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Net Neutrality
ecthompsonmd February 23, 2015

I think this is important. From DailyKos: With the Federal Communications Commission set to vote on strong net neutrality rules this Thursday, the opposition is getting increasingly shrill, and their favorite talking point—a false one—is that it’s going to raise your taxes. “Stop the federal internet takeover!” That’s the warning that Sen. Mike Lee blasted out to readers of conservative email lists last month. “This is essentially a massive tax increase on the middle class, being passed in the dead of night without the American public really being made aware of what is going on,” wrote the Utah Republican. “New taxes

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Truth Competition Is Good
ecthompsonmd November 29, 2011

A new report has just come out from the FCC on AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile. The FCC basically stated that AT&T and T-Mobile are active in almost every major market in the United States. Therefore, a merger would limit competition and increase consumer prices. There should be no surprise to anyone. Considering all the mergers that have occurred over the last decade or so, I haven’t seen one that has been helpful to us, the consumers. Finally, we have a government agency which is standing up for us. Let’s take our time, sit back and bask in the glow because

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NBC – Comcast merger leaves us out in the cold, again
ecthompsonmd January 19, 2011

It seems to me that every merger should be looked at through the lens of the middle class. Is this merger good for the middle class? I just don’t think that the answer is yes. I think that this limits choices and will lead to increased consolidation and increased prices. From HuffPo: Today, the Federal Communications Commissionblessed the merger of Comcast, the nation’s largest cable and residential Internet provider, with NBC-Universal. The Justice Department immediately followed suit, removing the last obstacle to the unprecedented consolidation of media and Internet power in the hands of one company. (FCC press release here) You should be

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