Open Access articles

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  Scientists build robotic ant colony to find out how real ants choose directions

  By Carl Franzen on March 29, 2013 03:57 pm + 8 comments

  As anyone who's ever observed an ant farm will attest, ants tend to pick the most efficient route Continue reading…

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  Entire library journal editorial board resigns, citing 'crisis of conscience' after death of Aaron Swartz

  By Russell Brandom on March 26, 2013 03:13 pm + 24 comments

  In a dramatic show of support for the open access movement, the editor-in-chief and entire editorial Continue reading…

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  Aaron Swartz to receive posthumous 'Freedom of Information' award for open access advocacy

  By Joshua Kopstein on March 13, 2013 03:20 pm + 13 comments

  Internet activist and Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz is slated to receive posthumous recognition in Continue reading…

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  White House says government-funded research should be more public, but critics want more

  By Carl Franzen on February 22, 2013 06:44 pm + 23 comments

  Research paid for by taxpayers should be free and open to the public. That basic concept is behind a Continue reading…

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  Thousands of angry AT&T customers speak out as Free Press pushes for net neutrality

  By Chris Welch on January 21, 2013 11:15 am + 97 comments

  AT&T recently made FaceTime calling available to all eligible customers on tiered data plans, but a Continue reading…

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  Slow lane: why Google's new Nexus 4 doesn't have LTE

  By Dieter Bohn on October 29, 2012 12:38 pm + 1042 comments

  By Dieter Bohn and Nilay Patel The Nexus 4 is an impressive smartphone that ticks off every modern Continue reading…

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  Why is Verizon's iPhone 5 unlocked? Don't thank Google or the FCC

  By Chris Ziegler on September 25, 2012 03:00 pm + 118 comments

  As the largest wireless provider in the United States, Verizon isn't exactly known for championing Continue reading…

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  FCC ends Verizon 'open access' investigation over tethering apps, levies $1.25m fine

  By Chris Ziegler on July 31, 2012 03:45 pm + 51 comments

  An FCC probe into whether Verizon violated so-called open access provisions bound to the 700MHz C Continue reading…

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  Harvard advisory council promotes open access publishing, says journals are too expensive

  By T.C. Sottek on April 23, 2012 06:30 pm + 19 comments

  Harvard Library's faculty advisory council says that the annual cost for journals from publishers is Continue reading…

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  Verizon reveals locked bootloader stance in FCC letter, dodges Block C question

  By Andrew Webster on March 1, 2012 09:57 am + 50 comments

  A letter sent from Verizon to the FCC earlier this month provides further evidence that the carrier Continue reading…