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U.N. Agency Reassures: We Just Want to Break the Internet, Not Take it Over

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October 03, 2012
In recent months, the International Telecommunications Union, the U.N.’s telephone regulatory agency, has been fighting hard to quiet a g

How the FCC sees Broadband's 95% Success as 100% Failure

Larry Downes
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August 25, 2012
Some very creative and determined pessimists at the FCC have managed to turn a thrilling victory into an agonizing defeat.

Facebook Tests the Waters of Online Gambling

Steven Titch
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August 08, 2012
Facebook has quietly launched a real-money online gambling application in the U.K., marking a major thrust of the social networking site into online gambling.

Wireless Tax Fairness Act Moves Forward in Senate

Matthew Glans
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August 02, 2012
Wireless tax rates have reached all-time highs. Almost half the states nationwide now impose a wireless tax above 10 percent (the national average is more than 16.3 percent).

Honig Gets It Half-Right

S.T. Karnick
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August 01, 2012
Speaking at his organization's 10th Annual Access to Capital and Telecommunications Policy conference as reported a

Finding Sensible Social Networking Policies for Children

Steven Titch
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July 28, 2012
Consider this: Internet social networking is the only form of media in the U.S. where age restrictions regarding access are enforced by law.

Lawsuit: Net Neutrality Regulations are Unconstitutional

Jim Lakely
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July 24, 2012
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A group of free-market think tanks Monday filed a brief in federal court challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Communication Commission's 2011 "Preserving the Open Internet" Order.

About that Online Sales Tax ‘Loophole’

Steven Titch
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July 24, 2012
From the Tech Liberation Front:

Cell Phone Customers Required to Pay for Free Phones

S.T. Karnick
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July 16, 2012
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If you own a cell phone, you're paying for someone else's phone as well, every month (h/t Patrick O'Meara).

Maryland Law Protects Social Networking Passwords

Kenneth Artz
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July 09, 2012
Maryland has become the first state to enact a law prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring that an applicant or employee disclose a user name or password to personal social media sites.
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