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  • September 2008

    • Comcast Web Caps May Signal End of an Era

      ABC News  |  Sep 2, 08 4:33 PM CDT

      Comcast Web Caps May Signal End of an Era

      (Newser) - With Comcast setting a limit on Internet usage beginning next month, the end of the Internet as we know it may be at hand, as ISPs move toward usage-based models like public utilities. Comcast, the second-largest US Internet provider, was careful to say that the bandwidth limit is so high—250 gigabytes per month—it won't affect 99% of customers. But "today's bandwidth hog is tomorrow's average user," one critic tells ABC. More »

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      Internet  • Comcast  • telecom industry  • net neutrality  • Internet service providers  • bandwidth usage  • Time Warner Cable

  • July 2008

    • FCC Member: Leave the Internet Alone

      Washington Post  |  Jul 28, 08 3:21 PM CDT

      FCC Member: Leave the Internet Alone

      (Newser) - The latest crisis for the internet is the gridlock caused by bandwidth-clogging P2P software. But don’t worry, says FCC commissioner Robert McDowell. This has happened before. As far back as 1987, engineers have been solving the net’s bandwidth problems. It’s been a triumph of anti-regulation, and there’s no reason for the government to get involved now, he writes in the Washington Post. More »

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      Internet  • FCC  • regulation  • net neutrality  • bandwidth  • P2P

  • March 2008

    • Comcast Bends Under Net Neutrality Pressure

      New York Times  |  Mar 28, 08 11:36 AM CDT

      Comcast Bends Under Net Neutrality Pressure

      (Newser) - Comcast is changing the way it manages Internet traffic after an intense public and FCC outcry over its blocking traffic from BitTorrent users. To cut use during peak hours, the Internet provider will stop targeting specific applications and instead slow its highest-bandwidth users’ traffic, reports the New York Times . Still, the FCC promised to continue scrutinizing the company. More »

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      Internet  • FCC  • Comcast  • net neutrality  • ISP  • bandwidth usage

    • Net Neutrality May Slow Downloads

      MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 11, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      Net Neutrality May Slow Downloads

      (Newser) - The principle of net neutrality can be taken too far, some experts say. The internet could be made much more efficient—and downloads faster—if network managers were allowed to use info about the content they're sending, a Princeton engineering professor tells Technology Review. That would allow them to prioritize what should be rushed and what can wait. More »

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      FCC  • Comcast  • net neutrality

    • Apple's iPhone Rules Restrict Competition

      CNET  |  Mar 10, 08 4:19 PM CDT

      Apple's iPhone Rules Restrict Competition

      (Newser) - Apple’s iPhone software development kit is facing criticism from net neutrality and antitrust critics, Computerworld reports. Apple has indicated that voice-over-IP programs like Skype will not be allowed on the iPhone’s AT&T network, as its a direct competitor for AT&T’s voice service. Comcast, Computerworld points out, drew net neutrality concerns when it banned BitTorrent to prevent competition with its Cable TV business. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • iPhone  • Comcast  • antitrust  • net neutrality  • Firefox  • Skype  • Safari  • Voice over IP

  • February 2008

    • Comcast Stooges Pack FCC Hearing

      Portfolio  |  Feb 27, 08 6:00 AM CST

      Comcast Stooges Pack FCC Hearing

      (Newser) - The future direction of the Internet could be at stake in the FCC's decisions on net neutrality, but one of the ISPs concerned did its best to keep opponents out of a hearing on it, Portfolio.com reports. Advocacy group and fierce Comcast critic Free Press says the firm hired people off the street to fill seats at a Cambridge, Mass., hearing into the ISP's competition-stifling practices. Many of the seatfillers snoozed through the meeting. More »

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      FCC  • Comcast  • net neutrality  • ISP

    • FCC Ready to Defend Net Neutrality

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 26, 08 12:30 PM CST

      FCC Ready to Defend Net Neutrality

      (Newser) - FCC boss Kevin Martin told a hearing yesterday that the government was "ready, willing, and able to step in" to stop Internet service providers from restricting traffic sent by rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast is accused of acting improperly by slowing or blocking access to file-sharing sites. The cable giant says it is merely managing its network. More »

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      Internet  • FCC  • Comcast  • file sharing  • Kevin Martin  • broadband Internet  • net neutrality  • ISP  • Internet access

    • What Do the Candidates Say About Tech?

      PC World  |  Feb 4, 08 12:36 PM CST

      What Do the Candidates Say About Tech?

      (Newser) - We may know where they stand on Iraq, but what about technology? Among presidential candidates, the Democrats generally have discussed broadband access, Net neutrality, privacy/security, and innovation more than the Republicans, and both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have clear positions on all four. Among Republicans, John McCain and Ron Paul have addressed more issues than either Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee. More »

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      election 2008  • technology  • privacy  • net neutrality  • presidential candidates

  • December 2007

    • Canadian ISP Messes With Web Pages

      Ars Technica  |  Dec 11, 07 12:27 PM CST

      Canadian ISP Messes With Web Pages

      (Newser) - Imagine for a second that your Internet provider could alter any webpage you viewed – injecting advertisements, or even censoring information. That scary scenario is possible, Ars Technica says, and the technology is already being test-driven by Rogers, a Canadian cable giant. Right now, the messages are just service notifications, but the software, developed by a marketing firm, could display anything. More »

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      Canada  • Comcast  • net neutrality  • web traffic  • ISP  • packet filtering

