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Beyond Unlocking: Don't Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Wired - May. 11 (Opinion) - Beyond Unlocking: Don't Let Them Kill the First Reasonable Copyright Reform Bill

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Pentagon Paying China — Yes, China — To Carry Data

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Wired - By Noah Shachtman - Apr. 30 (News) - Pentagon Paying China — Yes, China — To Carry Data

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Cloud's Real Ecological Timebomb: Wireless, Not Data Centers

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

cacm.acm.org - By Rohan Pearce - Apr. 15 (News Analysis) - Although environmentalists have criticized cloud service providers for a lack of transparency concerning their data centers' energy efficiency, a University of Melbourne report warns that the growing use of cellular and Wi-Fi networks to access cloud services is the real ecological threat.

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Georgia Shoots Down Awful Anti-Consumer Broadband Law - Though 19 Cities Now Have Laws Banning or Hindering Community Broadband | DSLReports.com, ISP Information

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

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AT&T Tells Kentucky That Cutting DSL Lines = 'Upgrades' - AT&T Astroturfers Use Misleading Push Polls to Confuse Locals | DSLReports.com, ISP Information

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

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AT&T Conning Kentucky & Kansas Into Gutting Oversight, DSL - AT&T Written Bill Passes Kansas House 118 to 1 | DSLReports.com, ISP Information

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

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Americans want legal cellphone unlock back

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

rt.com - Jan. 30 (News) - The practice of unlocking a smartphone without a carrier’s permission was recently criminalized in the US, forcing Americans to stand up for the right to use their property as they wish without the fear of prosecution. Over the weekend the window of opp

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Free Press Hammers AT&T On Copper Network Shutdown - Insists Company is Gutting All Meaningful Oversight | DSLReports.com, ISP Information

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

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Cops demand that Congress force telecoms to archive all text messages

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

rt.com - Dec. 03 (News) - US cell phone service providers could be required to log personal text messages for upwards of two years if a proposal submitted by a group of law enforcement professionals can successfully plead with Congress. According to a report published this week b

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Why So Secretive? The Trans-Pacific Partnership as Global Corporate Coup

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

nationofchange.org - By Andrew Gavin Marshall - Nov. 23 (Special Report) - public interest groups have been warning that the TPP could result in millions of lost jobs. As a letter from Congress to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk stated, the TPP “will create binding policies on future Congresses in numerous areas,” including “those related to labor, patent and copyright, land use, food, agriculture and product standards, natural resources, the environment, professional licensing, state-owned enterprises and government procurement policies, as well as financial, healthcare, energy, telecommunications and other service sector regulations.”

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America’s Coming Space Wars

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Informed Comment - By Alfred W. McCoy - Nov. 09 (Opinion) - It’s 2025 and an American “triple canopy” of advanced surveillance and armed drones fills the heavens from the lower- to the exo-atmosphere. A wonder of the modern age, it can deliver its weaponry anywhere on the planet with staggering speed, knock out an enemy’s satellite communications system, or follow individuals biometrically for great distances. Along with the country’s advanced cyberwar capacity, it’s also the most sophisticated militarized information system ever created and an insurance policy for U.S. global dominion deep into the twenty-first century. It’s the future as the Pentagon imagines it; it’s under development; and Americans know nothing about it.

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FTC escalates anti-robocall campaign – takes out 5 mass callers

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0700

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Romney Says No to “Net Neutrality”

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0700

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The company that spooked the world

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Economist - Aug. 04 (News) - BANBURY, a little English town best known for a walk-on part in a nursery rhyme and as the eponymous origin of a fruitcake, is an unlikely fulcrum for the balance of power in the world of telecoms. But the “Cyber Security Evaluation Centre” set up there

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Kenyan chief foils robbery via Twitter

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

CNN - By Faith Karimi - Feb. 18 (News Report) - A Kenyan chief in a town far from the bustling capital foiled a predawn robbery recently using Twitter, highlighting the far-reaching effects of social media in areas that don't have access to the Internet.

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All cellphones in Chile must be sold unlocked from January 16th

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

theverge.com - Jan. 04 (News) - The Republic of Chile has announced that all cellphones sold within the country from January 16th must be unlocked for use on any carrier. Chile's telecoms regulator, Subtel, revealed its plans over Twitter on Monday, which are said to be part of an effo

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The AT&T T-Mobile Deal Is Officially Dead - After Historic Consumer, Industry and Regulatory Opposition

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

dslreports.com - Dec. 19 (Opinion) - Unfortunately... its too early to call 'Victory' for anyone, unless you're a current T-Mobile customer, or Sprint executive. Winners ?? T-Mobile customers (currently) Sprint Losers: AT&T obviously T-Mobile itself and customers. T-Mobile will still be sol

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FCC report attacks AT & T/T-Mobile deal

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - Nov. 30 (News) - FCC report attacks AT & T/T-Mobile deal

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AT&T Withdraws T-Mobile Deal Application at FCC - Uses Thanksgiving Distraction to Minimize PR Hit

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

dslreports.com - Nov. 24 (Opinion) - Hoping that the tryptophan roar of the Thansgiving holiday would take the public relations sting out of the move, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom this morning announced that the company would be withrawding their application at the FCC to acquire T-Mobile. The

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FCC finds AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile not in the public interest

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

itworld.com - Nov. 22 (News) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's staff has found AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of rival T-Mobile USA to be contrary to the public interest, with officials there saying the deal would result in the largest single concentration in the

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The Supreme Court has a chance to keep Big Brother at bay

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

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Study: Verizon Hasn't Paid a Cent in Taxes in 3 Years - AT&T, Comcast, AT&T Huge Beneficiaries of Loopholes, Subsidies | DSLReports.com, ISP Information

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

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God Supports The AT&T T-Mobile Merger - AT&T's Merger Support Hijinks Still Making Waves

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

dslreports.com - Oct. 14 (Opinion) - Using lobbyists, hired consultants, fake consumer groups, think tanks and an unlimited number of advocacy groups willing to repeat whatever they're told in exchange for cash donations -- AT&T has created a "sound wall" of support for their planned acquis

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FCC must protect consumer in telecom reforms

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Seattle Times - Sep. 22 (Opinion) - As the Federal Communications Commission considers reforms that will affect consumers' access to broadband and how much they pay, guest columnist Simon ffitch argues that telecom subsides should have some consumer-minded strings attached.

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Wall Street Protests: Will the Revolution Be Tweeted? - Speakeasy - WSJ

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

blogs.wsj.com - Sep. 20 (Opinion) - Wall Street JournalWall Street Protests: Will the Revolution Be Tweeted?Wall Street Journal (blog)There have been many political actions whose emergence or nature has been tied to new media—the most-discussed seem to be Iran's 2009 “Twitter Revolution” and the “Facebook Revolutions” in Tunisia and Egypt in 2011. When I've been asked to speak or ...What College Freshmen and Seniors Need to Know About Social NetworkingFox BusinessHow To Use Social Media To Promote Your Small BusinessForbesLinkedIn Expert Helps Businesses Leverage Social Media to Generate New Leads ...MarketWatch (press release)MiamiHerald.com -The Guardian -Philippine Starall 173 news articles »

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