It's Screen-Free Week – Dare You Look Away?
It's Screen-Free Week – Dare You Look Away? COLUMBUS, Ohio - Turn off your tablet, step away from the computer and pull the plug on the TV. Ohioans are being challenged to do that for a week in a...
View ArticleReport: Slow Internet Access Can Stifle OH Rural Economies
Report: Slow Internet Access Can Stifle OH Rural Economies COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Internet speeds are some of the lowest in the country, ranked 41st among the 50 states, according to the Internet...
View ArticleMicrosoft Skype: What's In It For Customers?
Microsoft Skype: What's In It For Customers? Microsoft is ponying up $8.5 billion to buy Skype with its user base of 170 million people. Microsoft plans to integrate Skype's video and voice technology...
View ArticleJustice Department Hangs Up on AT&T T-Mobile Merger
Justice Department Hangs Up on AT&T T-Mobile Merger COLUMBUS, Ohio - Consumer groups are hailing the decision by the Justice Department to block the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile on antitrust...
View ArticleNet Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection
Net Neutrality and Occupy Wall Street – Making A Connection CHICAGO - The U.S. Senate may vote this week on overturning Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules aimed at guaranteeing an open...
View ArticleInternet Freedom Worries Pivot to Privacy Concerns
Internet Freedom Worries Pivot to Privacy Concerns COLUMBUS, Ohio - A bill before Congress aimed at enhancing cyber-security could leave Americans' personal information exposed to government and...
View ArticleIs My Child Ready for Social Media?
Is My Child Ready for Social Media? COLUMBUS, Ohio - Children and teenagers tweet, post pictures on Facebook and connect through many social media channels - and their parents in Ohio and around the...
View ArticleGroups to FCC: Hang Up on High Prison Phone Rates
Groups to FCC: Hang Up on High Prison Phone Rates WASHINGTON - Phone calls from prison to an inmate's home can cost up to 24 times a normal call. After more than 10 years of trying to get the...
View ArticleNext Threat to Internet: Fast Lanes for $ome?
Next Threat to Internet: Fast Lanes for $ome? COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal appeals court heard arguments recently from Verizon, which would benefit if it and other Internet service providers could start...
View Article"Marginal Voices" to Speak Loudly at FCC Today
"Marginal Voices" to Speak Loudly at FCC Today COLUMBUS, Ohio – Internet freedom advocates are calling for a day of action today at the Federal Communications Commission. Internet fast lanes are at the...
View ArticleLoading...Online Slowdown Protests Internet "Fast Lanes"
Loading...Online Slowdown Protests Internet "Fast Lanes" COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Internet may seem to be slowing down today - but it's actually part of an effort to prevent a future where, according to...
View ArticleOpen Internet Proposal Could Boost Speeds for Rural Ohioans
Open Internet Proposal Could Boost Speeds for Rural Ohioans COLUMBUS, Ohio - The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing to reclassify the Internet the same as a utility,...
View ArticleSunshine Week: Protecting Ohioans' Right to Know
Sunshine Week: Protecting Ohioans' Right to Know COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today is Freedom of Information Day, part of Sunshine Week, which highlights the need to ensure that government isn't kept behind...
View ArticleFederal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility
Federal Court Backs FCC's Treatment of Internet as Utility WHITESBURG, Ky. – A federal court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission's decision to treat the Internet like a utility – a victory...
View ArticleProtests Across Ohio This Week for Net Neutrality
Protests Across Ohio This Week for Net Neutrality COLUMBUS, Ohio – Protesters are gathering 16 cities and towns across Ohio Thursday and Saturday to support a free and open Internet as part of 600...
View ArticleNew Gauntlet Thrown in Battle for Open Internet
New Gauntlet Thrown in Battle for Open Internet COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new gauntlet has been thrown down in the fight for a free and open Internet. The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted 52 to 47 to stop the...
View ArticleOhio TV Stations 'Changing Their Tunes'
Ohio TV Stations 'Changing Their Tunes' COLUMBUS, Ohio – About a dozen Ohio television stations are changing their tunes today, so to speak. The Federal Communications Commission is halfway through a...
View ArticleThe Digital Divide: An Isolating Problem in Ohio
The Digital Divide: An Isolating Problem in Ohio Print version by Afi Scruggs Broadcast version by Mary Schuermann Kuhlman Reporting for the Eye on Ohio, The Ohio Center for Investigative...
View ArticleOhio Budget Funding for Broadband Expansion in Jeopardy
Ohio Budget Funding for Broadband Expansion in Jeopardy COLUMBUS, Ohio - Funding that would help bridge the digital divide in Ohio is in jeopardy. House Bill 2, signed into law in May, created the Ohio...
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