Obama FCC Caves on Net Neutrality -- Tuesday Betrayal Assured

Huffington Post by Timothy Karr | Dec. 21, 2010 (Opinion)

The net neutrality rule, which will be voted in during tomorrow's FCC meeting, falls drastically short of earlier pledges by President Obama and the FCC Chairman to protect the free and open Internet. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Freedom of Speech, Obama Administration, Internet, Media Ownership, New Media, Net Neutrality
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Dec 20, 2010 - 4:27 PM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Dec 20, 2010 - 7:47 PM PST
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 21, 2010

Someone could write a compelling opinion piece about the problems with the Net Neutrality compromise, but this one isn't it. Rather than explaining the drawbacks and consequences of the FCC rule, the authors chooses to take the lazy route and simply tell the reader that the Net Neutrality compromise is bad.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 20, 2010

The rule is so riddled with loopholes that it’s become clear that this FCC chairman crafted it with the sole purpose of winning the ... More »

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  • Net Neutrality Rules Are Imminent From the F.C.C.

    New York Times by Brian Stelter | Dec. 21, 2010 (News Report)
    The Federal Communications Commission appears poised to pass a controversial set of rules that broadly create two classes of Internet access, one for fixed-line providers and ...
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