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FCC Tries to Find a (Third) Way

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2010 The FCC has reignited the battle for net neutrality after it requested public comment on three different plans for broadband Internet regulation. The new plans were introduced after a court ruling knocked down FCC measures to oversee Internet service providers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FCC Changing the Broadband Rules

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2010 FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has announced that the agency will work to reclassify broadband Internet as a telecommunication service, like the telephone, effectively allowing the agency to oversee Internet transmission. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FCC Sets Ambitious Goals for America’s Networked Future

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2010 Congress asked the FCC to develop a national broadband plan, and the agency is running with it. Among the FCC's just announced long-term goals: for every American to have access to affordable broadband, for at least 100 million Americans to have access to 100-mbps download speeds and for the U.S. to have the broadest and fastest wireless networks in the world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Lays Out Stimulus Plan

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2009 What's it going to take to jump-start the economy? How does almost a trillion dollars sound? That's the amount that President Barack Obama is considering for his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which he introduced to the public in his weekly address on Saturday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Republicans Defeat Net Neutrality Proposal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2006 Remember John Edwards' "Two Americas"? Well, a House subcommittee just moved us closer to a country of "Two Internets," in which only the wealthy will enjoy the fastest connection speeds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )