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Global Internet Activists Give Thumbs Down to Facebook's Internet.org
Timothy Karr
May 13, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg’s plan for world domination is in trouble. The billionaire Facebook founder recently took to his social network in a bid to save Internet.org, his plan to give billions of the planet’s poorest people a limited taste of the World Wide Web.
Comcast Spent a Crazy Amount of Money on Its Failed Merger
Mary Alice Crim
May 8, 2015
Earlier this week Comcast revealed just how much it spent on its failed bid to take over Time Warner Cable. And the figure is staggering.
Western Mass. Voters Stampede for Fiber-Optic Broadband in Communities Big Telecom Ignored
Phillip Dampier
May 8, 2015
Bypassed in favor of richer opportunities to the East, Western Massachusetts residents are empowering their communities to deliver 21st-century broadband the big cable and phone companies have neglected to offer.
Just What the Doctor Didn't Order: More Media Consolidation
Amy Kroin
May 6, 2015
Breathe in and breathe out, take a seat and brace yourself for a real shocker: The National Association of Broadcasters is once again supporting a plan to allow more media consolidation.
Net Neutrality Rules Face Threats in Congress and the Courts
Candace Clement
May 6, 2015
With a little over a month to go before the FCC’s historic Net Neutrality rules take effect, the cable and phone companies and their lobbyists are working every angle they can think of to destroy the open Internet.
Why Media Mega-Mergers Are Bad News for Latinos and Other Communities of Color
Arturo Carmona
Joseph Torres
May 5, 2015
Comcast's decision to pull the plug on its $45 billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable is a huge victory for the Latino community and other communities of color.
Arrests in Baltimore Highlight Need to Protect the Right to Record
Mike Rispoli
May 4, 2015
The recent events in Baltimore have brought into sharp focus the perils of journalists and everyday people who exercise their constitutionally protected rights to record police activity.
Comcast: 'They'll Smile and Lie to You'
May 1, 2015
Philadelphia residents vented their frustrations with Comcast at several public hearings this week.
Rep. Butterfield Teams With Big Broadband Providers to Kill the Internet
Brandi Collins
Joseph Torres
May 1, 2015
When it comes to media and telecom issues, Rep. G.K. Butterfield is one of the most important voices in Congress.
Deadly Times for Journalists Worldwide
Amy Kroin
April 28, 2015
The latest report from the Committee to Protect Journalists shows that we’re in the midst of the “most dangerous period for journalists in recent history.”

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