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Regulatory Capture of the FCC -- Time to Clean House

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 03.25.2013 | Business
Read More: Fcc, American Legislative Exchange Council, Regulatory Reform, Pstn, Technical Advisory Council, Tom Wheeler, U-Verse, Internet, Regulatory Capture, AT&T, Comcast, Centurylink, Copper, Alec, Voip, Verizon, Broadband, Chairman Julius Genachowski, Phone Companies, Cable Companies, Technology Transitions Task Force, Business News
Bruce Kushnick

AT&T, with the help of Verizon and the cable companies have 'captured' the FCC -- and have been able to get the federal agency to create and shape a working group designed specifically to remove all regulations and obligations.

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AT&T's FCC Petition Should Be Denied: AT&T Should be Investigated

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 04.16.2013 | Business
Read More: U-Verse, Fcc, AT&T, Fiber Optic, Rural America, Phone Service, Internet, Alec, Pstn, Verizon, Broadband, Voip, Business News
Bruce Kushnick

We request that the FCC immediately start investigating AT&T's business practices as well as the company's failure to supply material and essential facts about their deployment of U-Verse.

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Gerry Smith

'A Lifeline' After Sandy, Copper Phone Networks Are Phased Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.09.2012 | Technology
Read More: Video, Verizon, U-Verse, Att Hurricane Sandy, Att Verizon Sandy, Hurricane Sandy, Att Sandy, Verizon Sandy, AT&T, Verizon Hurricane Sandy, Copper Networks Sandy, Technology News

For several days after Hurricane Sandy, Donna Cardillo struggled to make contact with the outside world. At her home in Wall Township, N.J., which...

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$360 Billion Dollars in Customer Overcharging From Broadband -- and Counting

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 12.11.2012 | Business
Read More: U-Verse, Broadband, AT&T, Internet, Fios, Verizon, Al Gore, Overcharging, Democratic Party, Information Superhighway, Business News
Bruce Kushnick

The Republican and Democratic parties should be investigating the caretakers of America's essential infrastructure, not kowtow to their whims.

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Obama's Broadband Vision vs. the Communications Trust

Bruce Kushnick | Posted 08.25.2012 | Technology
Read More: U.S. Economy, Fcc, AT&T, Broadband, Fios, Verizon, President Obama, U-Verse, Nationwide Broadband Network, US Ignite, Technology News
Bruce Kushnick

Dare we say it: The U.S. is a third rate telecom nation. We'd like to offer some suggestions to address this unacknowledged crisis.

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