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Verizon’s new fees on app to phone long code messages was designed to counter robotexts, not stop teachers from assigning homework. Continue reading Verizon Is Making It Harder for Teachers to Contact Students Who Don’t Have Smartphones
Internal documents obtained by Motherboard show that the company is preparing for layoffs—megamergers, deregulation, and tax breaks aren’t providing the public benefits AT&T promised. Continue reading AT&T Preps for New Layoffs Despite Billions in Tax Breaks and Regulatory Favors
The cable company and Tribune Broadcasting are at a stalemate over their new contract, leading Tribune to black out channels for Charter subscribers. Continue reading Charter and Tribune Are Beefing Over TV Channels Viewers Can Get For Free Over the Air
Geoffrey Starks has been an assistant bureau chief at the FCC’s enforcement bureau since 2015. Continue reading The New FCC Commissioner Helped the Agency Win a $48 Million Net Neutrality Lawsuit
A new settlement with Massachusetts explains that Comcast advertised one rate, then charged customers more when the bill actually arrived. Continue reading Comcast Forced to Refund $700,000 to Customers Over Misleading Fees
Sprint denies the claims but the researchers have run nearly 2,000 tests since the beginning of the year. Continue reading Researchers Believe Sprint Is Throttling Skype Without Telling Consumers
Marsha Blackburn successfully made the leap from the House to the Senate, despite the popularity of her Democratic opponent. Continue reading Net Neutrality-Opposing, Big Telecom-Backed Marsha Blackburn Wins Senate Seat
Three justices wanted to reconsider a lower court’s decision on net neutrality, but couldn’t get a majority because two other conservative justices had conflicts of interest and had to recuse themselves. Continue reading Supreme Court Judges Have Too Many Conflicts of Interest to Reconsider Net Neutrality
Before you vote, take a look at this interactive map that lets you browse by house representatives or senators and find out all the details on your incumbents. Continue reading This Map Shows You How Much Money Every Member of Congress Got from Big Telecom
A new report from Stanford University shows that most commenters were knowledgeable about the issue and very much in favor of keeping the protections. Continue reading 99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Favored Net Neutrality