Posts tagged digital divide

Black Voices for Internet Freedom Launches
Chance Williams
September 30, 2011

Last Friday marked the launch of Black Voices for Internet Freedom, a new coalition of local, regional and national organizations, leaders and their allies joining together to keep the Internet open and free from discrimination.

More FCC Gifts for Industry as Digital Divide Grows
Megan Tady
February 11, 2011

The holiday season is well over, but the Federal Communications Commission is still handing out gifts to industry. The agency might consider changing its name to the “Federal Concessions Commission.”

New Mexico Center Stage in Future of Internet Debate
Megan Tady
November 10, 2010

Next Tuesday, Nov. 16, folks in New Mexico will be gathering in Albuquerque for a public hearing to share their ideas, experiences and concerns about Internet access and online freedom.

Rep. Doyle Shows Washington How To Stand Up To Corporate Front Groups
Harold Feld
May 27, 2010

The faux populist group Americans For Prosperity has been running ads against network neutrality in Mike Doyle’s (D-PA) district in Pittsburgh. Doyle’s response? A

Million-Dollar Ad Blitz to Kill Net Neutrality
Megan Tady
May 13, 2010

On Tuesday morning, an AT&T-funded front group, Americans for Prosperity, announced a $1.4 million advertising blitz to try to convince Americans that the FCC is plotting to "take over the Internet."

Qwest Flip Flops on Net Neutrality
Patrick Lucey
April 28, 2010

Many of the companies that oppose Net Neutrality have ridiculed the government’s mandate for open Internet protections as part of the broadband stimulus program, even saying that the program would fail as a result of these protections. But despite the gripes and predictions, the program has become immensely popular.

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