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California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules

The Verge

Net neutrality died a horrible death in 2017, but things have just turned around: California’s landmark net neutrality law — erected in 2018 but immediately blocked by lawsuits from Trump’s Department of Justice and the telecom industry — can finally be enforced. Jessica Rosenworcel (@JRosenworcel) February 24, 2021.

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Tim Wu, the ‘father of net neutrality,’ is joining the Biden administration

The Verge

Tim Wu — the Columbia law professor who coined the term “net neutrality” — is joining the Biden administration , where he’ll be working on technology and competition policy at the National Economic Council. Tim Wu (@superwuster) March 5, 2021. Photo: New America / Flickr. Putting this twitter feed on hold for now -- so long! —

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New presidential order will push for net neutrality, limit large mergers, restrict non-compete clauses

GeekWire

The order, to be announced Friday, would promote increased scrutiny of large corporate mergers particularly by “dominant internet platforms,” limit the use of non-compete clauses that restrict employee pay and mobility, and seek to re-establish net neutrality standards rolled back by the Trump administration.

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The FCC's Definition of Broadband Internet Is Too Slow, Government Watchdog Finds

Gizmodo

The last time the Federal Communications Commission updated its definition for broadband internet, Mad Men was still airing new episodes on TV. The agency’s minimum broadband speeds—25 megabits per second for downloading and 3 megabits per second for uploading—simply aren’t enough bandwidth in 2021 to meet the needs… Read more.

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Gogo sells commercial in-flight internet business to bankrupt satellite provider

The Verge

Gogo, the in-flight internet provider, has found a buyer for its commercial airline business. The FCC is clearing out the C-band (4-8 GHz) to make space for 5G customers, and Intelsat is participating in the program that could net the company nearly $5 billion by selling airwave licenses it currently owns.

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2Africa subsea cable branches out

TM Forum

the first half of 2021. Vodafone, which operates M-Pesa, reported year-on-year financial services revenue growth of 34% for the quarter ending 30 June 2021. In the first quarter of 2021, more than 20 percent of the global net additions were recorded in Africa, according to. ITU-Internet-access-at-home-330x228.png.

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WebMD will pay $75M to acquire employee experience company Limeade

GeekWire

Limeade reported a net loss of $3 million in its most recent quarter, down from a net loss of $6.4 WebMD is a subsidiary of digital media giant Internet Brands , which acquired the company in 2017 for nearly $3 billion. Limeade acquired workplace survey tool TINYPulse in 2021. million in the year-ago period.

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