    • FCC Asked to Stop Text Censoring

      Washington Post  |  Dec 11, 07 10:33 AM CST

      FCC Asked to Stop Text Censoring

      (Newser) - Consumer groups have banded together to lobby the FCC to prevent cellphone companies from blocking text messages, the Washington Post reports. The issue of carriers censoring messages from political groups and competing services has become the latest front in the net neutrality campaign. Consumers Union and other advocates are insisting that providers should deliver texts regardless of content. More »

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      FCC  • censorship  • telecommunications  • text messaging  • net neutrality  • texting  • Naral

  • November 2007

    • Meet Prof Who Gave Google Its Big Ideas

      BusinessWeek  |  Nov 8, 07 4:39 PM CST

      Meet Prof Who Gave Google Its Big Ideas

      (Newser) - Google’s newly revealed Open Handset Alliance, which gives smartphone developers and consumers new freedom to match phones, carriers, and apps, found inspiration in the philosophy of cyberlaw trailblazer Tim Wu. The Columbia Law professor is on the vanguard of the net-neutrality conversation, arguing that Internet providers and wireless networks should act like neutral public utilities, barred from prioritizing or denying access, BusinessWeek reports. More »

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      Google  • net neutrality  • wireless service  • Open Handset Alliance

    • FCC Put to Test Over Net Neutrality

      Associated Press  |  Nov 1, 07 4:53 PM CDT

      FCC Put to Test Over Net Neutrality

      (Newser) - Consumer groups and legal scholars filed a complaint with the FCC today asking the agency to fine Comcast for interfering with subscribers' file transfers. The case will be the first major indication of the FCC's actual stance on Net Neutrality. The petitions call on the FCC to fine Comcast $195,000 for every affect subscriber, the Associated Press reports. More »

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      FCC  • Comcast  • net neutrality  • Internet service providers  • ISP  • BitTorrent

  • October 2007

    • Comcast Blocking Lotus Notes

      Ars Technica  |  Oct 22, 07 11:03 PM CDT

      Comcast Blocking Lotus Notes

      (Newser) - Cable and Internet service giant Comcast is disrupting more than just BitTorrent traffic, reports Ars Technica. Tests by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show that Comcast customers using a growing list of apps may find their Net access slowed or denied. A Lotus Notes engineer, for example, discovered Notes emails sent with large attachments being dropped. More »

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      Comcast  • file sharing  • net neutrality  • BitTorrent  • P2P  • Gnutella  • Electronic Frontier Foundation

    • Cable, Telcos Killing US Web Success Says Pundit

      Silicon Valley Watcher  |  Oct 22, 07 11:48 AM CDT

      Cable, Telcos Killing US Web Success Says Pundit

      (Newser) - Comcast’s recent disabling of big file uploads could lay waste to Silicon Valley’s media complex, says SiliconValleyWatcher’s Tom Foremski, injuring or killing Web 2.0 companies like YouTube or Facebook. Comcast's insistence that it isn’t contractually obligated to provide those companies’ services, he argues, is the kind of Luddite thinking that has long slowed technological progress in America. More »

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      Google  • Facebook  • YouTube  • cable TV  • Comcast  • telecommunications  • broadband Internet  • telecom  • net neutrality  • digital downloads  • BitTorrent  • web services

    • Comcast Blocks P2P File-Sharing

      Associated Press  |  Oct 20, 07 5:52 AM CDT

      Comcast Blocks P2P File-Sharing

      (Newser) - Comcast is deliberately preventing its customers from using file-sharing services like BitTorrent, eDonkey, and Gnutella, the AP reports. Thecountry's second-largest Internet service provider claims that it does not block "access" to P2P apps; that may be technically true. Tests by the AP showed that while downloads were unaffected, attempts to upload files using P2P were blocked—and those services depend on 2-way traffic. More »

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      Comcast  • file sharing  • net neutrality  • BitTorrent  • P2P  • peer to peer  • eDonkey  • Gnutella

  • September 2007

    • Verizon Backs Off, Will Allow Naral Texts

      New York Times  |  Sep 27, 07 12:56 PM CDT

      Verizon Backs Off, Will Allow Naral Texts

      (Newser) - Verizon has reversed its refusal to let Naral send text messages over its system, after previously banning the abortion rights group’s content as “controversial or unsavory.” The wireless service provider was apologetic about last week’s decision, saying it had misinterpreted “a dusty internal policy,” the Times reports. It insisted it has “great respect for this free flow of ideas.” More »

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      abortion  • Verizon  • net neutrality  • Naral

    • DOJ Knocks Down 'Net Neutrality'

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 8:35 PM CDT

      DOJ Knocks Down 'Net Neutrality'

      (Newser) - Internet service providers should be able to charge a premium for customers who want certain content to load faster than others, the Justice Department said today. In a recommendation to the FCC, Justice claimed "net neutrality"—the idea that all websites should be equally accessible—could slow online growth, keep ISPs from upgrading services and stick consumers with unnecessary costs. More »

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      Internet  • Department of Justice  • broadband Internet  • net neutrality  • ISP

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • FCC Ruling to Test Google Power

      Washington Post  |  Jul 30, 07 9:53 AM CDT

      FCC Ruling to Test Google Power

      (Newser) - The FCC will rule tomorrow on whether an upcoming airwaves auction will require its winner to build an open-access network, and the verdict will test Google’s lobbying prowess, the Washington Post reports. Google has been pushing the open network aggressively, to the chagrin of AT&T and Verizon,  mustering support  from public interest groups and consumer advocates. More »

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      Google  • FCC  • Verizon  • AT and T  • net neutrality  • airwaves  • network

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