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Democrats pledge fight over Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 House Democrats pledge to fight for FCC's right to regulate Internet. Meanwhile, a turf battle. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, Edward Markey, Rep., Republican, bill, committee, fee, telecommunications, broadband

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, vote, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Democrats attack new bill over Net neutrality

March 31, 2006 House Democrats push for more regulations on broadband providers, saying Republican-backed bill isn't enough. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, regulation, bill, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, broadband, Washington, small business, video

Politicians squabble over digital-TV funds

March 28, 2007 Democrats urge spending more on converter boxes to keep older sets working after 2009, but Republicans say funding is sufficient. TAGS: converter box, coupon, Rep., politician, Republican, Democrat, digital television, household, wave, transition, analog, TV, satellite

GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, Colorado, telecommunications, law, bill, Republican, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Congress divided on broadcast flag plan

November 4, 2005 Some politicians say a new law is needed to prevent digital TV piracy. Others aren't so sure. TAGS: Rep., Rick Boucher, proposal, digital television, marketplace, flag, politician, Democrat, California, TV

House begins debate on Net neutrality rules

June 8, 2006 The debate kicks off in the House of Representatives, with Democrats saying it's "shameful" not to impose Net neutrality regulations. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Rep., regulation, Democrat, Republican, vote, telecommunications, Texas, eBay Inc., bill, leadership, rule, Adobe PDF, CEO, Yahoo! Inc.

Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill

April 5, 2006 Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Edward Markey, Rick Boucher, violation, Rep., amendment, telecommunications, Capitol Hill, broadband, content provider, Democrat, Republican, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

Anger grows over NSA surveillance report

May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, hearing, Democrat, Rep., BellSouth Corp., surveillance, data mining, AT&T Corp., Sen., Republican, president

Democrats seize control of House, Senate

November 8, 2006 Minority party now can claim an enviable majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. TAGS: e-voting, Montana, Democrat, vote, Virginia, Republican, blogger, Rep., hiring, blog

House Democrats take aim at FCC practices

March 14, 2007 Politicians question commissioners' views on topics ranging from the AT&T-BellSouth merger to the NSA spy program and Net neutrality. TAGS: Net Neutrality, NSA, Rep., chairman, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telecommunications, agreement, law, TV

Congress targets social-networking sites

June 29, 2006 Lawmakers have been trying to get ISPs to retain data on customers. Now Congress is turning to sites like MySpace. TAGS: MySpace, IP address, IP, Internet provider, Rep., Time Warner Inc., Democrat, Internet Service Provider

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

February 11, 2005 Americans wouldn't be able to take airplanes or trains or enter federal buildings without new e-licenses. TAGS: ID card, driver's license, bill, Real ID Act, airplane, Republican, Rep., rule, Social Security, license, state, Democrat

Republicans tout high-tech agenda

March 1, 2006 Politicians parade a legislative package designed to ensure that America remains a dominant tech industry player. TAGS: agenda, Republican, press conference, Democrat, Rep., incentive, leader, president, America, Apple Computer, broadband

What the Democrats' win means for tech

November 9, 2006 This week's election gives the Democrats control of at least one chamber of Congress. What does it mean for Net neutrality and digital copyright? TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, House Majority Leader, Republican, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, regulation, Rep., telecommunications, merger, broadband

Video games in Congress' crosshairs

June 2, 2006 House committee on consumer protection plans a public hearing to highlight violent and sexually explicit games. TAGS: committee, video game, mature, Human Resources, minor, Grand Theft Auto, Rep., games, Democrat, video

Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality

April 26, 2006 In vote largely along party lines, Democratic politicians lose effort to have FCC regulate "neutrality" on the Net. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, broadband provider, Democrat, Rep., Amazon.com Inc., Republican, Verizon Communications, broadband

Reforming the Net campaign reformers

September 26, 2005 Political speech took a heavy blow from McCain-Feingold. News.com's Declan McCullagh says Congress should lighten up. TAGS: politician, Rep., First Amendment, restriction, law, Democrat, finance, Republican

Say what? Key quotes from HP's congressional hearing

September 28, 2006 A sampling of some of the best zingers--ranging from acerbic barbs to passing the buck--to come from HP testimony. TAGS: Patricia Dunn, Mark Hurd, Rep., exchange, chairman, HP, Democrat, security

House panel endorses controversial spy bill

September 21, 2006 Republicans push through legislation to rewrite wiretapping law, get blasted by civil-liberties groups and Democrats. TAGS: surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation, Republican, Democrat, terrorism, Rep., bill, president, power
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