Posts tagged Genachowski

Activists Deliver Breakfast to FCC with Message: Stop Waffling on Net Neutrality
Megan Tady
September 23, 2010

This morning, we surprised the Federal Communications Commission with breakfast: waffles to be exact.

Google-Verizon Deal: The End of The Internet as We Know It
Josh Silver
August 5, 2010

For years, Internet advocates have warned of the doomsday scenario that will play out on Monday: Google and Verizon will announce a deal that the New York Times reports "could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege."

A Week of Outrage Over FCC Closed-Door Meetings
Megan Tady
June 29, 2010

Last week, outraged bloggers and the public flogged the Federal Communications Commission after The Wall Street Journal reported that the agency had held "closed-door meetings" with industry executives to broker a deal on Net Neutrality.

The Fate of the Internet. Decided in a Back Room.
Tim Karr
June 22, 2010

The Wall Street Journal just reported that the Federal Communications Commission is holding "closed-door meetings"with industry to broker a deal on Net Neutrality – the rule that lets users determine their own Internet experience.

Key Senators Back FCC’s Broadband Approach, Momentum Building
Jenn Ettinger
June 16, 2010

This week, five leading senators sent letters to Sen. Daniel Inouye, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, urging him to support the Federal Communications Commission’s efforts to modernize its broadband policy framework, protect consumers and connect more Americans to broadband service.

Will Dirty Politics Kill the Internet?
Tim Karr
May 26, 2010

Congress just sold you out to Comcast, Verizon and AT&T.

Big phone and cable companies are so determined to dismantle consumer protections on the open Internet that they've spent millions to flip Congress against you. Earlier this week, many in Congress delivered.

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