Proposed FCC head is an FOB
The rumored new head of the FCC is an FOB. That’s “Friend of Barack,” people, as in a former Harvard Law School classmate of the president-elect, who definitely knows his way around Washington D.C....
View ArticleTime Warner Cable turnaround: No caps for you
Time Warner Cable is canceling its trial plans for what the company termed “consumption based billing,” citing consumer confusion, as DSLReports.com notes. I think a likelier culprit is the threat of...
View ArticleSen. Franken grills Judge Sotomayor on Net Neutrality
“Isn’t there a compelling, over-riding First Amendment right here for Americans to have access to the Internet?” That’s the question Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) posed to Supreme Court nominee Sonia...
View ArticleVerizon CEO comes out swinging against net neutrality
I gotta say, any trade show that opens the ceremonies with some trash talkin’ has my attention. After giving up a little hip-hip-hooray for Verizon’s long-awaited 4G network (ready for 60 devices thus...
View ArticleCourt ruling is a major set-back for FCC’s net neutrality position
“Net neutrality” advocates took a body blow today when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gave the FCC a big thumbs’ down on having the authority to prevent Comcast Corp....
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