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AT&T Tells Every Employee and Their Families to Complain to the FCC About Net Neutrality [At&t]
gizmodo.com - 10/22/2009
AT&T Tells Every Employee and Their Families to Complain to the FCC About Net Neutrality [At&t]
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Remember the Comcastard stacked FCC hearing on BitTorrent blocking? AT&T; thinks that's a good strategy, since AT&T;'s main lobbyist sent a letter to all 300,000 employees "encouraging" them and their families to protest the FCC's net neutrality rules . Yeesh. Specifically, he tells employees ...
techliberation.com - 10/23/2009
Cash-For-TV-Spectrum Scheme vs. A Property Rights Solution
— techliberation.com — Potentially huge FCC development here, and one they actually has some sense to it. According to Kim... McAvoy over at TV News Check.com : FCC broadband czar Blair Levin earlier this month met with leading TV broadcasters in Washington to discuss the ... (more) Cash-For-TV-Spectrum Scheme vs. A Property Rights Solution

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Samsung i5700 Spica and R860 approved by the FCC
unwiredview.com - 10/22/2009
Samsung i5700 Spica and R860 approved by the FCC
— unwiredview.com — The FCC has just approved two unannounced Samsung phones: the Android-powered i5700 Spica (aka Galaxy Lite) and... the SCH-R860. The Samsung i5700 was approved to work on the 850/1900 GSM and 850/1900 WCDMA bands, so you’ll be able to use it on ... (more) Samsung i5700 Spica and R860 approved by the FCC

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MobileBurn.com - 10/23/2009
FCC opens formal discussion on Net Neutrality, encounters telecom backlash
— MobileBurn.com — After the FCC announced Thursday that it will hold formal discussions about network neutrality regulation, it was... met with backlash from telecommunication companies and support from some business investors. Read the full story here. (more) FCC opens formal discussion on Net Neutrality, ...

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The iPhone Blog:  AT&T Encourages Employees to Cry About Net Neutrality to FCC

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AT&T Encourages Employees to Cry About Net Neutrality to FCC
The iPhone Blog — Gizmodo is reporting that AT&T sent out a letter to employees encouraging them, along with their families, to protest the FCC’s net neutrality rules. It was said the letter even encouraged the use of the employees private email instead of their company email. For them to stoop this low makes it pretty obvious they are not hip to the idea of net neutrality. Gizmodo later updated their post with the following: AT&T says that the letter was sent to “U.S. managers only” and that they “were providing ...

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