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Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: We should be wary of digital cities

Editors September 16, 2021
The digital city is rapidly approaching, but it may introduce more problems than it solves.
Sen. Ed Markey looks on during the "Net Neutrality: The Path Forward" panel on Thursday evening. Markey held the event to discuss his efforts to repeal the net neutrality ban. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Markey explains his push to save net neutrality at MIT

Michal Shvimer April 20, 2018
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey spoke about his recent efforts to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's decision to repeal net neutrality to a crowd of over 500 people at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Wong Auditorium Thursday night.
The Senate’s special committee on net neutrality released its final report. It calls to promote net neutrality through state government contracts. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Senate committee recommends ISP registry, limits on how online personal data can be used

Hannah Schoenbaum April 5, 2018
The Senate Committee on Net Neutrality and Consumer Protection proposed protections for Massachusetts media consumers, in response to the Federal Communications Commission's repeal of net neutrality.

Maura Healey joins fight to protect net neutrality

Mugdha Gurram January 22, 2018

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey joined 22 other state attorneys general Tuesday in a multi-state lawsuit to review the repeal of net neutrality protections, citing the repeal as being “illegal,”...

Boston residents protest the repeal of net neutrality outside of the Verzion store at 745 Boylston St. Thursday night. PHOTO BY VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents protest possible net neutrality repeal at Verizon location

Haley Lerner December 8, 2017

Several hundred people gathered outside of the Verizon store near Copley Square Thursday as part of a nationwide protest against the current Federal Communications Commission chair and former Verizon...

The FCC announces its intention to vote on a repeal of net neutrality in December. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Potential FCC vote on net neutrality could affect Boston businesses, consumers

Anu Sawhney November 30, 2017

The Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming vote on whether to repeal net neutrality could affect people and businesses nationally, especially in cities like Boston. The vote could reverse...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In Response to DFP’s Feb. 6 Editorial

Editors February 9, 2015

I agree we need strong new net neutrality rules (Bet on Net Neutrality, Feb. 6), but they should be enacted by Congress, not the FCC. The FCC regulations you favor face several difficulties. For one,...

EDIT: Bet on Net Neutrality

EDIT: Bet on Net Neutrality

Editors February 6, 2015

Net neutrality has been in the news again lately thanks to a proposal by U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler. Wheeler’s proposal would reclassify Internet as a telecommunications...

EDIT: The Reality of Net Neutrality

EDIT: The Reality of Net Neutrality

Editors November 12, 2014

Internet users are quick to blame their specific Internet Service Providers for slow broadband speeds, but if the government has its way, all Internet speeds will be created equal. After months of national...

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