Young Latino Smartphone Users Spend $17.6 Billion on Mobile Devices

by Jorge Rivas on July 23 2012, 11:58AM

According to a new report, young Latinos in the U.S. spent $17.6 billion on mobile devices and more than $500 million on mobile apps in 2012.

Topics: Economy, /NOW Blog

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Activists Worry That Mobile Phones Could Do More Harm Than Good

by Jamilah King on March 6 2012, 9:45AM

As telecom companies maneuver to get the spectrum necessary to deliver faster service, activists worry that their privacy is being jeopardized.

Topics: Media

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Happy 5th Birthday iPhone — But Look At What You’ve Done

by Jorge Rivas on January 9 2012, 6:04PM

The iPhone was unveiled five years ago today but it’s one of the major players in an industry that’s created a new digital divide.

Topics: New Digital Divide, /NOW Blog

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How Big Telecom Used Smartphones to Create a New Digital Divide

by Jamilah King on December 6 2011, 10:19AM

The information age’s defining question is no longer who’s online, but how they got there. Consumers of color are closing the digital divide with smart phones. But they’ve surfed into a space where telecom has the right to do as it pleases with both users and content.

Topics: Media, New Digital Divide, Technology

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Court Dismisses Verizon, Metro PCS Suits Against FCC’s Web Rules

by Jamilah King on April 5 2011, 12:16PM

For mobile users of color, there’s good and bad news when it comes to recent efforts to squash net neutrality rules.

Topics: Media

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Verizon Takes FCC to Court Over New Web Rules

by Jamilah King on January 21 2011, 1:25PM

Get ready. It’s gonna be a long year in the battle to keep the Internet free from corporate takeovers.

Topics: Media

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FCC’s New Net Neutrality Rules Make Nobody Happy

by Jamilah King on December 21 2010, 3:29PM

Here’s what they say, and what comes next.

Topics: Net Neutrality, Technology

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Waxman Holds Off On Google-Verizon Internet Copycat Bill

by Jamilah King on September 29 2010, 2:42PM

Advocates worry that corporate agendas are leading the way.

Topics: Net Neutrality, Technology

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Verizon Uses “Bed Intruder” to Make Its Case Against Regulation

by Jamilah King on August 27 2010, 9:51AM

Both sides of the broadband debate are lobbying heavily in Congress and in the court of public opinion.

Topics: Technology

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Air Has No Prejudice, But Verizon Does

by Jamilah King on August 23 2010, 4:12PM

Five lies the company’s using to convince people it’s not fighting net neutrality.

Topics: Net Neutrality, Technology

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House Dems Warn Google-Verizon Deal Will Widen Digital Divide

by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 12:59PM

FCC was reportedly “very close” to deal that included wireless protections for users.

Topics: Technology

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Verizon, Google Plot an Internet With Traffic Ghettos

by Jamilah King on August 5 2010, 5:30PM

Open Internet advocates worry Web sources who can’t pay for access will be drowned out—and ask you to tell Google as much.

Topics: Net Neutrality, Technology

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