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FCC Approves Paid Prioritization "Fast Lanes" Proposal Despite Massive Public Backlash

2014-05-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Federal Communications Commission votes 3-2 to advance Chairman Tom Wheeler’s controversial proposal that would permit internet service providers to charge content companies for priority “fast lane” access to consumers, fundamentally threatening net neutrality principles. The …

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FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker Joins Comcast Four Months After Approving NBC Universal Merger

2011-05-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker announces her resignation to join Comcast-NBC Universal as senior vice president of governmental affairs, just four months after voting to approve the company’s merger with NBC Universal. Baker was part of the 4-1 majority that approved the $30 billion …

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FCC Passes First Net Neutrality Rules with Major Wireless Exemption in 3-2 Party-Line Vote

2010-12-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Federal Communications Commission approves the Open Internet Order by a 3-2 party-line vote, establishing the first formal net neutrality regulations but with significant weaknesses that would prove legally vulnerable. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s order established three core rules: …

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FCC Orders Comcast to Stop Throttling BitTorrent Traffic in Historic 3-2 Vote on Net Neutrality

2008-08-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Federal Communications Commission votes 3-2 to punish Comcast for its “surreptitious interference” with BitTorrent uploads, marking the first time any U.S. broadband provider has been found to violate net neutrality principles. The Commission formally adopted an order finding that …

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Associated Press Investigation Exposes Comcast's Secret BitTorrent Throttling and Blocking

2007-10-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Associated Press publishes a comprehensive investigation revealing that Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company and internet service provider, is secretly interfering with peer-to-peer file sharing applications including BitTorrent by forging network packets to block uploads. The AP …

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