Tom Wheeler
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Net Neutrality Battle: FCC Flooded With Calls to Bolster ‘Open Internet’ Rules
More than 677,000 comments have poured into the FCC, with just one more day left to file
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Legislators Offer Bill Requiring FCC to Act on Net Neutrality
“Our country cannot afford ‘pay-for-play’ schemes that divide our Internet into tiers based on who has the deepest pockets” says congressional co-sponsor Doris Matsui
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FCC Looking Into Netflix vs. Verizon Battle
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wants to get to the bottom of all this jostling
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John Oliver Compares Comcast to a Drug Cartel, Says Net Neutrality Should Be Called ‘Preventing Cable Company F-ckery’ (Video)
Oliver: “They should call it ‘Preventing Cable Company F-ckery,’ because it might actually compel people to do something”
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Congressmen Rip FCC Open Internet Plan From Both Sides
“You didn’t hit this out of the ballpark,” Congressman Henry Waxman tells FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler
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Net Neutrality Supporters Aim to Push FCC Further
Sen. Al Franken slammed the FCC’s proposal as “woefully misguided” and warned that unless the FCC made further changes the Web could be in danger
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FCC Votes to Propose New Net Neutrality Laws, Open Internet Now Subject to Debate
Commission chair Tom Wheeler vigorously defended his belief in open internet while proposing a policy that could fall short
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Hollywood Needs Net Neutrality, Too (Guest Blog)
Net Neutrality essentially means an open Internet where all traffic is equal, anyone can publish content, and everyone has access to media
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240 Showrunners, Creators Urge FCC: Don’t Neuter Net Neutrality
The Writers Guild West members send a letter citing potential loss of free speech, competitive balance
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FCC Chair to Make New Net Neutrality Rule Proposal After Google, Netflix, Amazon Protest
“This is a debacle and I think people would like to see a change of course” one FCC official said
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FCC Chairman Asks Cable Providers to Support Open Internet
NCTA 2014: Tom Wheeler insists new government proposals work for net neutrality, not against it
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FCC Promises to Protect Open Internet, But Net Neutrality’s Future Looks Bleak
The commission will propose new rules that will ban “commercially unreasonable” violations of competition, and will not regulate prioritized content deals with cable companies
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FCC Move Could Force TV Station Sales
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler calls vote to tighten media ownership rules “a win for common sense”
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FCC Republicans Rip Effort to Limit TV Station Ownership
Commissioner Mike O’Rielly says new rule is not in the public’s best interest
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FCC Proposes New Limits on Broadcasters: If You Run It, You Own It
Tom Wheeler unexpectedly proposed to close major ownership loopholes
