Tag: net neutrality
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#MorningMonarchy: June 12, 2018
Cyber capabilities, net neutralities and smart cat toilets + this day in history w/the Pulse Nightclub shooting and our song of the day by Luminatrix on your Morning Monarchy for June 12, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: January 31, 2018
Healthcare incorporated, gourmet thieves and destructive psychology + this day in history w/’Down and Out in Beverly Hills’ and our song of the day by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on your Morning Monarchy for January 31, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: May 31, 2017
Dead comments, life halos and comedy wildlife + this day in history w/Deep Throat and our song of the day by The Charlatans on your Morning Monarchy for May 31, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: June 28, 2016
Social customs, electronic persons and activist drops + this day in history w/Franz Ferdinand and our song of the day by Aesop Rock on your Morning Monarchy for June 28, 2016.
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Net Neutrality: Triumph of the Ruling Class
from tucker.liberty.me: A triumph of “core of free expression and democratic principles”? How stupid do they think we are? It’s been painful to watch the gradual tightening of government control in the name of net neutrality. The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to rewrite the rules and declare the Internet as a public utility seals the…
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FCC Officialy Approves Plan to Consider Paid Priority on Internet
from washingtonpost.com: The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday voted in favor of advancing a proposal that could dramatically reshape the way consumers experience the Internet, opening the possibility of Internet service providers charging Web sites for higher-quality delivery of their content to American consumers. The plan, approved in a three-to-two vote along party lines, could…
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FCC Net Neutrality Plan in Chaos
from time.com: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former top cable and wireless industry lobbyist, appears to have misjudged both public opinion and his fellow Democratic commissioners regarding his “Open Internet” proposal… Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is scrambling to change his “Open Internet” proposal after a torrent of criticism from Internet giants, startups, venture…
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FCC Murders Net Neutrality. Don’t Get Mad – Get Even
from theguardian.co.uk: The former cable and wireless industry lobbyist Tom Wheeler is re-writing rules in favor of the telecom giants – not you, me or the internet. Here’s what you can do to stop him. In January, a federal appeals court rejected regulations designed to assure some measure of fairness in the way America’s internet…
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For Web Users, FCC Raises Specter of Unequal Internet
from bloomberg.com: Your Netflix bill might rise. You may have to switch Internet providers to get faster YouTube videos. Or, you may miss out on the next big thing on the Web. Those are some of the concerns that consumer advocates are raising about U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal this week for…
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Net Neutrality Questions Raised by Netflix Comcast Deal
from guardianlv.com: Net Neutrality questions raised by Netflix Comcast deal in which Netflix paid Comcast to install additional servers to supply streaming content after Comcast throttled Netflix data to the point of being unwatchable. The Net Neutrality debate has raged for weeks, mostly centered around who should foot the bill for upgrades and administration when…
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Net neutrality gets a kick in the teeth
A US court has ruled against the FCC’s Open Internet regulations, putting the future of net neutrality completely up in the air. from zdnet.com: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled in the case of Verizon et al. v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and it’s bad, bad news…
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#DataDump: Balconies, Breaches, Biggest Builds and More
Julian Assange takes aim at US as diplomatic row deepens; Speech from balcony calls on Obama to abandon witchhunt // Did Bush’s Broadband Deregulation Upend His Own NSA Wiretapping? // Alexandria 2.0: One Millionaire’s Quest to Build the Biggest Library on Earth
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Net Neutrality Rules Published, Lawsuits Soon to Follow
The FCC has finally officially published long-delayed rules prohibiting cable, DSL and wireless internet companies from blocking websites and requiring them to disclose how they slow down or throttle their networks.

