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Stop the Cap! Movement Covered By Rochester Public Radio

Phillip Dampier September 24, 2009 Audio, Internet Overcharging, Net Neutrality, Rochester, NY 2 Comments

The advancement of Net Neutrality by the Federal Communications Commission was the topic of this week’s Mixed Media, a feature from WXXI-AM, a public radio station in Rochester, New York.  Scott Fybush, who has been known to drop by Stop the Cap! from time to time, talked with WXXI’s Rachel Ward about Net Neutrality and the Stop the Cap! movement, and why Rochester is such an activist community when it comes to preserving reasonable and fair pricing for Internet access.

A Federal Communications Commissioner comes out strong for net neutrality. WXXI’s Rachel Ward and media and technology reporter Scott Fybush have more. (5 minutes)
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If you have any interest in radio or television, Scott’s Northeast Radio Watch is a must-read every week. WXXI’s Mixed Media does a good job of explaining technology stories and their impact on us in a way everyone can understand.

Currently there are 2 comments on this Article:

  1. Ian L says:

    Rather ironic that the ad at the beginning of the clip is for Frontier…

  2. Scott Fybush says:

    Yeah…the irony isn’t lost on us. We maintain a high wall between underwriting and content – they don’t get any say on our choice of topics.

    (And thanks for the kind words about NERW and Mixed Media, Philip!)







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