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D.C. Starts Year With Media Heat Wave

Comcast-NBC, profanity oral argument, broadband and more on the fiery docket [Source: Broadcasting & Cable, by John Eggerton; January 4, 2010]

Rural Broadband: The Cost of Exclusion

The Center for Rural Strategies contributed the following remarks to a recent public hearing on Digital Inclusion by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The event was part of a series ...

6 Ways Comcast-NBC Deal Could Affect Consumers

[Source: NPR, by Kevin Whitelaw; December 11, 2009]

NYT Editorial: Concerns About Comcast-NBC Merger

[Source: The New York Times; December 6, 2009 ]With technology changing Americans’ media experience at breakneck speed, it might seem quaint to worry about the merger of an old-style cable company ...
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Open Media Foundation Launches, Ramps Up Development of Open Source Tools

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Civic Pixel and Deproduction have officially become the Open Media Foundation (OMF) - putting the power of the media into the hands of the people in Denver as well as developing open source tools ...

Consumer Beware of Comcast-NBC Merger

[Source: The Digital Journalist, by Ron Steinman; November, 2009]
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Intense Review Is Expected for NBC-Comcast Merger Deal

[Source: The New York Times, By Brian Stelter; November 8, 2009] The Center for Digital Democracy, a public interest group, has already called the potential union of Comcast and NBC Universal “the ...

Why Nobody's Neutral on Net Neutrality: Implications for Smalltown, USA

Net neutrality requires Internet providers to equalize the quality of service to all customers, big and small. But what does this debate mean to Smalltown, USA, and rural America?

FCC Chairman Promotes Network Neutrality Rules for both Wired and Wireless Internet Connections

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski waded directly into the network neutrality fight, launching a new rulemaking proceeding designed to turn the FCC's existing Internet freedom "principles" ...