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The GOP’s Net Neutrality Assault Is All Sound and Fury, For Now
The FCC’s antagonists have yet to find a clear legislative path toward overturning the net neutrality regulations.
This App Lets You Piggyback Facebook's Free Internet to Access Any Site
A Paraguayan developer has made an app that tunnels the Internet through Facebook Messenger.
The FCC's Net Neutrality Rules Will Be a Bonanza for Lawyers
The FCC released the full text of its long awaited open internet rules Thursday—and now it’s time for the lawyers to get paid.
Facebook's Colonies
When Facebook sets sail to disconnected markets, what version of the internet will it bring?
FCC Proposes Strong Net Neutrality Rules, But Don't Call the Internet a Utility
“The Chairman’s plan to reclassify broadband as a Title II service is a tremendous win for consumers."
FCC to Propose Regulating the Internet As a Utility, Saving Net Neutrality
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is this week expected to propose strong new rules protecting internet opennes
The FCC Just Required Broadband to Be Faster, and Big Telecom Isn't Happy
The FCC sent a clear message that the status quo is not acceptable, a view that is not shared by the cable and telecom industry.
Google's Fiber Expansion Could Help the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal
Google Fiber’s bold expansion into new US markets may improve the chances that Comcast’s $45 billion Time Warner Cable buyout will be approved by US regulators, according to industry analysts.
Senate Bill Would Let Cities Build High-Speed Internet Without Getting Sued
Cities that want to build super-fast community internet networks received a big political boost Thursday.
The Biggest Foes of Obama's High Speed Internet Plan
Almost overnight, Obama has made internet policy a major political battleground between the White House and GOP lawmakers.
The Astronomical Cost of Internet in Canada's Most Remote Areas
It is one of our recently founded Canadian traditions to complain about our bandwidth caps, but the situation in Nunavut stands out.
China Took Down a Chunk of the Web Ahead of a Major Internet Conference
For China, it seems like an odd time to be launching such an offensive on freedom of speech: The country will host the World Internet Conference this week.