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The Switch: The GOP’s plan to legislate net neutrality is here. And Internet activists already hate it.

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The GOP’s plan to legislate net neutrality is here. And Internet activists already hate it.
Congressional Republicans are circulating the draft of a long-awaited, much-rumored bill that would clarify federal regulators' ability to enact strict rules governing broadband providers' treatment of Internet traffic.  Read full article »
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Sprint: Tough net neutrality rules would be fine by us
In a surprise move, Sprint is breaking with the rest of the wireless industry, telling regulators that it would not oppose strict net neutrality rules.The carrier told the Federal Communications Commission that aggressive moves to prevent it and other broadband companies from speeding up or slowing down certain Web sites wouldn't be all that bad.  Read full article »
Two things Obama left out of his Internet proposal that he’s hoping you won’t notice
President Obama said Wednesday that he wants to help cities build their own alternatives to Comcast, Verizon and other traditional Internet providers. These so-called municipal broadband projects, he said, would help juice competition and drive down the cost of Internet access for Americans living in rural and mid-sized cities.  Read full article »
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Here are spectacular photos and video of a SpaceX rocket crashing into a barge
Elon Musk released photos Friday showing how his daring attempt to land a rocket booster on a floating barge last week ended in a spectacular fireball, or as he called it, a "rapid unscheduled disassembly."  Read full article »
The Switchboard: European regulators look into alleged ‘sweetheart’ Amazon and Apple tax deals
Published every weekday, the Switchboard is your morning helping of hand-picked stories from the Switch team.Join us today for our weekly live chat, Switchback. We'll kick things off at 11 a.m. Eastern. You can submit your questions now, right here.  Read full article »
Innovations: At last, sensible immigration reform may have a chance in Washington
Immigration reform has stalled because of ugly Republican politics and an insistence by the Democrats that it be all or nothing. This has taken a toll on the country’s economic growth and global competitiveness. Witness the rise of Chinese companies such as Alibaba and Xiaomi — which now have their eyes on U.S. markets — and of their counterparts in India. Entrepreneurs worldwide are building the same technologies as Silicon Valley is. America has lost its monopoly on innovation.  Read full article »
Innovations: 3 reasons why the Internet of Things (still) doesn’t make sense
If there was one big buzzword out of this year’s CES, it was the “Internet of Things.” Just about every major tech company seemingly wants to sell products or services as part of the Internet of Things. According to Cisco chief executive John Chambers, the Internet of Things could be a $19 trillion opportunity, with more than 50 billion objects hooked up to the Internet by 2020. The momentum behind the Internet of Things seems to be pretty much unstoppable, right?  Read full article »
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T-Mobile announces new prepaid plans, starting at $40 per month
The "uncarrier" revolution continues at T-Mobile as the nation's fourth-largest carrier looks to continue luring customers from Verizon, AT&T and -- especially -- Sprint.T-Mobile has already overtaken Sprint as the top prepaid carrier in the country, a lead it's looking to widen with a new announcement Thursday. The carrier showed off new plans, called Simply Prepaid, which will be available from Jan. 25.  Read full article »
Patent reform advocates are launching a ‘super-coalition’ to whack patent trolls
What do department stores and restaurants have in common with search engines and social networks? For one thing, it's that they're all getting sued by patent trolls, companies that accuse other businesses of patent infringement in hopes of winning settlement money. Patent trolls are largely perceived as a problem for the tech industry — but the damage done by patent trolls is increasingly spilling over into other sectors, too. And now those industries are joining tech firms in a massive renewed push for patent reform legislation.  Read full article »
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