Republicans take first step to overturn online privacy protections Your online privacy is officially toast. Republican lawmakers on Thursday took the first step in dismantling online privacy protections in a 50-to-48 vote in the Senate. Assuming the measure is passed by the House and President Trump, companies like Verizon, Comcast and AT&T will soon be able […]
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New York sues Charter, alleging Time Warner deceived customers over Internet speeds
Charter NY lawsuit: executives knew about slower speeds New York filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications Inc., accusing the second-largest cable operator of intentionally short-changing customers with slower internet speeds while renting them deficient equipment. A 16-month investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office reviewed internal corporate communications and hundreds of thousands of subscriber […]
Pasadena will tax for Netflix and each streaming service a resident uses
Pasadena city officials decide to impose so-called Netflix tax on residents Pasadena, California has become the latest community in the Golden State to begin taxing users of Netflix, HBO Go and Hulu, according to Press-Telegram. The city’s finance department decided last week to impose a 9.4 percent tax on “video services” to subscribers of streaming […]
Meet the Kentucky Congressman aiming to kill net neutrality
What happens when a Congressman receives $25,500 from the telecom industry in the current election cycle? Look no further than House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky). His plan released Tuesday proposes to slash the Federal Communications Commission’s budget by $69 million and prevent the FCC from enforcing net neutrality rules, rate regulation and hey, […]
