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#81: How Stuff Works: Software-Defined Networking 101

May 13, 2016

The Internet is getting smarter. And as the way we use the Internet is changing, the way we manage its traffic must change too. Evan...


#63: Special Prices for Business Broadband

April 18, 2016

While the FCC chooses not to regulate the prices that consumers pay for residential broadband — for now — the same isn’t true for businesses....


#44: A Lifeline for Broadband

March 17, 2016

Ever notice those fees on your cell phone or landline telephone bill? The FCC collects them to fund programs like Lifeline, which subsidizes communications service...


#42: Broadband Privacy

March 14, 2016

The FCC is set to issue new regulations on how Internet access providers collect and use consumer data. On Thursday, March 11, the agency released...


#27: Connecting the Rez: Broadband on Tribal Lands

February 22, 2016

While the US has enjoyed well over $1 trillion in broadband investment since the mid-90s, connecting Native American reservations to the Internet has proven difficult....


FCC Cynically Downplaying Broadband Deployment to Justify Regulatory Powergrabs

January 29, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, for the fourth time since 2010, the FCC voted to issue an annual Broadband Deployment Report claiming that U.S. broadband deployment...