Aug 31, 2010
From a Latino leader in South Minneapolis, to a Seneca Nation elder, to a South Minneapolis hip-hop artist and organizer, to a rural newspaper editor, more than 700 Minnesotans demonstrated that the future of the Internet matters during an August 19th, 2010 Townhall with FCC Commissioners Copps and Clyburn---- while 1,100 more watched online through a live feed by the Uptake MN.
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Aug 19, 2010
Future of the Internet: Public Hearing with FCC in Minneapolis Tonight
Public News Service-MN
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minneapolis will host the nation's first public hearing tonight on the future of the Internet. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has organized the town hall event in the wake of a high-profile proposal from tech giants Google and Verizon. The companies...
Aug 19, 2010
By Mary Treacy, TC Daily Planet
August 18, 2010
Once again The UpTake steps to the plate! The UpTake crew, mostly volunteers, will be on hand Thursday evening when media moguls, access advocates, journalists, librarians, entrepreneurs, and information mavens of every stripe -- just about anybody who has dipped a toe into the digital world - will gather for a public hearing on...
Aug 18, 2010
August 17, 2010 | by Christopher Mitchell | Posted on www.tech.mn
From the BitTorrent-Comcast debacle and the FCC’s courtroom conflicts to Google’s talks with Verizon, public awareness around the principles of network neutrality has been on the upswing lately – and for all the right reasons.
Aug 18, 2010
¿QUIÉN CONTROLA LA RED? El Internet está fundado bajo el principio de neutralidad en la red, el cual garantiza que toda la información publicada sea tratada de la misma manera y puesta a disposición de todos. Sin embargo, las compañías de cable y teléfono que ofrecen servicios de banda ancha están buscando vender y comprar el...
Aug 18, 2010
Op-ed in www.minnpost.com
By Amalia Deloney and Joshua Breitbart | Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission will be in Minneapolis for a public hearing on the future of the Internet. The big question now looming over this hearing is whether the fate of the Internet has already been decided behind closed doors before the FCC has heard what the public has to...
Aug 17, 2010
Below is a sneak preview of testimony that will be given during the Public Comment Period at this Thursday's Townhall Meeting with FCC Commissioners Copps and Clyburn on the Future of the Internet in Minneapolis. This statement will be given by Bryan Thao Worra of the Lao Assistance Center, a MAG-Net MN Chapter member.
Aug 16, 2010
On August 19, Free Press, Main Street Project and the Center for Media Justice are co-hosting a public hearing on the Future of the Internet. This important hearing is a valuable opportunity for those outside of Washington to share their ideas, experiences and concerns with the FCC.
Aug 12, 2010
The Google and Verizon are facing a huge backlash against their plan to give corporate control over today's fair, open Internet.
The media has trashed the deal as a giant corporate power-grab, and over 300,000 people, including you, have signed petitions calling on Google to drop this disastrous proposal.
Aug 5, 2010
By Josh Silver - Huffington Post
For years, Internet advocates have warned of the doomsday scenario that will play out on Monday: Google and Verizon will announce a deal that the New York Times reports "could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege."
The deal marks the beginning...