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July 12th: Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

The FCC wants to destroy net neutrality and give big cable companies control over what we see and do online. If they get their way, they’ll allow widespread throttling, blocking, censorship, and extra fees. On July 12th, the Internet will … Continue reading →

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Something Extraordinary Is Happening in the World, And Most People Haven’t Noticed

Posted on December 21, 2015 by

Most of us haven’t quite realized there is something extraordinary happening. A few months ago, I freed myself from standard-procedure society. I broke the chains of fear that kept me locked up into the system. Since then, I see the … Continue reading →

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FCC to define broadband as minimum 25Mbps

Posted on January 12, 2015 by

Summary: The Federal Communications Commission will likely raise the requirement for the definition of broadband up from 4 megabits per second download speeds to 25Mbps. The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to raise the minimum speeds allowed … Continue reading →

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President Obama Supports Net Neutrality

Posted on November 12, 2014 by

On Monday, November 10, President Obama urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take up the strongest possible rules to protect net neutrality, the principle that says Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all internet traffic equally. On Tuesday, Nov. … Continue reading →

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More than 1M comments on net neutrality debate so far

Posted on July 22, 2014 by

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. companies, consumer advocates and citizens submitted more than 1 million comments to the Federal Communications Commission, drawing contentious divisions on the issue of net neutrality as the first deadline to comment approached Friday. The FCC will … Continue reading →

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Animation explains why it’s so important to protect net neutrality

Posted on May 7, 2014 by

Maybe net neutrality is just something you hear about on the news and see in headlines. Maybe it’s something you don’t want to bother to understand. Or maybe you know how important it is but don’t know how to explain … Continue reading →

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Why Net Neutrality Matters to Education

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

Net neutrality–it’s a set of rules that makes the web free, ensuring equal treatment for all Internet traffic, regardless of whether one is browsing Khan Academy videos or cat clips. At present, the rules prevent Internet service providers (ISPs) from … Continue reading →

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