Microsoft Skype: What's In It For Customers?
Microsoft Skype: What's In It For Customers? Microsoft is ponying up $8.5 billion to buy Skype with its user base of 170 million people. Microsoft plans to integrate Skype's video and voice technology...
View ArticleNet Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection
Net Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection CHICAGO - The U.S. Senate may vote this week on overturning Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules aimed at guaranteeing an open...
View ArticleThreat to High Speed Internet Access in VA
Threat to High Speed Internet Access in VA RICHMOND, Va. - Consumer groups say a spectrum deal between Verizon and a group of cable companies known as SpectrumCo - and another deal with Cox...
View ArticleFighting Cyber-Terrorism: Attack on Civil Liberities?
Fighting Cyber-Terrorism: Attack on Civil Liberities? RICHMOND, Va. - A bill before Congress aimed at enhancing cyber-security could leave individuals' personal information exposed to government and...
View ArticleIs My Child Ready for Social Media?
Is My Child Ready for Social Media? RICHMOND, Va. - Children and teenagers tweet, post pictures on Facebook and connect through many social media channels - and their parents in Virginia and around the...
View ArticleGroups to FCC: Hang Up on High Prison Phone Rates
Groups to FCC: Hang Up on High Prison Phone Rates WASHINGTON - Phone calls from prison to an inmate's home can cost up to 24 times a normal call. After more than 10 years of trying to get the...
View ArticleAdvocates: Pack the Room to End Prison Phone Price Gouging
Advocates: Pack the Room to End Prison Phone Price Gouging ARLINGTON, Va. - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is finally responding to a 10-year-plus effort asking the agency to examine...
View ArticleAll Ears On The FCC – Voting Today on Prison Phone Price Gouging
All Ears On The FCC – Voting Today on Prison Phone Price Gouging WASHINGTON – All ears will be on the Federal Communications Commission today, as the FCC votes on a proposal to roll back the high rates...
View ArticleNext Threat to Internet: Fast Lanes for $ome?
Next Threat to Internet: Fast Lanes for $ome? RICHMOND, Va. – A federal appeals court heard arguments this week from Verizon, which would benefit if it and other Internet service providers could start...
View ArticlePrivacy Advocates: “Stop Watching Us”
Privacy Advocates: “Stop Watching Us” WASHINGTON – Revelations by leakers Julian Assange and Edward Snowden have shown U.S. government agencies such as the NSA may have violated Americans' right to...
View ArticleAdvocates for Internet Freedom say Appeals Court Strikes "Huge Blow"
Advocates for Internet Freedom say Appeals Court Strikes "Huge Blow" WASHINGTON - In what's being called a "huge blow to all Internet users," a federal court ruled Tuesday in favor of Verizon, striking...
View Article'Internet Freedom' Champions Pressure FCC
'Internet Freedom' Champions Pressure FCC RICHMOND, Va. – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has signaled his intention to allow broadband Internet service providers such as Comcast...
View ArticleFCC Internet Decision about "Fast Lanes" Expected Today
FCC Internet Decision about "Fast Lanes" Expected Today RICHMOND, Va. - Internet freedom advocates are calling for a day of action today at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Internet fast...
View ArticleHigh-Speed Broadband Debate: Should Nonprofits Get You Online?
High-Speed Broadband Debate: Should Nonprofits Get You Online? RICHMOND, Va. - High-speed Internet networks operated by municipalities and nonprofits are fighting a pitched battle against the Comcasts...
View ArticleThe Airwaves: For Public TV or Internet Companies?
The Airwaves: For Public TV or Internet Companies? RICHMOND, Va. - As the song goes, "Video Killed the Radio Star." Will wireless kill some free public TV? That's the latest media question. The Federal...
View ArticleNew FCC Regulations Could Boost Internet for Rural Virginians
New FCC Regulations Could Boost Internet for Rural Virginians RICHMOND, Va. - Internet use in Virginia and across the nation soon may be regulated as a utility. Federal Communications Commission...
View ArticleFederal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility
Federal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a victory...
View ArticleNew Kind of Polling: What Can the Tweets Tell Us?
New Kind of Polling: What Can the Tweets Tell Us? RICHMOND, Va. -- Americans have learned a lot about how Donald Trump feels about people through Twitter. But how do Twitter users feel about Donald...
View ArticleResearch: Fake News Doesn't Have Big Impact
Research: Fake News Doesn't Have Big Impact RICHMOND, Va. – Despite claims by some politicians, fake news, social media and search algorithms don't sway public opinion, according to a study by a group...
View ArticleResearcher: Net Neutrality Rollback Claims Based on Biased Study
Researcher: Net Neutrality Rollback Claims Based on Biased Study RICHMOND, Va. – As the Federal Communications Commission considers reversing net neutrality, researchers say a key assumption for the...
View ArticleRural Virginia Could Miss Out on Internet Speed Under FCC Plan
Rural Virginia Could Miss Out on Internet Speed Under FCC Plan RICHMOND, Va. – The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission wants to redefine broadband by lowering the standard for speed, a...
View ArticleCivic Rights, Free Speech at Issue in Photojournalist’s Felony Trial
Civic Rights, Free Speech at Issue in Photojournalist’s Felony Trial RICHMOND, Va. – Press groups and photojournalist Alexei Wood say there are troubling implications to Wood's trial on charges of...
View ArticleProtests of FCC Net-Neutrality Moves Planned in VA, D.C,.
Protests of FCC Net-Neutrality Moves Planned in VA, D.C,. RICHMOND, Va. – Protesters are gathering in hundreds of cities and towns across the nation beginning Thursday to show support for a free and...
View ArticlePost Net Neutrality, Many Look to Municipal ISPs
Post Net Neutrality, Many Look to Municipal ISPs RICHMOND, Va. -- The Federal Communications Commission vote to kill net neutrality has some communities looking to create or expand cheap, open...
View ArticleTronc Journalists in VA File for Union Recognition
Tronc Journalists in VA File for Union Recognition NORFOLK, Va. – Reporters wary of uncertainty at the Daily Press in Newport News and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk have announced plans to form a...
View ArticleSurvey Reveals Major Barriers to Online Learning for VA Students
Survey Reveals Major Barriers to Online Learning for VA Students RICHMOND, Va. -- With Virginia students about to return to online classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new report shows...
View ArticleMedia Coverage of COVID Underserves Rural Communities
Media Coverage of COVID Underserves Rural Communities COVID has been in and out of the news cycle for over two years now, but that news cycle is driven by the experience in major cities. Coverage of...
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