprint CEO Goes Back To School

Silicon Valley Insider | Dan Frommer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gary Forsee, Dan Hesse, Telecoms, Back to School, Sprint, University of Missouri, Business News

Don't expect to see former Sprint Nextel (S) CEO Gary Forsee back in the wireless scene any time soon: The long-time telecom exec will be named presid...

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Phone Companies Seeking Immunity Gave Money To Key Senator

The New York Times | By ERIC LICHTBLAU and SCOTT SHANE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Telecoms Immunity, John D Rockefeller IV, Telecoms, Senate, Business News

Executives at the two biggest phone companies contributed more than $42,000 in political donations to Senator John D. Rockefeller IV this year while s...

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