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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Read @drewharwell, often and always: https://t.co/bH9oFx9A0P https://t.co/lw6Vko8bEA — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

"Without explicit authorization, DHS should not be scanning the faces of Americans as they depart on international… https://t.co/nKcRiddHla — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alvarombedoya: We are releasing a report this morning on DHS #airportfacescans. For more, follow @harrisonsethdc. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Now Comcast says it’s offering bonuses and making capex claims, and explicitly calls out the FCC’s net neutrality d… https://t.co/0M8TneHymo — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

TL;DR there are good reasons to be skeptical of the AT&T announcement but this employee-bonus coincidence isn’t one of them — PolitiTweet.org

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An AT&T spokesperson says: “Just to clarify…today’s announcement is unrelated to the bonus as part of Mobility Oran… https://t.co/EmQ5bn2mRR — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@matthewstoller AT&T is obviously sucking up to the admin, esp. on the capex. The contract thing doesn’t seem like a part of it, though. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@matthewstoller The Dec. 15 announcement covers 20,000 employees. Today’s announcement about the bonuses covers 200… https://t.co/Pd6Fyb3h4U — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@jbrodkin @matthewstoller Not at my desk right now but as I recall the Nov. 8 release about the capex explicitly was about the tax cut — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @geoffreyfowler: You know what would make Apple's slowing-down-old-iPhones issue not an issue? If they made it easier to replace an old… — PolitiTweet.org

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Man, the Rebels could've saved so much time on Endor if they'd just spearphished an unsuspecting stormtrooper https://t.co/bHIoDRkfKE — PolitiTweet.org

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@ByRosenberg Hey Mike, I spoke to CWA about this and they're saying the bonuses aren't part of the union contract. https://t.co/R3Z3JBzUas — PolitiTweet.org

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Re: https://t.co/0PAxVCOo2L CWA tells me that the AT&T bonuses are NOT part of the union contract but were hashed… https://t.co/NlZYkfiopZ — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@matthewstoller The $1 billion plan was announced in early Nov., that's true. But the bonuses are not part of the u… https://t.co/SRcxdAvgJe — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @byHeatherLong: Notable: This is the first actual wage increase (as opposed to a one-time bonus) announcement. 3,000 employees will get… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I wouldn't say that this is the primary motivation here, but it is a nice side argument for the industry. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

So next year, AT&T will be able to say "Hey look, after the FCC repealed the rules, we committed to a capex increase!" — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

What didn't make it in here: ISP network spending has been a big issue in the net neutrality debate, with industry… https://t.co/F5Ho7eqg6x — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

AT&T says the GOP tax bill will allow it to spend $1 billion more on its network next year, give some employees $1,… https://t.co/hGZOy7EPnt — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

You guys feeling okay over there, or https://t.co/dgxBzoKfno — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I totally just read this as "last-mile" https://t.co/5uZw25r9cj — PolitiTweet.org

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There's Blackburn's bill, of course, which would definitely have a preemptive effect in its current form. But until… https://t.co/RqCiowc4St — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

It sure sounds like some state lawmakers are looking to test the preemption provision in the FCC's net neutrality o… https://t.co/4hLkaxnGIp — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@ericming5 Congrats!! — PolitiTweet.org

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@buzzkobb @DiaMariesbeat I'm not so sure. IANAL, but the bill text seems pretty clear https://t.co/myRcbKhO1R https://t.co/yHnAelVi71 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @HalSinger: Key takeaway on prospects for #netneutrality legislation in @b_fung piece (quoting @BerinSzoka) Query how D’s support would… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@davidshepardson And California! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@DiaMariesbeat It appears so, yes, but that bill isn't going anywhere anytime soon, so the bigger problem for New Y… https://t.co/a2TwsM5dKS — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A New York lawmaker is trying to get around the FCC's preemption thing by requiring ISPs who work with the state go… https://t.co/yG8ytvAfTH — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Imagine miniaturizing this tech to the point where it's the size of a contact lens https://t.co/QHtBQQDq6e — PolitiTweet.org