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AT&T Beats Verizon But Gets Blamed For The iPhone's Flaws

New York Times | Posted 12.13.2009 | Technology

Read More: Iphone, Verizon, Wireless Coverage, AT&T vs. Verizon Consumer Reports, 3g Network Coverage Area, Phones, AT&T, Coverage Maps, Wireless, Cellular, Verizon Wireless, 3G Network, AT&T Versus Verizon, Verizon Iphone, Iphone for Verizon, Verizon Wireless Iphone, Iphone and Verizon, Iphone Verizon, Verizon Iphone Rumors, Verizon News, Technology News

My sense of Verizon's superiority is confirmed every time I see a "there's a map for that" Verizon commercial, graphically showing how far more extens...

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Astroturf Group Tries to Flip Bloggers on Net Neutrality

Megan Tady | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Savetheinternet, David Mcclure, Verizon, AT&T, Brian Roberts, Merger, Comcast, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Megan Tady

Not only does supporting free speech and democracy feel really good at the end of the day, it's actually a critical investment in the future of our country.

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AT&T: Network Stressed By Data Usage, Crackdown On "Data Hogs" Coming

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 12.09.2009 | Technology

Read More: ATT Cell Usage, ATT Data Hogs, ATT Wireless Data, ATT Service, Att, ATT Data Usage, ATT Network, ATT Bandwidth, Technology News

NEW YORK — IPhone users who jam the airwaves by watching video on their devices will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wedn...

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Fine Whines Accompany Comcast-NBC Turkey

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Writers Guild of America, Obama Administration, Internet, Comcast, New York City, Net Neutrality, Nbc, AT&T, Media News
Art Brodsky

Those who argue that AT&T, Verizon and, yes, Comcast, should have control over the Internet will have an even larger barrier to surmount as the economic might of the new media giant becomes apparent.

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The Internet Must Not Become a Segregated Community

Malkia A. Cyril | Posted 12.01.2009 | Media

Read More: SavetheInternet.Com, Net Neutrality, Civil Rights, Media Justice, Fcc, Verizon, Broadband, Comcast Net Neutrality, AT&T, Media News
Malkia A. Cyril

The big phone and cable companies want to get rid of Net Neutrality and control how the public accesses the Internet. This threat to Internet freedom isn't hypothetical.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

Read More: George Bush, Citi, Insurance Companies, Justice, Hank Paulson, John Boehner, Real Housewives, Washington, Economy, Ben Bernake, Bailouts, Larry Summers, Psychology, Balloon Boy Dad, Humor, John Edward, Sarah Palin, Self-Help, Dick Cheney, Comedy, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Comcast, AT&T, Dr. Phil, Ken Lewis, Bill Kristol, Joe Jackson, Satire, Rupert Murdoch, Financial Crisis, Aetna, Jamie Dimond, Bernie Madoff, Rage, Lloyd Blankfein, Netanyahu, Depression, Chase, Mental Health, Rush Limbaugh, Carrie Prejean, Bin Laden, Recession, Advice, Jim Cramer, Vikram Pandit, Anger, Michele Bachmann, Wall Street, Tim Geithner, Glenn Beck, Joe Lieberman, Kim Zolciak, Shadegg, Ahmadinajad, Crooks and Liars, Disney, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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Crack Open and Crowdsource AT&T's Anti-Net Neutrality Campaign

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Federal Communications Commission, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Art Brodsky

All of the lobbying you read about is minor league compared to the telephone industry. Read on and you will get a first-hand look at the power of a real major league lobbying organization.

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The Net Neutrality Quandry for Big Telecom: Fight or Deal?

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Julius Genachowski, Fcc, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

Big Telecom is used to winning, and winning big. And yesterday, they lost as the FCC approved a Net neutrality proposed rule.

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FCC Vote To Spur Telecom Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Telecommunications, Lobbyblog, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Books News

A unanimous vote yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission brought the Internet one step closer to government regulation -- a move that has l...

