Blog Archive - May 2010

Inequalities in urban Internet service prop up social inequalities

Submitted by amalia_deloney on Sat, 2010-05-15 13:54
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Guest blog by, Marcos Martinez of Entre Hermanos.

The message couldn't have been more clear last month when FCC staff sat in a crowded Seattle conference room with about 80 local folks, gathered to share our opinions on preserving a fair and open Internet.

The Internet is Not Just a Privilege it is a Necessity

Submitted by amalia_deloney on Tue, 2010-05-11 18:10
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Guest Blog by Bryan Mercer. Originally posted at Media Mobilizing Project.

The Internet as a Universal Service, the Conservative and Corporate Backlash, and the Struggle Over How We Communicate.

For the past month the most important telecommunications platform of our time, the Internet, has gone without any form of regulation or government oversight.

Yes We Won’t?

Submitted by amalia_deloney on Mon, 2010-05-03 19:46

We had high apple pie, up in the sky hopes for the promise of an open Internet.  Why were communities of color and the poor so happy?  Because the key to the Obama Administration's success in the 2008 elections was harnessing the power of the Internet.