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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 01: U.S. Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) looks on after U.S. President Barack Obama nominated him to be the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency during a personnel announcement at the White House May 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. Watt would be the first permanent director in nearly four years replacing Edward J. DeMarco for the housing regulator that oversees several mortage campanies. The president is nominating Tom Wheeler and U.S. Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to replace outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chairman and the Federal Housing Finance Agency Director, respectively.
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This is a clarion call for Congress and the FCC
The FCC's widely supported open Internet framework has contributed to healthy growth in innovation and investment across the U.S. broadband economy
just yesterday, DISH sent a letter to the FCC asking it either to hold this proceeding in abeyance or to initiate a further evaluation by designating the SoftBank/Sprint application for a hearingMore quotes »
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MacUpdate Weekend Sale:
a court motion filed earlier today, MetroPCS is dropping its net neutrality opposition lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. The company filed a motion for voluntary dismissal, leaving Verizon to willingly fight the decree and US government 1:13 AM from MacNN Read more »
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Let them do the dishes
Federal Communications Commission watchdog is urging the regulator to immediately rule on the legality of an almost year-old Boston ordinance governing satellite dishes on residential buildings. Boston’s ordinance —designed not only to limit where satellite 12:18 AM from Boston Herald Read more »
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MetroPCS bows out of Net Neutrality lawsuit against FCC
In a court motion filed earlier today, MetroPCS is dropping its net neutrality opposition lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission. The company filed a motion for voluntary dismissal, leaving Verizon to willingly fight the decree and US government 5/17/13 from Electronista Read more »
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MetroPCS ditches net neutrality lawsuit following T-Mobile acquisition, Verizon becomes sole belligerent
Verizon, and until recently, MetroPCS contend that government rules regarding network neutrality – the requirement that all data served by an ISP must be treated as equal – is unconstitutional, arbitrary, and outside the bounds of the FCC’s authority. Prop 5/17/13 from The Next Web Read more »
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Here is his farewell interview: »www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/e···fcc.html If you believe his replies, the FCC just went thru a golden age where he led the agency to new heights of efficiency and big improvements for the country's broadband infrastructur 5/17/13 from Broadband Reports Read more »
