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Frustrated Comcast customer sets up bot to tweet complaints every time internet speed drops
Ever been frustrated with your internet speed? Here's a solution.
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T-Mobile Doubles Down On Its Blatant Lies, Says Claims It’s Throttling Are ‘Bullshit’ And That I’m A ‘Jerk’
On Monday we wrote about T-Mobile flat out lying about the nature of its BingeOn mobile video service -- and after a couple of days of silence, the company has come out swinging -- by lying some more and weirdly attacking the people who have accurately portrayed the problems of the service.
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Facebook’s “Save Free Basics In India” Campaign Provokes Controversy
Facebook is calling on Indian users to send an email to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), asking the government agency to support its Free Basics program. The campaign, which shows up when users sign onto the social media platform and includes a pre-filled form so they don’t even have to write an email, has already proven controversial, with opponents saying its message undermines net neutrality in India.
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Big Cable’s Sledgehammer Is Coming Down
Why usage-based billing is a threat to the open internet, and what can be done to stop it. By Susan Crawford.
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Net neutrality just went to court. Here’s how it did.
A federal appeals court on Friday challenged regulators to defend a series of strict new rules for Internet providers, asking them why it should allow the controversial regulations to stand in spite of an industry lawsuit that's become the centerpiece of a highly-charged battle over the future of the Internet. Dozens of court-watchers began lining up before dawn to hear the case, with some having spent the night in frigid temperatures outside...
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Net NeutralityJust Went to Court. Here’s How it Did.
Here's what happened on the first day of a high-stakes net neutrality court hearing.
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GOP Again Tries to Kill Net Neutrality With Spending Bill Rider
The GOP continues to try and gut net neutrality using fine print. Republicans have buried an anti-net neutrality rider into a government spending bill that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing the agency's open Internet rules. Those rules were voted on in February and went into effect in June, though they're currently being challenged by ISPs in court. With the government running on a stopgap funding measure that expires...
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These 3 judges hold the fate of the Internet in their hands
Next week, a federal appeals court in Washington will hear one of its biggest cases of the year, one whose outcome will directly affect how Internet providers can alter your experience online. At stake are the government's net neutrality rules banning telecom and cable companies from unfairly discriminating against new or potential rivals. Using their power in the marketplace to control what services consumers can access from their smartphones, tablets and PC...
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So This Is How Net Neutrality Dies
Ever since the Federal Communication Commission’s net neutrality rules went into effect earlier this year, we've been waiting for the other shoe to drop. The telecom industry and major internet service providers put considerable lobbying weight into stopping the FCC's new rules—anyone paying attention knew that the industry's initial loss wouldn't be the end of this saga.
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Hey, Remember How Net Neutrality Was Supposed To Destroy The Internet?
Before and after the FCC imposed new net neutrality rules, you'll recall there was no limit of hand-wringing from major ISPs and net neutrality opponents about how these "draconian regulations from a bygone era" would utterly decimate the Internet. We were told investment would freeze, innovation would dry up like dehydrated jerky, and in no time at all net neutrality would have us all collectively crying over our busted, congested, tubes.
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Jeb Bush is the ultimate anti-internet candidate
Do you want to live in a country where Internet Service Providers can slow down and censor your internet traffic at will, where the NSA has vastly more power than it does today and where end-to-end encryption may be illegal? Then Jeb Bush is the Republican presidential contender for you.
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The uncertain legal future of net neutrality
Net neutrality won at the FCC, but soon it'll be headed to court.
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