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Tony Romm

Tony Romm

Senior Editor, Policy and Politics

    Latest articles by Tony Romm

    Technology
    AT&T, Comcast and others sketch their support for lenient — or voluntary — net neutrality rulesAT&T, Comcast and others sketch their support for lenient — or voluntary — net neutrality rules
    Technology

    Tech and telecom go to war as the FCC closes its comment window on a proposed net neutrality repeal.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Google, which says it doesn’t underpay women, may not have to reveal as much as the U.S. government seeksGoogle, which says it doesn’t underpay women, may not have to reveal as much as the U.S. government seeks
    Technology

    A federal judge has limited the information the Labor Department can request as part of its investigation.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Another Democrat in the U.S. Congress is sounding alarms about the Amazon-Whole Foods dealAnother Democrat in the U.S. Congress is sounding alarms about the Amazon-Whole Foods deal
    Technology

    Rep. David Cicilline, the leading Democrat on the House’s antitrust committee, is asking for a hearing.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    FanDuel and DraftKings are dropping their mergerFanDuel and DraftKings are dropping their merger
    Technology

    The decision to terminate the deal comes after the U.S. government voted to challenge it.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    If you blinked, you missed yesterday’s net neutrality protestIf you blinked, you missed yesterday’s net neutrality protest
    Technology

    Organizers say they reached more than 10 million users, but some of the largest tech companies seemed to hold back.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    This group of Obama alums has raised $2.5 million to improve Democrats’ tech toolsThis group of Obama alums has raised $2.5 million to improve Democrats’ tech tools
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    Higher Ground Labs, which will add Obama aide Ron Klain as chairman, will announce the first crop of campaign-tech companies it plans to support.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Democrats in Congress are promising to do everything they can to stop the FCC from gutting net neutralityDemocrats in Congress are promising to do everything they can to stop the FCC from gutting net neutrality
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    After 15 years of debate, Congress is no closer to a solution to net neutrality rules.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    Amazon, Facebook, Google and other tech giants are rallying to defend near-dead U.S. net neutrality rulesAmazon, Facebook, Google and other tech giants are rallying to defend near-dead U.S. net neutrality rules
    Technology

    Their so-called “day of action” targets the FCC, where Chairman Pai already has the votes to kill the current rules.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    FanDuel is weighing whether to drop its merger with DraftKingsFanDuel is weighing whether to drop its merger with DraftKings
    Technology

    A challenge by the U.S. government has the company evaluating its next steps, CEO Nigel Eccles told Recode.

    By Tony Romm
    Technology
    AT&T is joining a pro net neutrality rally even as it fights to kill current net neutrality rulesAT&T is joining a pro net neutrality rally even as it fights to kill current net neutrality rules
    Technology

    In ads, AT&T will stress it supports an open internet, just not the U.S. government’s current rules for enforcing it.

    By Tony Romm