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Neet Neutrality Featured

Net Neutrality: Round Two

April 12, 2017 Renee Shur Activism, Capitalism, Consumer issues, Corporations, Corruption, Democracy, Technology Leave a comment

It looks like Trump-appointee Ajit Pai over at the FCC is setting his sights on unraveling regulations that guarantee net neutrality. This radical change

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Net neutrality: Will you be in the slow lane or the express lane?

February 13, 2014 Renee Shur Consumer issues, Government, Technology Leave a comment

Speed up. Slow down. Block. Assuming that the above five words are nothing more than a description of Super Bowl tactics would be incorrect.

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How much does a political ad cost? New FCC ruling will help us figure it out

May 2, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Campaigns, Corporations, Good government, Media, Voting/Elections 2 comments

How much does it actually cost to run a political ad on television? We’re about to find out. Until Friday [April 27, 2012], the only way

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Don’t fix net neutrality. It isn’t broken.

January 10, 2011 Stacy Mergenthal Government, Technology Leave a comment

The Federal Communications Commission voted a partisan 3-2 on network neutrality on December 21st, in what proponents consider an upset. The rules, a flimsy

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My download speed is 5129 kbps. What’s yours?

March 24, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Technology 2 comments

Your blood pressure is normal, and your cholesterol levels are okay, too, but have you checked your internet download speed lately? A new service

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