What happens when states ignore the powerful cable and telco lobbyists? Communities are free to experiment — and build some of the best Internet networks in the nation.
Comcast thought it could get away with offering free Internet-speed upgrades only to certain high-paying customers — but activists from the Media Mobilizing Project, Free Press, SumOfUs, Working Families and other organizations put a stop to that.
For the last nine months, the media justice arm of the United Church of Christ has been collaborating with people of faith and faith leaders around the country on its Faithful Internet campaign.
Congress is once again feeling the pressure to push “cybersecurity” legislation. The problem is, the bill they’re laser-focused on is misguided, wouldn’t protect us — and is a huge gift to companies wanting legal cover if and when they choose to violate Americans’ privacy rights.
After a year of embarrassing customer-service blunders, Comcast is trying to improve its image by offering free Internet-speed upgrades — but only to certain high-paying customers.
The FCC helped kill one bad merger earlier this year: Comcast’s bid to take over Time Warner Cable.
But on Tuesday it moved toward granting a different deal that’s also pretty awful.
No member of Congress should be allowed to dismantle good public policy by sneaking language into funding bills. But that’s exactly what’s been happening in the latest attack on Net Neutrality.
Want a blazing fast Internet? Well, you can get it if you live in select parts of the United States where ultra-high-speed services are available — and if you’re willing to pay a lot of money.
When I was 10 years old, I saw my dad on TV. On the nightly news, to be exact. Fully clad in Army gear, my father was standing on the hood of a jeep as he passed out food to Iraqi civilians.
