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wired.com - 10/23/2009
FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules, Now the Fight Begins
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The FCC approved new openness rules for the broadband and mobile wireless connections to the internet, gratifying President Obama;s grassroots supporters and internet services like Google, while drawing the wrath of large telecoms such as AT&T and the wireless industry. The FCC’s ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/22/2009
F.C.C. Begins Crafting Rules on Network Neutrality
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to begin writing formal rules for network neutrality, which would govern... now telecommunications companies handle Internet traffic. Even the commission's minority Republicans praised the openness ... (more) F.C.C. Begins Crafting Rules on Network Neutrality
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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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FCC Votes on Proposed Net Neutrality Rules
dailywireless.org — ... concern that new regulation could unwittingly harm Internet innovation. Time Warner, Integra Telecom, and others are weighing in on the concept. Advocacy groups, such as the Open Internet Coalition,Public Knowledge, and Free Press, agreed with the FCC’s direction. Additional news and information is available from Bloomberg, C/Net, NY Times, Washington Post, WSJ, Informatin Week, PC World, Wired and ZD Net.

Big deal: Comcast buying majority stake in NBC
TechBlog — ... with Comcast these days, and the commission's chairman appears to be a champion of open networks and Net Neutrality . Consumer advocates likely will put ...

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