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Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler on Thursday introduced a proposal to subsidize Internet access for low-income Americans, marking the agency’s strongest and most recent recognition that broadband services are…more»

A deal that would have given cable giant Comcast domination over nearly two-thirds of the American broadband market has fallen through. Comcast’s proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable…more»

Internet activists won a major victory on Thursday as the Federal Communications Commission approved its strongest net neutrality rules yet. The FCC commissioners voted to approve a plan that reclassifies…more»

Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler confirmed on Wednesday that the FCC will have the chance to enact the strongest possible protections for the internet at its February 26 meeting.…more»

In what could be a major victory for public alternatives to internet service giants, the Federal Communications Commission introduced a draft proposal to kill municipal broadband limits in two states…more»

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon vote on a new set of net neutrality rules. The vote is likely to come at the FCC’s monthly meeting in February, which…more»

We have long had a debate in the United States about the proper balance of government regulation. Some of these debates are legitimate concerns about government overreach; others have been…more»

The Koch brothers will reportedly spend at least $250 million on the 2014 midterm elections — and that’s a conservative estimate. While the Kochs may have the fattest wallet in…more»