Random music news for Tuesday, January 8, 2025
Brain bacteria: It might be a good thing. Entertain it with some music news for January 8, 2025. More music news? Go here. BONUS: What does a sound system featuring US$370,000 sound like?
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Net neutrality back in court in the US
The Trump administration’s repeal of net neutrality was in court Friday, with companies and states arguing their case that the FCC made a huge mistake trying to kill the regulations. A quick recap:
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Supporter of Net Neutrality Ginger Gibson (L) of Valley Glen, California, protests the FCC's recent decision to repeal the program in Los Angeles, California, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/ Kyle Grillot
California signs strong net neutrality rule; government immediately sues
The latest chapter in the United States’ fight over net neutrality is focused on California. Late Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the country’s toughest law protecting Obama-era net neutrality. The law safeguards access
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Random music news for Thursday, June 21, 2018
We hit the summer solstice at 6:07 am ET this morning. Next stop? Winter. And now music news for June 21, 2018. Pot will be legal in Canada on October 17, 2018, one
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Canada takes the fast, open road; supports net neutrality
In a smart, essential and crucial move, the Canadian Parliament voted in support of net neutrality, protecting the ability of Canadians to access the internet without considering or worrying about paid fast lanes
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) speaks during a news conference on a petition to force a vote on net neutrality on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Also pictured are Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
Senate votes to throw out new net neutrality regs
Three Republican Senators voted with Democrats and Independents to pump the breaks on net neutrality changes. However, the victory, sweet as it is, likely won’t stop the Federal Communications Commission from continuing on
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, May 15, 2018
My group tour of rock’n’roll landmarks of London, England, continues. We were at Paul McCartney’s house yesterday, by Macca either wasn’t home or receiving guests, Drag, innit? And now, music news for May 15,
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The FCC says net neutrality changes June 11. We’ll see
Circle June 11 on the calendar – that’s the day the Federal Communications Commission says it will start enforcing the new net neutrality regulations. Odds are, nothing will change that day. Remember, there’s
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Guns, Russians and regulations, oh my! Last week in net neutrality
Ajit Pai received a gun from the NRA last week in appreciation for his efforts to overturn Obama-era net neutrality regulations. And the FCC received half a million letters from Russian IP addresses
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Someone threatened to kill a congressman over net neutrality
A central New York man admitted in court Tuesday he threatened to kill a member of Congress over net neutrality. There’s nothing funny or jokey about this one. On October 17, Patrick Angelo,
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Pai under investigation while states take over net neutrality
Ajit Pai, the chair of the US Federal Communications Commission, is under investigation. The FCC’s inspector general – a non-partisan, independent investigator whose purpose is to make sure no one’s playing favourites –
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