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WASHINGTON – Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission released its proposed agenda for its next public meeting, slated for Sept. 23.

WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal Communications Commission announced it would seek further public comment in its rulemaking on Net Neutrality to further explore issues related to managed services and mobile broadband.

WASHINGTON — AT&T has filed a confusing and misleading letter with the FCC in an attempt to justify charging content companies for priority access to its Internet subscribers.

WASHINGTON — Today, Reps. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), Rick Boucher (D-Va.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) released a report by the Government Accountability Office on the wireless industry.

WASHINGTON — Verizon’s top lobbyist Tom Tauke gave a speech yesterday at an industry-sponsored forum where, according to various press reports, he defended his company’s recent Net Neutrality pact with Google.

MINNEAPOLIS — It was standing room only at South High in Minneapolis on Thursday night, as more than 750 people turned out to show their support for Network Neutrality and free speech online. FCC Commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn listened to hours of impassioned public testimony about the future of the Internet.

WASHINGTON — Free Press, Media Access Project, Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union are filing comments with the Federal Communications Commission today to oppose Comcast’s proposed takeover of NBC Universal.

WASHINGTON — The Wall Street Journal reports that “broadband and telecommunications lobbyists restarted talks Wednesday to agree to a proposal for how Internet traffic should be managed.” The talks are being held at the offices of the Information Technology Industry Council, a lobbying group that represents dozens of technology companies.

WASHINGTON — Today, senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee outlined a set of open Internet principles in a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Internet users from across the Bay Area converged outside Google headquarters on Friday to denounce the search engine giant for striking a pact with Verizon that puts the open Internet in jeopardy.