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NEWS ABOUT: net neutrality

net neutrality stories: 24 news summaries

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Verizon Backs Off, Will Allow Naral Texts

Company had turned down abortion rights group’s messaging

Sep 27, 07 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Verizon has reversed its refusal to let Naral send text messages over its system, after previously banning the abortion rights group’s content as “controversial or unsavory.” The wireless service provider was apologetic about last week’s decision, saying it had misinterpreted “a dusty internal policy,”... More »

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abortion • Verizon • net neutrality • Naral

DOJ Knocks Down 'Net Neutrality'

Says ISPs should be able to charge consumers more for priority traffic

Sep 6, 07 8:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Internet service providers should be able to charge a premium for customers who want certain content to load faster than others, the Justice Department said today. In a recommendation to the FCC, Justice claimed "net neutrality"—the idea that all websites should be equally accessible—could slow online... More »

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Internet • Department of Justice • broadband Internet • net neutrality • ISP

Webcaster Mutes Band's Anti-Bush Lyrics

Censor intercepts
Pearl Jam's jab; AT&T blames 'mistake'

Aug 9, 07 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pearl Jam is slamming AT&T after the telecom company censored its Webcast of the band's performance at Lollapalooza Sunday. Lyrics telling George Bush to "leave this world alone" and "find another home" during the Chicago show vanished from the streaming version of the gig; AT&T blames... More »

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Chicago • censorship • net neutrality • rock and roll • Pearl Jam • webcast • Lollapalooza • concert • Eddie Vedder • AT and T • George W. Bush

FCC Ruling
to Test
Google Power

Techies’ lobbying tactics on wireless auction vex old guard

Jul 30, 07 9:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FCC will rule tomorrow on whether an upcoming airwaves auction will require its winner to build an open-access network, and the verdict will test Google’s lobbying prowess, the Washington Post reports. Google has been pushing the open network aggressively, to the chagrin of AT&T and Verizon, ... More »

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Google • FCC • Verizon • network • net neutrality • airwaves • AT and T

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