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Obama backs net neutrality plan
2014-11-10 17:15:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Open net access should be seen as a basic right that all Americans should enjoy, President Obama says.
Obama backs tougher net neutrality rules
2014-11-10 16:27:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US President Barack Obama has given his backing to tougher net neutrality rules, including extending the FCC's ability to regulate internet access. After a court struck down its previous Open Internet rules, the FCC started a consultation earlier this year on new measures. The consultation attracted nearly 4 million comments from the public, and Congress has held its own hearings on how ISPs view the issue. Obama has now given his backing to the FCC's proposals to stop ISPs from blocking any site, application or other legal content over their networks or 'throttle' the bandwidth needed for internet users to access any online services. The President also supports the FCC's most controversial proposal, to extend so-called Title II regulation to internet access services. This would see internet service designated a utility, the same as telephony services, allowing the FCC to impose stricter regulations. The lack of such authority was one of the main reasons the FCC's previous Open Internet rules were struck down in court. Obama's support comes as a compromise, as while the FCC could use Title II, it would not be allowed to impose any price regulations or "other provisions less relevant to broadband services".
Amid strains, Obama puts bright face on China ties
2014-11-10 12:23:11| Chemicals - Topix.net
US President Barack Obama speaks at the APEC CEO Summit at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
Obama arrives in Beijing on Asia tour
2014-11-10 07:03:25| Airlines - Topix.net
US President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing Monday for a regional summit, his first stop on a week-long Asian diplomatic tour. Obama is due to meet new Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the morning, and then address an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation meeting in the Chinese capital.
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Obama Cabinet meets letter writers, gets view of how policies translate to real life
2014-11-10 03:17:09| Air Courier - Topix.net
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez had a message for the three people sitting in wingback chairs in his expansive office with views of the Capitol. "Sometimes when people write letters, they wonder if people actually read them," he said.
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