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Losing net neutrality made it harder for Santa Clara County to fight its wildfires
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and his staff are fond of taking to Twitter to assert that, in the just over two months since the repeal of the FCC’s 2015 network neutrality rules took effect, the “Internet remains free and open” — and that opponents’ concerns that unconstrained broadband providers will act in a way that harms consumers and competition are overblown.
Los Angeles prosecutors decline 1980s sex abuse charges against Les Moonves due to statute of limitations (NBC)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 07/31/2018 - 14:42Iran has laid groundwork for extensive cyberattacks on US, say officials (NBC)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 07/20/2018 - 16:27Rural communities see big returns with broadband access, but roadblocks persist
The economic upside of internet access is being pushed by rural broadband advocates across the country who say that there isn’t enough being done to connect rural communities.
FCC blocks reveal of emails about conservative news site's 'Harlem Shake' net neutrality video
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai's “Harlem Shake” video: Whose idea was it? Who wrote the script? Did the other FCC commissioners know about it? Muckrock, a nonprofit organization that helps request and analyze government documents, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the FCC four months ago for agency emails about the video, a request that would seem relatively innocuous.The request was denied this week. The organization is now appealing the denial and considering a lawsuit.
Op-ed: The Facebook data breach is a scandal of our own making. Legally, there's nothing we can do about it. (NBC)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:42Is this the week the ‘free internet’ dies? Or is it all just another Y2K? (NBC)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 15:34NBC Video: What is net neutrality, and what happens if it gets repealed? (NBC)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 12/11/2017 - 16:06The backlash is building over the plan to gut net neutrality
The Republican-helmed Federal Communications Commission is expected to pull the plug on net neutrality rules — but tech companies, entrepreneurs and other concerned users are vowing to not go down without a fight. Engine, a nonprofit group representing more than 1,000 start-ups and investors, released an open letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai detailing how they're worried they won't have a fair chance under his proposal. "Without net neutrality, the incumbents who provide access to the internet would be able to pick winners or losers in the market.