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McCain Gets Mavericky on 'Net Neutrality
digitaldaily.allthingsd.com - 10/23/2009
McCain Gets Mavericky on 'Net Neutrality
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They don’t call Sen. John McCain a maverick for nothing. Just hours after Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski officially unveiled ‘Net neutrality rules , the Arizona Republican introduced a bill that would prohibit the Commission from enacting them. Called the Internet ...
computerworld.com - 10/23/2009
McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules
— computerworld.com — McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules... (more) McCain introduces bill to block FCC's net neutrality rules

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mccain.senate.gov - 10/26/2009
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— mccain.senate.gov — Press Releases SENATOR McCAIN INTRODUCES “THE INTERNET FREEDOM ACT OF 2009” October 22, 2009 Washington, D.C. U.S.... Senator John McCain today introduced legislation that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from enacting rules that ... (more) .: United States Senator John McCain :: Press Office :.

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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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Open Source:  Bells give net neutrality the McCain two-step

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Bells give net neutrality the McCain two-step
Open Source — ... If Congress says no you go to the courts. If the courts say no you go to the states. If the states say no you go to the regulators.(Gee, golly, Officer Krupke.) Meanwhile you hire every lobbyist you can, create every Astroturf organization you can so it appears your self-interest is the public interest, and contribute heavily to any politician, on any level, who will toe the company line. Take John McCain (above). He says it’s all “mavericky” to stop net neutrality in Congress. Nothing mavericky going on at ...

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