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- Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate
- Do any of you realize that analysts get paid to GUESS about things?So here we have a bunch of idiot analysts GUESSING what might, or might not, happen regarding Verizon and the Palm Pre. Give me a break.It's like the report I heard in Bloomberg TV the other morning. The...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Federal government, WebOS, Verizon Communications Inc., Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
- FCC's Net neutrality push: Is wireless access different?
- Stop coddling wireless companiesThey are no longer fledgling upstarts but the new normal. It is simply mind-boggling why they get away with a much looser regulatory framework than landlines. Why is it, for instance, that you do not have a choice of carrier for international calls the way you do...
- Tags: NETWORKING, INTERNET, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, VOIP, FCC, wireless access, network, wireless, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- WSJ: Expect Net Neutrality rules at FCC speech next week
- BAD IDEA.Like a lot of liberal legislation (Employee Free Choice Act, etc.) the actual idea is the opposite of the name.The idea here is not neutrality, but CONTROL. This provides a way for the government to start regulating the internet.Despite the on-the-surface intent of the rules, the traffic management...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Vertical industries, Federal government, Net Neutrality, Internet, Internet Service Provider, government, FCC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-18
- WSJ: Expect Net Neutrality rules at FCC speech next week
- New government rules that support Network Neutrality, specifically rules that prevent Internet service providers from selectively blocking sites from their networks, are expected to be unveiled in Washington on Monday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. During a speech on Monday, FCC chairman Julius...
- Tags: FCC, Wall Street Journal, Network, Net Neutrality, Rule, Carrier, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality?
- Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality?tens of thousands of DoS attacks are blocked every dayDana, you need to get your facts straight. DailyKos isn't exactly an authority figure on this and he even admitted to jumping the gun on the story like so many other people.The...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Cyberthreats, Net Neutrality, security, censorship
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- RIAA to drop mass lawsuits against filesharers
- RIAA to drop mass lawsuits against filesharersI don't think that's an improvementI may not have liked the way the RIAA went about litigation, but at least the defendants got their day in court. I strongly suspect the ISPs are going to be giving suspected illegal copiers much shorter shrift...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), RIAA, Internet Service Provider, mass lawsuit, lawsuit
- Discussion threads 2008-12-19
- Google ditching network neutrality?
- Google ditching network neutrality?{sigh}I long for the day when reporters:1) Don't spew lies and misconceptions intentionally.- or -2) Learn about the technology they write about.Network neutrality isn't about disallowing a company to invest into their infrastructure to make access to their services responsive and available. Network neutrality is about...
- Tags: network neutrality, Google Inc., cable company, network, cable, server
- Discussion threads 2008-12-14
- Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?
- Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?not an issueso by adding the word tech into the discussion u think it is valid,enough is enoughwe dont want to hear read see political opinions on the tech blogthank youRE: Who would be better for tech, McCain or Obama?Thank you for...
- Tags: Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent
- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday ruled 3-2 that Comcast overstepped its network management authority by blocking BitTorrent peer to peer traffic, but stopped short of fining the cable company. The move clarifies the boundaries a bit for other carriers and sends the message that the FCC enforces network neutrality...
- Tags: FCC, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality, Network Neutrality Rule, Deborah Taylor Tate, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- FCC set to slap Comcast's wrist
- It's almost official. In the latest step forward, a majority of FCC commissioners voted Friday to "affirm" a complaint against Comcast for blocking BitTorrent traffic, the Washington Post reports, although the punishment is likely to be a "slap on the wrist," according to one analyst. The final...
- Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Republican, Wrist, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Comcast's "seat-warming" execs can't be trusted
- Comcast's "seat-warming" execs can't be trustedcomcastI'm holding this position until someone with an appropriate comment arrives.Thanks Comcast for showing us how to protect free speech.Message has been deleted.As much as I side with Comcast overallThis behavior is really unbecoming of the corporation. Do they not think that their lobbyist...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- Super+Friday+to+climax+Microsoft+Open+XML+push
- Super+Friday+to+climax+Microsoft+Open+XML+pushMany standards are created by vendor consortia.Allows the vendors to coordinate and interoperate more effectively. That's a worthwhile goal.Having more than one standard can also be acceptable when a single standard saves neither money nor effort. Standards then have the purpose of providing necessary documentation.But of course an...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Blogging, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office, ISO
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- AT
- ATGood questions but a couple of points ...Regarding:"Funny thing is, says law prof Tim Wu, AT&T spent six years lobbying for the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which freed them from the responsibility for monitoring,"The DMCA didn't really "free them for monitoring", it gave them an excuse to. Further ...Most...
- Tags: Network technology, Web, Comcast Corp., intellectual property, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit of "Nanny State"
- To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit of "Nanny State"i'm with you 100% on this one.Time Warner is pissing me off. I was considering changing services. Now I am doing it for sure.RE: To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit...
- Tags: Pricing, Vertical industries, Nanny State, Time Warner Inc., download pricing plan, pricing plan, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- Comcast to cooperate in FCC Web traffic probe
- Comcast to cooperate in FCC Web traffic probeDenial of service attack.Per Wikipedia:"A denial-of-service attack DoS attack or distributed denial-of-service attack DDoS attack is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Although the means to, motives for and targets of a DoS attack may vary, it...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, DSL, Broadband Internet, SECURITY, network, FCC, Comcast Corp., cable, denial of service
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Net neutrality may not resolve BitTorrent v. Comcast
- Net neutrality may not resolve BitTorrent v. ComcastWe are all criminals I supposeI've read about this so often I've been ignoring it. I was succeeding until I realized, while trying to download a new linux iso, that the reason the download wasn't completing successfully was because the connection was...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, bandwidth, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- Hands off the Internet asks FCC to look into Comcast bandwith delays
- Hands off the Internet asks FCC to look into Comcast bandwith delaysAll part of the Comcastic experience! NTNT..For every stupid rule......there's a stupid idiot that made it necessary.If you're lobbying against network neutrality requirements, the very last thing you want is for an ISP to demonstrate why they might be...
- Tags: Federal government, Regulations, FCC, Comcast Corp., Hands Off, Internet
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Report: FCC leaked info to companies, industry groups
- The Federal Communications Commission violated rules by tipping off some corporations and trade groups about when commissioners planned to vote on important issues, a Government Accountability Office report has found. Consumer and public interest groups did not get such useful information, The Los Angeles Times reports. "It...
- Tags: FCC, Federal Government, Government, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- Fair Use
- According to an article over on Ars Technica, today is the 3rd annual Fair Use Day. On the project website for the event, advocates celebrated EMI's dropping of DRM from its digital music sales and the cracking of AACS, though they also for some reason threw net neutrality into the...
- Tags: Digital Media, DRM, Media Center, Television
- Blog posts 2007-07-11
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