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New Sports Fans Lobby Entering Telecom Wars

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Verizon, Lobbyblog, Lobbying, Telecom, Business News

Verizon is among several telecom giants launching a new advocacy group purported to be a lobby for sports fans -- pressing lawmakers on issues such as...

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Time for Net Neutrality

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet, Ed Markey, Congress, Net Neutrality Laws, Fcc, Rep. Edward Markey, Technology, Net Neutrality, Telecom, Politics News
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.

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Landing a Clean Energy Victory

Rep. Ed Markey | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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Rep. Ed Markey

The clean energy race is the space race of our time. Yet so much more is at stake.

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For Small Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries, Mobile Phones Can Be Path Out of Poverty

Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 05.23.2009 | World

Read More: Mobile Phones, Foreign Aid, Growth, Indonesia, Fiji, g20, Kenya, Economic Development, Telecom, Phones, Cell Phones, World News
Terra Lawson-Remer

Mobile phones are already breaking the economic stranglehold of elites with access to capital, and giving poor entrepreneurs a chance to build their own businesses and be their own bosses.

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Current FCC Disputes Show Resilience of Long-Term Special Interests

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Broadcasting, Internet, Technology, Fcc, Telephone Companies, Telecom, Media News
Art Brodsky

Should an industry so dedicated to stopping progress deserve any protections without any accompanying responsibilities? Everything should be on the table for discussion.

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

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Precedent George Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Bush's term in office will be remembered for the precedents it set, particularly in relation to the presidential power, and the separation of powers between the three branches of U.S. government.

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Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media

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Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

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Big Media Continues to Fight Against Net Neutrality

Jonathan Rintels | Posted 05.03.2008 | Media

Read More: Telecom, Fcc, Save the Net, Federal Communications Commission, Net Neutrality, Network Neutrality, Media News
Jonathan Rintels

It's time for the government to implement reasonable oversight that protects consumers and content creators, and preserves the open Internet we enjoy today.

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