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    • Transcript of Al Franken Speech re Network Neutrality and NBC Comcast merger

    By Frank Paynter | Published: December 18, 2024

    Al Franken spoke today with clarity and vision regarding the role of the FCC and his hopes that the cable industry will not be able to exercise vertical control of the net, from the bandwidth to the content. Long story short… the Comcast/NBC merger must not be allowed to happen!! The following transcript is choppy, [...]

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    Divestiture

    By Frank Paynter | Published: November 19, 2024

    At a time when the excesses of American industry scream for some kind of regulation and control, Comcast wants to buy NBC/Universal. The purchase flies in the face of network neutrality and will, if permitted, allow Comcast to control the content that travels in their network. The big keep getting bigger. Karoli has an informative [...]

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