Life in the fast lane

Winners President Obama The president has repeatedly advocated for net neutrality. He hailed yesterday's decision, saying it would "protect innovation and create a level playing field for the next generation of entrepreneurs." Activists Internet...

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Finding 2-bedrooms for under $2G

The price of Boston apartments in the city's most desirable neighborhoods and in newly opened luxury complexes are out of reach for most renters. "It's tough on everyone, including young professionals just out of college," said Jason Schuster, founder...

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Bentley professors vote to unionize

Adjunct professors at Bentley University in Waltham yesterday voted by a more than a 2-to-1 margin to unionize, marking the third such faculty victory in as many weeks at a local university. The 108-to-42 vote brings to nearly 3,000 the total number...

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News Guide: FCC 'net neutrality' vote and what it means

WASHINGTON — Internet activists scored a major victory after the Federal Communications Commission agreed to rules that would ban service providers from creating Internet fast lanes. What "net neutrality" means and what is likely to happen next: ____...

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FCC allows city-owned Internet providers to expand

RALEIGH, N.C. — People in small communities may get better, cheaper access to the Internet after the Federal Communications Commission ruled Thursday that city-owned broadband services can expand into areas overlooked by commercial providers. The decision...

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Dunkin’ Donuts to sell its K-Cup coffee packs in grocery stores

Dunkin' Brands — facing a double-digit decline in the sale of K-Cup coffee packs at its franchised Dunkin' Donuts locations — will expand distribution to U.S. and Canadian grocery, big-box and other retail outlets mid-year and online this spring, and...

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No one's neutral on new Internet rules

The tech industry and activists hailed yesterday's long-awaited Federal Communications Commission vote on net neutrality rules, saying startups and other innovative companies no longer have to fear that they might be required to ante up to compete with...

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The Ticker

Dunkin' K-Cups to expand sales Dunkin' Brands, facing a double-digit decline in the sale of K-Cup coffee packs at its franchised Dunkin' Donuts locations, will expand distribution to U.S. and Canadian grocery, big-box and other retail outlets mid-year...

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Charlie Baker creates job skills subcabinet

Three key deputies in Gov. Charlie Baker's administration have a new task — making sure the state's workforce has the skills that employers are looking for. "Even though our economy looks great on paper, and it does — we have job gains, we have falling...

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Did ISPs bring the FCC's net neutrality action upon themselves?

In the wake of the FCC's net neutrality vote on Thursday, cable and telecommunications companies are characterizing the new set of regulations as something akin to a government sledgehammer. They are chafing under a future of greater oversight over...

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