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Sameer Rao  Mar 31, 2016 5:56PM EDT

This FCC Vote Will Bring Broadband to More Low-Income Families

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to expand the Lifeline program—which currently subsidizes phone plans for many low-income Americans—to include broadband Internet access. 
Jorge Rivas  Jan 20, 2012 11:47AM EST

Hollywood Unions Blast Google After More Than 7 Million Sign SOPA Petition

On Wednesday more than 7 million people in the U.S. signed Google’s petition urging Congress to stop #SOPA and #PIPA, the two bills that would censor the web.
Jorge Rivas, Jamilah King  Jan 18, 2012 8:39AM EST

What Is SOPA? Here Are 5 Things You Need to Know

Thousands of websites are going dark today in protest of a new bill that’s being debated in Congress.
Jamilah King  Jan 13, 2012 9:41AM EST

The FCC Is Trying to Close the Digital Divide--Sort Of

The FCC is launching a new pilot program this year to make broadband more affordable. Quiet as it’s kept, this isn’t the commission’s first effort, but civil rights groups say it can’t be anywhere near the last.
Jorge Rivas  Nov 29, 2011 5:21PM EST

Feminism Fail: iPhone's Siri Stumped By Abortion But Can Easily Find Viagra

As people of color lead the country in smartphones adoption, some argue that those phones discriminate in the content that’s available to users.
Jamilah King  Nov 11, 2011 10:00AM EST

Net Neutrality Survives Senate, But Advocates Push for Stronger Reforms

This week the Senate voted against a measure to strip the FCC of its rulemaking power. But the fight to decide who will control the Internet is far from over, and Web users of color have the most to gain.
Jamilah King  Sep 21, 2011 10:00AM EDT

Media Justice Activists Launch New Effort to Target Black Web Users

Netroots activists will launch Black Voices for Internet Freedom this Friday in Washington, D.C.
Jamilah King  Sep 1, 2011 10:10AM EDT

Welcome to the Wild, Wild (Mobile) Web: U.S. v. AT&T, 2.0

The Justice Department announced that it’s suing the company to prevent its acquisition of T-Mobile. And users of color have a lot riding on the lawsuit’s outcome.
Jorge Rivas  Jul 29, 2011 10:40AM EDT

People of Color are Leading YouTube's Growth

But will tiered pricing plans curb mobile Web growth?
Jamilah King  Jun 17, 2011 9:27AM EDT

Civil Rights Groups and Telecom Watchdogs Split On Mobile Merger

The NAACP and Urban League have said the deal is good for people of color. But media justice advocates insist it’ll threaten equal access and drive up costs–and they charge civil rights groups are selling out.
Jamilah King  Apr 26, 2011 10:05AM EDT

AT&T Paints Itself As the Underdog in Proposed T-Mobile Merger

The company’s resorted to scare tactics in a bid to win sympathy from federal regulators.
Jamilah King  Apr 11, 2011 3:22PM EDT

FCC's Mignon Clyburn Vows To Fight for Mobile Users

But House Republicans and telecom companies are ready for a fight.
Rinku Sen  Apr 5, 2011 4:06PM EDT

Join Us at the National Conference for Media Reform

We’re joining thousands of people in the fight for media reform in Boston this weekend. Come join us.
Jamilah King  Apr 5, 2011 12:16PM EDT

Court Dismisses Verizon, Metro PCS Suits Against FCC's Web Rules

For mobile users of color, there’s good and bad news when it comes to recent efforts to squash net neutrality rules.
Jamilah King  Mar 22, 2011 4:41PM EDT

Understanding the AT&T Takeover of T-Mobile

The proposed merger could have far-reaching implications for blacks and Latinos, who primarily access the Web with mobile devices.
Jamilah King  Feb 17, 2011 2:47PM EST

GOP Votes to Prevent FCC Funding for New Open Web Rules

Republicans side with big telecom companies to decide the future of the Internet.
Jamilah King  Feb 15, 2011 8:29AM EST

Obama's Wireless Plan Turns Public Utilities Over to Corporate Profits

The president’s magic plan to expand broadband and fix the deficit isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Here’s why.
Jamilah King  Feb 8, 2011 11:12AM EST

Will Users or Telecoms Profit From FCC Broadband Expansion Plan?

Consumer advocates listen with skepticism and cautious hope to FCC plan for closing digital divide.