In the 1980s, the US government broke up AT&T, insisting there was a monopoly over phone services.  The big gigantic company was split into “baby bells” all over the country, mixed in with competing long distance companies like Sprint, MCI and AT&T. As we hit a new decade, those companies have merged and merged, leaving us with 2 powerhouses: Verizon and AT&T.  Only one thing [...]

On Monday in Washington, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unveiled some details into the definition and enforcement of Net Neutrality.  Net Neutrality, as famously mentioned in Amanda Congdon’s final episode of Rocketboom, is the idea that an internet provider cannot block certain websites, but allow others.  This model is the opposite of how the cable industry works, with priority placement [...]