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In this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo, demonstrators rally in support of net neutrality outside a Verizon store in New York. The Federal Communications Commission is voting Thursday, Dec. 14 to undo Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet.
The Gateway Pundit recently took part in a phone conference where Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo , U.S. Senator Ed Markey and former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler attempted to sway reporters on their anti-American and anti-innovation "Net Neutrality" policies. Releasing a public statement before the call, the Washington shills attempted to claim that Chairman Ajit Pai, the first ever Indian American to hold his position, plans to "gut" the "protections" that have allowed for innovation and "free and open internet as we know it."
A Syracuse man has been charged with threatening to kill a U.S. congressman in an ominous call to the offices of Republican Rep. John Katko in upstate New York. "Listen, Mr. Katko If you don't support net neutrality, I will find you and your family and I will kill .
Twenty-First Century Fox "would never be interested" in buying CNN, Fox Executive Chair Lachlan Murdoch said on Wednesday at the Business Insider IGNITION Conference in New York. FILE PHOTO: Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, 21st Century Fox CEO, arrives at the annual Allen and Co.
Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington. Proponents of net neutrality protest against Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai outside the American Enterprise Institute before his arrival May 5, 2017 in Washington.
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday unveiled plans to repeal a landmark 2015 order that barred internet service providers from blocking or slowing down consumer access to web content, and said the regulator will prevent states and cities from adopting similar protections. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, testifies before a Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2017.
The Justice Department is suing AT&T to stop its $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, setting the stage for an epic legal battle with the telecom giant. The government claims that consumer cable bills will rise if the merger goes through, saying the deal would "substantially lessen competition, resulting in higher prices and less innovation for millions of Americans."
The Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit to block AT&T's takeover of Time Warner, the parent company of CNN, a source familiar with the matter says. AT&T says it is preparing a response.
AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson got some bad news on Monday, Nov. 6, about his pending acquisition of Time Warner Inc. at just about the same time CNBC reported that Walt Disney Co. executives had been talking to counterparts at Twenty-First Century Inc. about a huge, industry-altering deal to buy most of its TV and movie businesses.
Republicans Try to Block Moore's Path as Candidate Denies Sexual Misconduct - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans scrambled on Friday to find a way to block Roy S. Moore's path to the Senate, exploring extraordinary measures to rid themselves of their own Senate nominee in Alabama For Alabama Women, Disgust, Fatigue and a Sense Moore Could Win Anyway - VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. - Sallie Gunter, 61, a freelance court reporter, was having breakfast with her friend Lisa Hicks, 44, a legal assistant, at Panera Bread when the subject of Roy S. Moore came up.
Republicans Try to Block Moore's Path as Candidate Denies Sexual Misconduct - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans scrambled on Friday to find a way to block Roy S. Moore's path to the Senate, exploring extraordinary measures to rid themselves of their own Senate nominee in Alabama For Alabama Women, Disgust, Fatigue and a Sense Moore Could Win Anyway - VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. - Sallie Gunter, 61, a freelance court reporter, was having breakfast with her friend Lisa Hicks, 44, a legal assistant, at Panera Bread when the subject of Roy S. Moore came up.
AT&T is gearing up for a potential legal battle with the federal government over the company's planned takeover of Time Warner, reports the Los Angeles Times . That's according to Randall Stephenson, CEO of the telecommunications giant, who said so during a speech at the New York Times' DealBook Conference on Thursday.
There are many fine reasons for the Department of Justice to act against the impending $85 billion merger of AT&T and Time Warner. It would further tighten corporate control of internet, cable and telecommunications at a time when less consolidation is needed to ensure diversity and access.
The proposed AT&T-Time Warner deal is hanging in the balance, but another major media merger appears poised for approval -- though not necessarily on schedule. Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of local television stations in the country, is bidding to become even bigger with a $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media.
Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer apologized on Wednesday for two massive data breaches at the internet company, blaming Russian agents for at least one of them, at a hearing on the growing number of cyber attacks on major U.S. companies. "As CEO, these thefts occurred during my tenure, and I want to sincerely apologize to each and every one of our users," she told the Senate Commerce Committee, testifying alongside the interim and former CEOs of Equifax Inc and a senior Verizon Communications Inc executive.
WASHINGTON: Former Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer and the current and former CEOs of Equifax Inc will testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Nov. 8 on two massive data breaches, a committee spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday. Verizon Communications Inc, the largest U.S. wireless operator, acquired most of Yahoo Inc's assets in June.
However, CADE's approval does not require the sale or divestiture of any AT&T or Time Warner assets. It had previously been feared that AT&T may have been forced to divest its lucrative Brazilian pay-TV business, Sky Brazil, in order to force the deal through.
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Approved by the Federal Communications Commission in 1949, this rule insisted that because the airwaves belong to all of us, every TV and radio broadcast licensee must "devote a reasonable portion of broadcast time to the discussion and consideration of controversial issues of public importance," and allow "the expression of contrasting viewpoints." Translation: When you present points of view from the right on your station, it behooves you to also present views from the left - and others - so that everyone's opinion gets a fair shake.
AT&T's Time Warner merger talks with the U.S. Department of Justice are making headway despite the Senate's failure to confirm an antitrust chief for the agency and President Donald Trump's previous opposition to the deal. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal , discussions between AT&T and the DOJ have reached an "advanced stage."