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News of the movement for January 8, 2013 |
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Bad Rule, Bad Tactics from the FCC
As Americans across the nation were celebrating the holidays, a federal agency was tying a bow on a gift for big media conglomerates. To avoid public scrutiny, the FCC used the holiday lull to propose rule changes that would allow greater media consolidation in big cities. A vote by the FCC could come any day now.
How Big Bad Bills Bulldoze Broadband
Here’s a fun experiment: Grab the next person you see and tell her you’re about to talk about tech policy (you know, to prepare her). If she hasn’t screamed, pulled out all of her hair or fled the room, tell her you’re about to take a voyage to strange lands where laws exist that make it harder for people to access the Internet. France Rejects Plan by Internet Provider to Block Online Ads
In a potential test case for Europe, the French government ordered a big Internet service provider to stop blocking online advertisements, saying the company had no right to edit the contents of the Web for users. Landlords Are Blocking Rewiring of Cable After Hurricane, Verizon Says
Rewiring all of Lower Manhattan with fiber-optic cable after Hurricane Sandy would be hard enough without landlords blocking the way with their palms open. But that is what Verizon alleges some are doing. Satellite Internet: 15Mbps, No Matter Where You Live in the U.S.
Wouldn't it be great if we could provide broadband speed to nearly every American -- without embarking on costly construction projects to bring cables to the home? Apparently, we already can. At least that's what providers of satellite broadband Internet services said.
China Free Speech Protests Spread Online
Free-speech protesters clashed with Communist Party supporters in southern China as a local dispute about government censorship spilled over into a nationwide online protest. PBS Inks Deals for On-Demand Access to Local Station Content
PBS unveiled deals to distribute public TV programs on two additional on-demand video-streaming platforms: Roku and Xbox Live. Why Some Public Radio Supporters Won't Be Donating to NPR This Year
On-air fracking promotions have left some NPR listeners questioning their contributions.
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Register today for the 2013 National Conference for Media Reform! Join thousands of activists, media makers, journalists, technologists and artists flocking to Denver for this can't-miss event.
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