Government & Politics  February 9, 2015

FCC, FTC chiefs urge Internet openness, security at CU conference

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BOULDER – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Monday forcefully defended the agency’s intent to regulate the Internet as a utility, stating that the agency’s goal is to keep the ‘Net “fast, fair and open for all Americans” while encouraging incentives for investment.

Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks Monday at the University of Colorado's conference on digital broadband migration. (Dallas Heltzell/BizWest)
Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks Monday at the University of Colorado’s conference on digital broadband migration. (Dallas Heltzell/BizWest)

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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