New Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler took part in a standing-room-only town-hall meeting Thursday night in Oakland, where he heard from Bay Area residents about the impact of media policies on their lives.
#Oakland Voices: A Town Hall on Our Right to Communicate is just a few hours away. Tonight Oakland residents will get to speak directly to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler during the first community event of his tenure.
We owe everything we love about the Web to Net Neutrality.
Without Net Neutrality, the Web would look a lot like cable, with the most popular content available only on certain tiers or with certain providers.
Here’s something to be thankful for: Tom Wheeler, the new Federal Communications Commission chairman, is saying he’s all about representing the people — and not big industry.
This week Tom Wheeler became the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He comes to power at a unique moment: Net Neutrality is under attack in the courts, TV companies are finding sneaky new ways to consolidate, and phone and cable companies are pursuing a deregulatory agenda that could cut off essential communications services for millions.
Say you’re a diehard Glee fan. You know the show took a nosedive after season two, you know there are better things you could do with your time, but you still feel compelled to watch and keep up to date on the perpetually combusting Finchel, Klaine and Wemma.
