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The Daily Dot

Karl Bode is a Seattle-based freelance journalist with a focus on telecom, tech policy, politics, and consumer rights.

Karl Bode

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EXCLUSIVE: How 3 Democrats’ last-minute dealings killed Gigi Sohn’s FCC nomination for good

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Democrats now have the votes to get Gigi Sohn on the FCC—will they do it?

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Big telecom’s relentless lobbying is pushing Gigi Sohn’s FCC nomination to the brink

Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.

Jacob Seitz

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Gigi Sohn passes out of committee, nomination to FCC goes to full Senate

Andrew Wyrich is the newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

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Gigi Sohn calls Republican accusations against her a big telecom-led effort to keep the FCC deadlocked

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How a delay in Gigi Sohn’s FCC confirmations allowed Republicans to build a new case against her

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‘A dream team for the future of the internet’: Biden goes big on FCC, signals return of net neutrality

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