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Telecommunications Act of 1996

Losing the Narrative on Public Employee Unions

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Public Employees, Wall Street CEOs, Corporate Media, President Obama, Ed Shultz, Telecommunications Act of 1996, California Public Employees, Democratic Party, Citizens United, Public Employee Unions, Msnbc, Koch Brothers, President Bill Clinton, Rachel Maddow, Hedge Fund Managers, Fox News, The Ed Show, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

The attack on public employee unions has just begun and won't go away. With the disempowerment of labor in our society, any sociologist will tell you, the living standards of all working people will be lowered.

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Why Are ISPs Terrified of Being Reclassified

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Population, Incumbent Local Exchange, Pre, Satellite Services, Broadcast Licenses, At&T, Television Broadcasting, Internet Service Providers, Page Document, Match, Technology Policy Institute, Digital, Fi, Federal Communications Commission, Telecommunication Carriers, Telecommunications Act of 1996, Communications Act of 1934, Google, Verizon, March 17, Ea, Amp, Digital Television, Telecommunications Service, Lan, Air Reception, Lecs, Ncta, Hp, Fcc, Internet, Telecommunications Companies, Depressed Areas, Direct Broadcast Satellite, Broadcast Services, Broadcast Spectrum, Mit, Technology News
Ramon Nuez

We are weeks away from Genachowski presenting to Congress the National Broadband Plan, designed to address the lack of broadband availability in many under-served and economically depressed areas.

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AWOL on the Comcast/NBC Merger: Olbermann, Maddow, Schultz, Matthews

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Ed Schultz, Citzens United, Supreme Court, NBC Universal, Msnbc, Telecommunications Act of 1996, Nightline, 60 Minutes, Rachel Maddow, Cnbc, Media Concentration, Keith Olbermann, Comcast, Chris Matthews, Net Neutrality, Media News
Paul Abrams

When it came to Citizens United, the news media expressed righteous indignation. Where was the outrage in 1996, when the Telecommunications Act triggered a wave of media ownership consolidation?

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