2-29-08 Technology Week in Review
Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Commentary, Industry News, Net Neutrality | Leave a Comment
Comcast, what are you doing? You just lost pretty much any credibility you ever may have had, at least with the public. These dirty little tactics may work well in D.C., but taking them to a public open meeting on a college campus will win you no friends. You should definitely consider firing your PR guy.
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Read More..>>FCC Forum on ISP Traffic Management
Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Industry News, Net Neutrality | Leave a Comment
Speaking of the Cablecos and their bandwidth, the FCC’s open forum on traffic management starts today in Harvard. Speakers will include representatives from Comcast and Verizon, U.S. Rep Ed Markey of the Internet Freedom Preservation Act, and Professor Timothy Wu, original coiner of the phrase “net neutrality”.
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Read More..>>Net Neutrality Act Reintroduced in Congress
Posted on February 14, 2008 - Filed Under Commentary, Industry News, Net Neutrality | Leave a Comment
Without a net neutrality law in place, publicly traded service providers will always straddle the fence between their customers and shareholders. More often than not, they will opt for the bottom line, leaving consumers rights by the wayside. It is exactly the absence of such legislation that has allowed the cell phone industry to wall in their gardens, offering dumbed down browsers that only access the content that the provider wants you to see (and pay them for). Left to their own devices, ISPs could be headed down the same road. If it starts with BitTorrent, where does it stop?
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Read More..>>Where the Candidates Stand – Technically Speaking
Posted on February 5, 2008 - Filed Under Net Neutrality | Leave a Comment
It’s Super Tuesday. Do you know where your candidate stands? While not a pressing issue for most Americans, technological innovation and Net Neutrality (or lack thereof) will shape the way we use the Internet for years to come.
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