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  • Internet Access
    Net Neutrality
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    FCC's Mignon Clyburn Takes Net Neutrality to Skid Row

    May 24, 2017

    Tents lined a sidewalk on Los Angeles’ Skid Row in front of a small meeting hall where FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke earlier this month to a group of community activists, a number of them homeless.

  • Net Neutrality
    Media Control

    Net Neutrality's Not Dead Yet: What's Next, and How You Can Help

    May 22, 2017

    The FCC voted to begin dismantling Net Neutrality protections, but the rules aren't dead yet. Approving the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking only begins the process of trying to roll back the rules. But Ajit Pai and Net Neutrality opponents still have their work cut out for them.

  • Internet Access
    Net Neutrality
    Media Control

    FCC Vote Kicks Off a Battle Over Regulation of the Internet

    May 19, 2017

    Undoing the Net Neutrality rules — which, for instance, block providers from favoring their own apps and services over those of competitors like Netflix — may be the biggest battle yet triggered by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.

  • Net Neutrality
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    FCC Votes to Advance Net Neutrality Repeal

    May 18, 2017

    Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai’s plan to roll back Net Neutrality rules took its first step forward on Thursday.

  • Media Control

    Sinclair Deal Puts Heat on FCC

    May 18, 2017

    Sinclair Broadcast Group's proposed acquisition of Tribune Media Company is inflaming criticism of the Federal Communications Commission, which helped pave the way for the deal by relaxing media-ownership restrictions.

  • Net Neutrality
    Media Control

    Dismantling Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules

    May 18, 2017

    The Federal Communications Commission (voted to start dismantling Obama-era Net Neutrality rules, but internet-rights campaigners are calling for an investigation into fraud allegations before the commission moves forward.

  • Internet Access
    Net Neutrality
    Media Control

    FCC Threatens Internet and Phone Access for Low-Income Communities

    May 18, 2017

    Voices for Internet Freedom, a coalition of advocacy organizations, hosted a public forum in Skid Row with Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn. At the event members of low-income communities discussed the need for affordable phone and internet access.

  • Internet Access
    Net Neutrality
    Media Control

    People on the Margins Have 'Everything to Lose' in the Next Net Neutrality Fight

    May 17, 2017

    Last week, while pundits were debating whether crashing web servers at the Federal Communications Commission were hit by hackers or simply by a flood of public comments, FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn was on her way to a forum in Los Angeles. There she heard from advocate Sylvia Hernandez and others who are often left out of the Beltway's tech-policy narratives.