Net Neutrality

Comcast Attacks Net Neutrality Along With Pennsylvania Rep.

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business


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

Jason Linkins

Scholars Urge FCC's Genachowski To Close Net Neutrality Loopholes

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media


In the latest salvo over net neutrality, some of the nations' leading tech minds have sent a letter to FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, urging him to tak...

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

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


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.

Consumer Reports: What Is Net Neutrality?

Craig Newmark | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


Craig Newmark

Even Senator John McCain was for Net Neutrality, before he was against it.

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

I should sue John McCain. Three and a half years ago, writing about Net Neutrality, the attempt to guarantee the Internet stays free and open, I said that it was a slam-dunk issue being hampered by a lousy name -- one that evokes a tennis match in Switzerland or basketball players who don't choose sides. And I suggested some alternatives, including The Fast, Downloadable Porn Act and The Internet Freedom Act. Cut to last week, when McCain, the number one recipient of telecom campaign cash in Congress, introduced a bill that would effectively kill Net Neutrality. The name of his bill? The Internet Freedom Act! Paging George Orwell! War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, and Freedom is... an Internet controlled by AT&T and Verizon. We can't let that happen. Support Net Neutrality. Let's start by giving it a better name.

Jason Linkins

John McCain Was For Actual Internet Freedom Before He Was For Fake "Internet Freedom"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.31.2009 | Media


So, John McCain wants the internet to be a terrifying user experience for everybody, and is pimping the ironically named, net neutrality-killing "Inte...

Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Rep. Ed Markey

Since its earliest days, the Internet has been guided by the principles of non-discrimination and freedom. And as it continues to evolve, we are now faced with a choice.

Jason Linkins

Losing Net Neutrality: What The Worse Case Scenario Looks Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media


John McCain hates him some "net neutrality." So he's introducing the "Internet Freedom Act" to give telecoms the "freedom" to turn the "internet" into a confounding ordeal that would suck, into infinity.

Net Neutrality, Green Tech and the Pong Republicans

Bennet Kelley | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Bennet Kelley

The ultimate question is whether we will summon our resources to meet the challenges of a new era and be at the forefront of innovation -- or whether we will be content simply playing Pong.

Jason Linkins

Jon Stewart Takes On "Net Neutrality" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media


On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart took up the issue of "net neutrality" and Senator John McCain's efforts to create one of those ironically name...

Moment of Clarity - How To Easily Win on Net Neutrality

Lee Camp | Posted 10.27.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow, Boing Boing Editor On McCain And Net Neutrality (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media


What the "Internet Freedom Act" would do is to allow Internet service providers to privilege their own content over competitors by slowing or blocking access to other Web content. It keeps alive the recent tradition of ironically named laws.

John McCain, Computer Geek

Auburn McCanta | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Auburn McCanta

During the 2008 election, Senator John McCain famously admitted he didn't know how to use a computer and was only then learning to use a Blackberry. Oh, how times have changed.

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

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

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

FCC Vote To Spur Telecom Lobbying

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books


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

FCC Unanimously Supports 'Net Neutrality' Rule In Face Of Fierce Telecom Lobby

Reuters | Posted 10.23.2009 | Technology


U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously Thursday to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring o...

McCain Battles Google, Twitter, eBay Coalition Over Net Neutrality

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Technology


WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators took an important step Thursday toward prohibiting broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certai...

Jared Polis Signed Letter Opposing Net Neutrality Before Coming Out For It

The Colorado Independent | John Tomasic | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver


Colorado U.S. Reps. Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter signed onto a letter to the Federal Communications Commission last week Thursday that was penned by ...

Big Telecom Wants to Squash the Free Internet, Starting Now

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology


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.

Does Astroturf Ever Die?

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


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.

FCC Chief Seeks Broad Open-Internet Rules

WSJ | Posted 10.14.2009 | Technology


Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules broadly, raising concerns...

Washington Post Needs to Come Clean on Net Neutrality

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media


Timothy Karr

On Sept. 28, the paper printed a full-fledged editorial against Net Neutrality without revealing to readers that the Washington Post Co. has an economic incentive to block online speech.

Oh, the Hypocrisy! The Vote To Regulate the Internet as More Media Consolidation Looms

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.02.2009 | Media


Art Brodsky

If the Knight Commission thinks there's a problem with news and information getting through to the public now, just wait until the Internet and news sources become even more consolidated.

Fighting the Zombies: Ten Ways to Debunk Telco Shills

Timothy Karr | Posted 10.02.2009 | Technology


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.

Wireless Industry Lobby Steps Up Fight Against Net Neutrality

HuffingtonPost | Jenna Staul | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business


The Washington Post's Post I.T. Blog reports that wireless industry lobbyists are on a "charm offensive" to ward off newly proposed net neutrality reg...