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The Head Of The FTC Just Debunked The FCC’s Favourite Excuse For Killing Net Neutrality
Two weeks before voting to rollback the net neutrality rules, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post in which he laid out his case for killing off the policy that ensured a free and open internet. In it, he offered up one widely-disputed argument for doing so: that blocking, throttling, and…
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Portland Lawmakers Want To Block 5G Rollout, Citing Shaky Health Risks
City officials in Portland, Oregon are preparing a Wednesday vote to oppose the rollout of next-generation 5G networks in the city, Inverse reported on Tuesday. The move, which is supported by Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioners Chloe Eudaly and Amanda Fritz, is motivated in part because of disputes with the federal government over telecommunications rules,…
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There’s No End In Sight To Robocall Hell In The U.S.
If Thanos came to Earth and only wanted to turn robocallers into dust, the Avengers would let him. And given how bad spam calls have gotten, surely most if not every adult with a mobile phone in the U.S., and certainly everyone in the half of U.S. households that still have landlines, would throw Thanos…
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Here’s How The Government Shutdown Is Affecting Spam Robocalls
The two main agencies that are supposed to be helping monitor robocalls — the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — halted operation 25 days ago because of the government shutdown. So how is that affecting the robocall plague?