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Julius Genachowski Is Government's Unsung Hero

Steve Westly | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics
Steve Westly

FCC chairmen often fall into one of two camps -- stern regulators focused on compliance or free-market stalwarts eager to spark private sector growth. Chairman Genachowski is rare in his ability to simultaneously accomplish both goals.

The Next FCC Chair: Decisive Protector of the Public Interest

Gigi Sohn | Posted 03.19.2013 | Technology
Gigi Sohn

Even though current FCC Chair Julius Genachowski has not announced that he is leaving, there is still much talk about who is being considered to be his successor. The trade press has been throwing out names of the supposed frontrunners every few weeks or so.

The Arch Enemies of the Internet Defense League

Art Brodsky | Posted 09.22.2012 | Technology
Art Brodsky

The answer to the question of which part of society should censor the Internet is: neither government nor industry. Both institutions can be equally dangerous to Internet users, but only one has the capacity to be a guarantor of rights if it so chooses.

Gender Slurs: Why What Rush Limbaugh Said Is So Damning to Women

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.13.2012 | Media
Sarah O'Leary

Rush Limbaugh's use of "slut" and "prostitute" was a textbook example of how horrifically damning gender slurs are, and why such forms of abuse deserve swift and serious action.

Time to Occupy the Internet Before It's Too Late

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.08.2012 | Politics
Bob Cesca

There's a cold war of attrition being fought for the right to own the Internet, its content and its technology, and you're losing.

Support Net Neutrality to Preserve a Free and Democratic Internet

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 01.08.2012 | Politics
Sen. Mark Udall

Net Neutrality guarantees a level playing field for all websites and Internet users. It ensures that everyone has a voice on the Internet and that no one can be silenced simply because they can't afford to pay. We need to keep it that way.

Group Challenges Net Neutrality Rules

Posted 11.28.2011 | Technology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public interest group Free Press filed a petition for review in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston on Wednesday, ch...

Net Neutrality One Step Closer To Taking Effect

Posted 11.12.2011 | Technology

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Controversial new Internet rules adopted late last year by the Federal Communications Commission will soon be published offic...

Why Liberals Should Think Twice About Net Neutrality

Everett Ehrlich | Posted 09.12.2011 | Technology
Everett Ehrlich

I can't for the life of me understand why my fellow liberals want to impose a burden on the burgeoning broadband Internet.

FCC Chairman Talks Net Neutrality Rules

TechCrunch | Posted 06.16.2011 | Technology

Earlier this week, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski took the stage at the Computer History Museum in San Jose, CA for a special Commonwealth Club event...

Craving Chicken

Rep. Chellie Pingree | Posted 06.11.2011 | Politics
Rep. Chellie Pingree

The Internet will be a different place if we rig the playing field. It's not right to give service providers the opportunity to stop you from making your own decisions -- you shouldn't have to eat pizza when you really want chicken.

White House Will Defend Net Neutrality From House GOP Bill

AP | Posted 06.04.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The White House is threatening a veto against a House Republican bill that would overturn new federal rules aimed at ensuring equitable ...

How AT&T Figures It Will Dominate the Wireless Airwaves

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.26.2011 | Technology
Art Brodsky

There's only one thing that could stop this deal -- a strong dose of reality, and AT&T isn't counting on that particular intervention.

AT&T Celebrates Broadband Plan by Buying Out Competition

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Art Brodsky

High-speed Internet access is still a market with little competition, and there is nothing in the National Broadband Plan to address that crucial fact.

Sen. Franken: 'We Can't Lose Net Neutrality'

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Timothy Karr

Net Neutrality protects a level playing field on the Internet, where anyone can connect, create and innovate. Without Net Neutrality, Al Franken says, Internet service providers would be able to return as gatekeepers to all expression.

House Panel Votes To Repeal Net Neutrality Rules

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

WASHINGTON — A Republican-controlled Congressional panel has voted to repeal new Federal Communications Commission rules that prohibit phone and...

GOP Backs 'Broadband Barons'

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Thursday moved to block the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing new rules that prohibit broadband...

Obama's Unsung Tech Hero: Hillary Clinton

Marvin Ammori | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Marvin Ammori

I'm giving Secretary Hillary Clinton the nod as the Obama Administration's improbable MVP. It appears the State Department has become a hub of technology activity.

Verizon Challenges FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

WASHINGTON — Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday filed a legal challenge to new federal regulations that prohibit broadband providers from i...

Promising Elements of the Net Neutrality Decision

Morgan Reed | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Morgan Reed

During the extended holiday season, families gather around the modern day hearth to watch football. Everyone has a favorite team, or alma mater, to c...

Most American Voters Disapprove Of Net Neutrality

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Though the cable companies, advocacy groups and politicians have been battling fiercely over net neutrality, a new poll shows that most voters do not ...

The Internet as We Know it Is Still at Risk

Al Franken | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Al Franken

Just as the open internet movement was instrumental in improving regulations from the FCC's first draft proposal, we'll be critical in ensuring that the regulations voted on this week are enforced vigorously.

A Web Divided: Twitterers React To Controversial Net Neutrality Vote

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

On Tuesday, the FCC voted to adopt a framework that aims to preserve an "open Internet" by prohibiting Internet service providers from discriminating ...

Ryan Grim

Mitch McConnell Accuses Obama Of Plan To Seize Internet

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON - Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor Tuesday to warn that the Obama administration is on the verge of nationalizing the Internet, cha...

Net Neutrality Rules Poised To Pass FCC Tomorrow

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

WASHINGTON — New rules aimed at prohibiting broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers of Internet traffic now have just enough votes to pass...