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Obama Small Business Plan Falls Short of Real Solutions

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: General Electric, Raytheon, Fortune 500, Small Business, Abuse, Hewlett-Packard, 3M Corporation, Boeing, asblLockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Staples, Barack Obama, Small Business Lending, Fraud, Northrop Grumman, AT&T, Booz Allen Hamilton, Loans, Xerox, Contracting, American Small Business League, Dell Computer, Business News
Lloyd Chapman

Today, President Barack Obama held a press conference in Landover, MD to announce the administration's plans for a, "New Small Business Lending Initia...

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Big Telecom Wants to Squash the Free Internet, Starting Now

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet, Verizon, Comcast, Fcc, AT&T, Barack Obama, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Art Brodsky

Republicans and Democrats are sending hostile letters to the FCC all in the cause of making sure that AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and the rest can run the Internet the way they want to and to hell with the way the it has developed.

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Does Astroturf Ever Die?

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media

Read More: AT&T, Mike McCurry, Free Press, SavetheInternet.Com, Net Neutrality, Matt Stoller, Arianna Huffington, Astroturf, Media News
Timothy Karr

These fake grassroots groups have scored some amazing successes. Working together with lobbyists and a pack of sputtering media pundits, they've bullied Washington's timid leadership.

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Financial Doldrums Got You Down? Look on the Bright Side

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Depression, Humor, Glasses, Economy, Cut-Backs, AT&T, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Credit Cards, Recession, Home, Advice, Yogurt, Silver Lining, Cut Backs, Electricity, Satire, Financial Crisis, Food, Foreclosure, Dolce and Gabbana, Teeth, Health Care, Comedy, Phone Service, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Pre-stirred yogurt: This was one of the first costly luxuries I gave up. Yes, it's exhausting having to actually stir the yogurt flavoring, but it's a great way to combine breakfast and exercise.

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DoJ Admits Telephone Companies' Role in Secret Spying

Wired | Ryan Singel | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Telephone Secret Spying, Department of Justice, Att, Doj Secret Spying, Doj, Att Secret Spying, Doj Spying, Freedom of Information Act, Doj Phone Comanies, Doj Documents, Doj Telephone Companies, Doj Admits Spying, Telephone Companies Spying, Politics News

The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: the nation's telecom companies are an arm of the government -- at least when it co...

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Kindle Price Cut: Amazon Launches International Version, Lowering Cost Of U.S. Version To $259

The Associated Press | RACHEL METZ | Posted 10.08.2009 | Technology

Read More: Bezos, E-Reader, Kindle, Sprint, Christmas, Kindle News, New Kindle, E-Book, Kindle Price Cut, Amazon.com, Seattle, AT&T, Wireless, Nextel, Kindle Price, International Version, Amazon, Cupertino, lab126, Ereaders, Technology News

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP)-Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in ...

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"There's A Map For That": New Verizon Ad Mocks AT&T (VIDEO)

Posted 10.06.2009 | Technology

Read More: New Verizon Commercial, AT&T, Verizon Ad, There's a Map for That, Verizon vs AT&T, Verizon Ad AT&T, There's a Map for That Verizon, Verizon Wireless, Verizon, Technology News

*See video below* The wireless wars are getting uglier. Verizon Wireless just released a snarky new ad that knocks AT&T's spotty service -- and this ...

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Fighting the Zombies: Ten Ways to Debunk Telco Shills

Timothy Karr | Posted 12.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Telco, SavetheInternet.Com, Comcast, AT&T, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Mythbuster, Astroturf, Technology News
Timothy Karr

What does the debate over Net Neutrality have in common with a zombie horror flick? As the phone and cable companies send out a brainless horde of shills and lobbyists, it's not hard to make the connection.

