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On Tuesday, a federal court struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order. The ruling means that companies like AT&T and Verizon can censor, block and interfere with Internet traffic and content.

The court ruling struck down the Commission’s legal authority to protect an open Internet.

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s Open Internet Order. In its decision, the court said that the FCC lacked the authority to implement and enforce its rules under the legal framework the agency put forth.

OAKLAND, Calif. — On Thursday, it was standing room only in Nile Hall at Preservation Park as hundreds of Oakland residents gathered to tell Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler about the issues that matter most to them.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, AT&T announced plans to allow businesses to pay AT&T to keep their traffic from counting against AT&T data plans.

OAKLAND, Calif. — On Thurs., Jan. 9, Voices for Internet Freedom, in partnership with the Center for Media Justice, Free Press, Color Of Change and the National Hispanic Media Coalition, will host a town-hall event in Oakland featuring FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission approved Gannett’s acquisition of Belo and Tribune’s acquisition of Local TV. The two deals involve the sale of nearly 40 stations in cities including Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Louisville, Norfolk, Va., Phoenix, Portland, Ore., Seattle and St. Louis.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, stories broke that the Federal Communications Commission would no longer pursue an order put forth by then-Chairman Julius Genachowski that would have gutted the agency’s newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules.

The FCC did not indicate what its plans were for the order, which was a part of the 2010 Quadrennial Review, nor did it specify its plans for the upcoming 2014 review.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that it would require Gannett to divest TV station KMOV in St. Louis before it would consider approving Gannett’s acquisition of Belo’s 20 stations.

WASHINGTON — On Friday, the Wall Street Journal broke the news that Sprint may be considering a bid for T-Mobile in early 2014. Such a deal would be subject to approval from both the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the FCC received a status report from its Technology Transitions task force. The presentation laid out a preliminary framework for considering issues raised by ongoing upgrades to public communications networks, known as the IP transition.