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FCC Responds to Demands of Digital Inclusion Advocates, Seeks Public Comment on Decision to Roll Back Lifeline
March 2, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced it would seek public comment on its decision to revoke nine Lifeline Broadband Provider designations.
FCC Delays Data-Security Rule, Begins Dismantling Broadband-Privacy Protections
March 1, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission voted 2–1 to stay one of the agency’s broadband-privacy rules adopted in October 2016 and scheduled to take effect tomorrow, March 2. The rule in question merely requires internet service providers like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon to “take reasonable measures” to protect customers’ personal information “from unauthorized use.”
Will Chairman Pai Fiddle as Sinclair and Tribune Media Talk Harmful Mega-Merger?
March 1, 2017
WASHINGTON — The Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest U.S. television-station owner, is reportedly in negotiations to merge with the Tribune Media Co., according to a report Wednesday by Reuters. This deal would create a television broadcaster reaching nearly seven out of every 10 homes in the country.
Donald Trump's FCC Chairman Spreads More Alternative Facts About Net Neutrality
February 28, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday morning, Donald Trump’s FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, spoke at a broadband-industry conference and falsely claimed that Net Neutrality protections contribute to uncertainty in the marketplace and a decline in industry investments in networks.
FCC Chairman Pai Takes Another Step Toward Stripping Away Internet-Privacy Protections
February 24, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Friday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced plans to sidestep the agency’s procedures to prevent implementation of part of the FCC’s landmark broadband-privacy rules.
FCC Chairman Pai Moves Against Net Neutrality, Drops Transparency Rules for Millions of Internet Users
February 23, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted to extend and expand an unjustified exemption from its Net Neutrality transparency rules. The Commission voted 2–1 on the matter, with Commissioner Clyburn casting the sole dissenting vote, and Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mike O’Rielly voting for the exemption.
Dozens of Digital Inclusion Groups Urge FCC to Support Internet 'Lifeline' for Low-Income Families
February 23, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, nearly 40 civil rights, social justice, labor and digital inclusion groups sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency to reverse its decision earlier this month that undermined the Lifeline Program.
For Chairman Pai, Closing the Digital Divide Is Code for More Tax Breaks for Huge ISPs
February 7, 2017
WASHINGTON — FCC Chairman Ajit Pai released a statement on Tuesday defending the agency’s decision to deny Lifeline benefits to nine small internet access providers serving low-income communities around the country.
New FCC Chairman Releases a Friday-Afternoon Flurry of Anti-Consumer Items
February 3, 2017
WASHINGTON — In a flurry of items released today, the Federal Communications Commission under new chairman Ajit Pai curtailed several key consumer-protection orders, reports and proceedings his predecessor, Tom Wheeler, put in place.
Free Press Tells New FCC Leadership That Affordability Is the Key to Bridging the Digital Divide
January 31, 2017
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, Free Press delivered a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency’s new leadership to take serious strides toward closing the digital divide by making broadband more affordable.

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