Category Archives: Internet Issues

Telecom Giants Lobby State Legislatures To Change The Rules

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Trish Nelson

newsweek.com/2014/03/21/telecom-giants-drag-feet-on-broadband-for-whole-country by David Cay Johnston “We were clearly told that we would get a fiber-optic network—it was going to come to my township and others around the state, and all we had to do was be patient…but now it looks … Continue reading →

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White House Reaffirms Commitment To Net Neutrality

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Remember the petition you signed urging President Obama and the FCC to classify internet providers as “common carriers”  which drew 105,572 signatures?  This is what it said: Petition: On January 14, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District … Continue reading →

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Cable Merger And The Commons

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Dave Bradley

A couple of weeks ago a federal court said that the FCC had dropped the ball on net neutrality, thus those who own the gateway to the internet could do what they wish to do in controlling access. Immediately the … Continue reading →

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Hope For The Internet: Call Congress

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Trish Nelson

Last week we helped deliver more than 1 million petitions urging the Federal Communications Commission to restore Net Neutrality. The delivery made quite an impact on FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: “That’s boffo!” he said. (Translation: He was impressed.) The next … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality And Other Thoughts

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Dave Bradley

Internet Neutrality appears to be dead. If you want to know what that will mean in practical terms, I have been told to look at our current wasteland of a cable and satellite TV system. I suppose you could add … Continue reading →

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How It Came To Be That Horizon And AT&T Can Now Legally Block Any Website

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Trish Nelson

**UPDATE:  SIGN THE WHITE HOUSE PETITION DIRECTING THE FCC TO RECLASSIFY INTERNET PROVIDERS AS “COMMON CARRIERS” RESTORING NET NEUTRALITY.   What does the court ruling this week on net neutrality mean for lovers of the free and open internet?  Most … Continue reading →

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Will The Big ISPs Turn The Internet Into Cable TV?

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Watch and share this funny, informative video about the importance of preserving the free (not as in free beer,  as in free speech) and open internet. Featuring Al Franken and John Hodgman.  http://www.theinternetmustgo.com/

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I Am Bradley Manning

Posted on July 29, 2013 by bfiajohnshumaker

I Am Bradley Manning the whole U. S. Calvary is after me they’re treating me like Crazy Horse Red Cloud Sitting Bull all ROLLED into one They got geronimo down in Gitmo sayin Hell NO! I won’t go to your … Continue reading →

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Taking Inventory; Setting Priorities

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The week of July 4th seems like a good opportunity to take a little time to see where we are at and where do we want to go. It never hurts to assess what our goals are and therefore where we … Continue reading →

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Ten Years Later

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Better later than never on remembering the Iraq War. I would probably not have said a thing had I not stumbled across this article at the Booman Tribune. In his entry for the Iraq Invasion Day Booman relates how disconnected … Continue reading →

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