Report: Comcast, Time Warner Cable Merger Dead
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Report: Comcast, Time Warner Cable Merger Dead

ByKyle W. Bell

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 took a hit this week when federal regulators told the company that they opposed the deal. The news comes after months of intense lobbying efforts…

FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules to Preserve the Open Internet
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FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules to Preserve the Open Internet

ByKyle W. Bell

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 both home broadband and mobile Internet as a utility. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler unveiled the proposal earlier this month in an op-ed featured on tech…