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FCC passes new net neutrality rules

By Andy Birkey | 12.21.10 | 2:32 pm

The Federal Communications Commission passed a set of rules Tuesday “to preserve basic Internet values,” but advocates of net neutrality say the new rules do not go far enough. Sen. Al Franken called the measures “simply inadequate,” while Republicans have vowed to push to repeal the new framework.

Klobuchar, others, wonder if AT&T should rule iPhone market

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.18.09 | 12:00 pm

iphone amyOn Monday, Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined three other Commerce Committtee members in urging the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider exclusivity agreements among cellphone manufacturers and phone companies. “Translation” —…