Their trade group argues that the current system for providing residential internet service is a "terminating access monopoly" without meaningful competition.
Trying to terminate access monopolies
Mark Cuban is known as a billionaire entrepreneur, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and the creator of the EFF's "Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents." Henceforth, he will also be known as the...
"If Ayn Rand were an up-and-coming author today, she wouldn't write about steel or railroads, it would be net neutrality." Mark Cuban
The FCC has asked AT&T for more information about its decision to halt the rollout of its high-speed fiber network until net neutrality rules are decided. It's asking AT&T to provide documents regarding...
"We are happy to respond to the questions posed by the FCC." AT&T
Environmental groups have developed a sprawling new surveillance system to help track illegal fishing across the globe. A prototype of the Global Fishing Watch system was announced today at the IUCN World...
"This could be a tool for positive reinforcement." Brian Sullivan, Google Ocean and Earth Outreach
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| Share your personal Comcast stories. 4 months ago | Jormack | 0 | |
| WGA supports net neutrality, opposes Comcast / Time Warner... 4 months ago | Mysteryquest | 0 | |
| WHY IS THE VERGE IGNORING THIS????? 4 months ago | Mike McKowski | T.C. Sottek | 8 |
| Dear Comcast employees: we'd like to talk to you 4 months ago | Adrianne Jeffries | 0 | |
| Every American Should Be Pissed 5 months ago | Shane Smedley | ranhalt | 1 |
| Taking on Tom Wheeler and the ISP's of Doom: a center to see what you... 6 months ago | RG7 | 0 |
The US Federal Trade Commission has been meeting with Apple as it looks to ensure that private health data collected by the company's phones, tablets, and upcoming smartwatch aren't used without their...
The FTC is interested in Apple, not investigating it
A few weeks ago, my wife, two sons, and I got out of the city and visited my in-laws. I brought along my DJI Phantom drone. I thought being in the country would make things safer. I was wrong.
You have to remember, this thing is not a toy
Back in June, you may remember Last Week Tonight With John Oliver had a great bit on net neutrality. Oliver poked fun at the FCC commissioners; he compared Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former telecom lobbyist,...
"Don't eat ma baby!" FCC employee
In a bad sign for everyone interested in protecting net neutrality, the chief financial officer of Verizon has said that he believes the FCC will make the "right decision" on how to regulate internet...
"I think the independent agency of the FCC will make the right decision." Fran Shammo, Verizon CMO
After President Obama called on the FCC to pass strong net neutrality rules, Chairman Tom Wheeler reportedly backed away from the statements, saying he favored a more "nuanced" solution. But regardless of...
Investments are on pause
The US and China this week announced a landmark agreement to sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as part of a deal that President Barack Obama described as a "major milestone." As the New York...
"We hope to encourage all major economies to be ambitious." President Barack Obama
Apple must face a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company failed to disclose that the use of iMessage and Messages would result in undelivered messages if an iPhone user switched to a non-Apple...
iMessage to remember
Tom Wheeler is having a bad week, and it's about to get worse. The Washington Post reports that Wheeler has already basically brushed off the president's request for stricter net neutrality regulation,...
Freewheeling
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