If Verizon spies on its own employees using this draconian Verizon software deployed through wireless handsets just imagine what they can do to you if you purchase one of their phones . . . and I have to wonder how much they’ve leveraged that information.
Comcast got caught with its bits hanging out, I gotta wonder […]
A Republican stands up against further media consolidation, and instead of hearing WOOTs from his constituents, they’ve been silent. According to Broadcasting & Cable, “The FCC’s announcement of the hearing came the same day Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Trent Lott (R-Miss.) vowed to slow down a timetable that would lead to a mid-December vote […]
The NYTimes is reporting that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is rushing a plan to ease caps on Media Ownership through rulemaking in the next two months. This plan would allow huge media conglomerates to own a newspaper, TV station and radio station in the same city. Right now, as expected, the two Republican Commissioners support […]
BroadCasting & Cable reported today that the courts upheld the FCC’s reclassification of Broadband Access as an “information service” which resulted in the FCC giving the Telecomms the right to discriminate against wholesale purchasers of broadband access. A petition challenging that authority that had been filed by independent ISPs and cable-modem providers including EarthLink, ISP […]
With the alarming reports coming out in Green Niche Media Outlets, it leads me to wonder what in HELL is going on in Mainstream Media with this story. Yeah, Big Media will report that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize, though of course they also have to quote one of the neocons slamming green […]
The newest AT&T Terms of Service has an interesting new clause, which is the BEST argument for Net Neutrality that’s come down the pike yet. They will SHUT OFF your service if you badmouth AT&T. This is the applicable clause, and pay attention to c:
5.1 Suspension/Termination. Your Service may be suspended or terminated if your […]
Cubic Telecomm is a bright new startup with an incredible deal for people who travel– a cellphone that doesn’t cost you your firstborn to make international calls. They’re launching their product next month. According to the article in the NYTimes:
Verizon charges $1.50 a minute for calls to most countries. AT&T’s rates can be truly Dr. […]
Last month AT&T censored Pearl Jam on their website when an anti-Bush statement was made. This is the same AT&T that helped the NSA illegally tap our phones. This week Verizon blocked text messages from the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) on their Cellphone network. Verizon also allowed the NSA to illegally tap our […]
So now Keisler, former AT&T Legal Hatchetman, is now head of DOJ? The blog, Next Hurrah, has entitled this event The United States of AT&T. I’ve gotta wonder how this move will affect the upcoming FCC Spectrum Auction, now that the Bush Administration has GIVEN our legal system to the Telecomms. I also doubt highly […]
With all the hoohaw in the Mainstream Media about Britney’s Gut and her being washed out at the ripe old age of, what is it? 25??? it’s made me think a lot about what Mainstream Media is doing to All Women. The white male owned and white male run mainstream media is trivializing us bigtime.
The […]
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