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Googarola is a done deal, Chameleon takes to Kickstarter, Google+ gets major update, and more. We compare Moviefone to Flixster, Cannes 2012, Movie360, Facebook Camera, Yahoo Axis, international roaming opt ...
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Court Sets Briefing Schedule for Net Neutrality Challenge

Source: Broadcasting & Cable

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit has set a briefing schedule for Verizon and MetroPCS' challenge of the FCC's network neutrality rules, and that schedule suggests there won't be a decision until sometime in 2013. ...
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FCC general counsel to step down

Source: The Hill

Genachowski praised Schlick's work in a statement, saying he is "visionary and practical, brilliant and wise." Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski said Friday that Austin Schlick, the agency's general counsel, wi ...
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VoIP firm files first net neutrality complaint with FCC after being accused of theft of service

Source: The Verge

In a statement, L2 explained that the complaint "has the potential to immediately create an irreversible ripple effect along with the creation of various legal challenges across nearly every national content and application provide ...
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Comcast's fight for the pipes of the Internet

Source: CNN/Money

FORTUNE -- If it seems as if Comcast has acted arrogantly in addressing widespread complaints that it favors its own video streams on its Internet service over those of its competitors, it could be in part because the company so do ...
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FCC forms an Open Internet committee on net neutrality

Source: Variety

The FCC is forming an Open Internet Advisory Committee, tasked with evaluating the commission's net neutrality rules, with reps from the Writers Guild of America, West, Netflix, Comcast and the Walt Disney Co. among those on the ...
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FCC general counsel Schlick to be replaced by Lev

Source: Society of Professional Journalists

The FCC's general counsel Austin Schlick is stepping down and will be succeeded by Sean Lev, deputy general counsel and special adviser to FCC chairman Julius Genachowski. Schlick, whose departure is effective in mid-Jun ...
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Romania, ApTI to organise net neutrality debate in Bucharest

Source: Telecom Paper

Romania's telecom regulator Ancom and the Association for Technology and Internet (ApTI) will organise a public debate under the heading 'Net neutrality and the quest for sustainable internet' on 5 June at Athen ...
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Howard Rheingold on Congress, Digital Literacy, and Making Political Movements

Source: techPresident

From Congress to the classroom, digital literacy is a key skill that's often sorely lacking, Howard Rheingold, author of the new book "Net Smart: How to Thrive Online," said on Thursday's Personal Democracy Plus call — ...
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Lights, camera, action at Hulu

Source: Fortune

Hulu recently announced plans to release original programming in addition to its lineup of network shows like "30 Rock." FORTUNE -- TV is so good these days that there's no excuse for watching anything that ...
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