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Google Strikes Back Against "Nonsensical" AT&T in Broadband Spat

Sam Gustin | Posted 11.28.2009 | Technology

Read More: Google, Fcc, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Technology News
Sam Gustin

Google has struck back against AT&T in the ongoing battle over net neutrality, the idea that broadband providers like AT&T should not discriminate against services that compete with their own offerings.

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AT&T Complains Google Voice Violates FCC's Net Neutrality

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 11.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: AT&T, Google, Google Voice, AT&T Google Voice, Fcc, Net Neutrality, AT&T Net Neutrality, FCC Net Neutrality, Google Voice Blocks, AT&T Google, Technology News

SEATTLE — AT&T Inc. said Friday that Google Inc.'s Internet phone program gets an unfair advantage from blocking calls to rural communities wher...

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To the Dems Who Voted to 'Defund ACORN': Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, AT&T, Erik Prince, Mercenaries, Lockheed Martin, Project on Oversight and Government Reform, Dell, Blackwater, Acorn, Boeing, Fedex, Hurricane Katrina, Republicans, Pogo, Democrats, Politics News
Jeremy Scahill

Democrats have joined Republicans in voting to "Defund ACORN," yet they have done nothing to stop Blackwater's ongoing taxpayer-funded crusade in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The Damage that Time has Done

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Right Wing Media, Att, Time, Hitler, Time Magazine, Princess Diana, Sprint, Right Wing, Obama, Political News, Civility, Rucker, Joe the Nerd, Assassination, Israeli Politics, Beck, Fox News, Fox, Comcast, Glenn Beck, Right-Wing Extremism, Color of Change, Political Incivility, Katie Couric, CBS News, Media News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

Time's cover is the beginning of a rehab job for Glenn Beck. The magazine is trying once again to make it okay for people to sponsor this "person".

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It's Day One For the Open Internet -- The Games Have Begun

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Internet, Fcc, Julius Genachowski, AT&T, Net Neutrality, Michael Coops, Comcast, Barack Obama, Service Providers, Nancy Pelosi, Bellsouth, Henry Waxman, Mignon Clyburn, Technology News
Art Brodsky

Net Neutrality is a complicated-sounding term for something very simple. Companies that carry your Internet traffic shouldn't be allowed to play favorites.

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GM's "60-day Buy Back" plan - more gimmicks or smart sales move?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Ebay, Saab, Lee Iacocca, California, Toyota, Saturn, Ed Whiteacre, Chrysler, Car Dealerships, Buick, AT&T, Chevrolet, Lexus es350, Cars, Gmc, Pontiac, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Detroit, Core Four, Hummer, Buick Lacrosse, Cadillac, Business News
Steve Parker

Another "Hail Mary" from GM? Or the real thing? Starting today and running through November, General Motors is offering buyers of their Core Four bra...

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Farouk El-Baz: From Egypt's Deserts to the Moon and Back

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Desertification, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Lunar Landing, Ain Shams University, Lebanon, Arab Forum for Environment & Development, Alfred Worden, China, Arab World, Beirut, From the Earth to the Moon, AT&T, Indonesia, Center for Remote Sensing, Saudi Arabia, Apollo 11, Russia, Empty Quarter, Peter Dorman, Space Shuttle, Farouk El-Baz, European Countries, Earth, Inc., Copenhagen, United Nations Climate Change Conference, Japan, Tom Hanks, Hbo, Boston University, American University of Beirut, Nasa, South Korea, Water, Malaysia, Arab Environment 2009, Oil, Environment, India, Apollo 17, Geology, Bellcomm, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

El-Baz plans to highlight the issues of sustainable development and self-preservation at the Arab Environment 2009 conference in Beirut, Lebanon this November

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Connecting the Dots -- How Big Telecom Will Try to Squash Our Fast-Internet Future

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Broadband, Economic Stimulus Package, Fcc, AT&T, Media News
Art Brodsky

A national broadband plan, required under the Federal stimulus program, should be a topic of discussion when the House Telecom Subcommittee begins holding their oversight hearings today.

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