Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday assailed a new telecommunications bill for allegedly failing to preserve Net neutrality principles. "The bill before us effectively condones online discrimination and ties the hands of the FCC," Rep. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said at a lengthy hearing that included testimony from the telecommunications, cable, broadcast and Internet sectors.
FULL-COURT PRESS ON FRANCHISING
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
SENATE TELECOM BILL TO BE BROADER THAN HOUSE DRAFT COUNTERPART
[SOURCE: Technology Daily, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
CONGRESS CONTEMPLATES CONVERGENCE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
SENATE PANEL BACKS PHONE RECORD PRIVACY BILL
[SOURCE: Reuters]
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[SOURCE: IP Democracy, AUTHOR: Cynthia Brumfield ]
AT&T GOING AFTER COMCAST'S CABLE MARKET
[SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News, AUTHOR: Jessie Seyfer]
MORE US HOUSEHOLDS ARE DITCHING LANDLINE PHONES FOR WIRELESS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Li Yuan li.yuan@wsj.com]
HOW TO FREE THE PRESS
[SOURCE: The Nation, AUTHOR: John Nichols]
BLACKS TURN TO INTERNET HIGHWAY, AND DIGITAL DIVIDE STARTS TO CLOSE
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Michel Marriott]
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