Daily Archives: July 23, 2009

A National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51

By Frank Paynter | Published: July 23, 2009

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: A National Broadband Plan for Our Future, GN Docket No. 09-51 Dear Ms. Dortch, Compared to the rest of the world, America’s broadband efforts are shameful. An open internet is a public resource that deserves scrupulous regulation and a [...]

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Town and Gown

By Frank Paynter | Published: July 23, 2009

Cambridge, Massachusetts was in the news this week. A city cop busted a black professor on his own property following some verbal hassles. The professor was understandably freaked out by the cop’s behavior. The cop interpreted that as disrespect for the law or disorderly conduct or something. Basically, the effect of the arrest was to [...]

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