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FCC Initiates Net Neutrality Fight
phonescoop.com - 10/23/2009
FCC Initiates Net Neutrality Fight
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Today the Federal Communications Commission took the first steps towards creating a national net neutrality policy. The FCC voted to move forward with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal, which would prevent network operators (wireless and wireline) from favoring certain ... (follow link ...
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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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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MobileBurn.com:  FCC opens formal discussion on Net Neutrality, encounters telecom backlash

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FCC opens formal discussion on Net Neutrality, encounters telecom backlash
MobileBurn.com — ... . Though both companies expressed differences, they said in the statement that they agreed on many issues, promoting the unrestricted and open platform that has driven innovation on the Internet. A group of 30 business investors, including parties involved with Google, Flickr, Daily Candy, and others, strongly supported the FCC's proposed rules in a letter to the commission sent Wednesday. [via Phone Scoop ]

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