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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

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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

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

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

FCC expected to rule against Comcast Aug. 1

The Federal Communications Commission is expected to announce Aug. 1 that Comcast's network shaping of BitTorrent was wrong. According to the Wall Street Journal, regulators are expected to rule that Comcast violated policy by hampering BitTorrent sharing. The FCC has been dropping hints for weeks that Comcast...

Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-27

Attn.+Stanford+students%2C+Palo+Alto+street+peeps%3A+FCC+Comcast+Torrent-thwart+hearing+to+Stanford%3F

Attn.+Stanford+students%2C+Palo+Alto+street+peeps%3A+FCC+Comcast+Torrent-thwart+hearing+to+Stanford%3FRe: Comcast"BTW at yesterday's hearing Comcast admitted they hired several dozen people off the street to pack the seats."BTW, at yesterday's hearing Comcast admitted they hired several DOZING people off the street to pack the seats.There, Russ, fixed it for ya.RE: Attn. Stanford students, Palo Alto street peeps: FCC Comcast...

Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

Could Amazon be a threat to Apple and the iPod?

Could Amazon be a threat to Apple and the iPod?No, Amazon is no threat to AppleWake me when Amazon starts advertising on TV.I'm still astounded that Apple is the [b]only[/b] one that figured out that you have to advertise your commodity products before people will buy your commodity products.All Amazon...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, BitTorrent P2P, Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., music, iPODS

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

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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

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

Internet issues in their political context

As I wrote yesterday and have written before the Internet and choices surrounding it are becoming a subtext to the 2008 political campaign. Also, open source depends on an open Internet to succeed. So it makes sense to give you the lay of the...

Tags: History, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-11-25

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

D5: Senator John McCain's league of extraordinary gentlemen

Presidential candidate Senator John McCain took fielded some tough questions from Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in the opening interview at the D: All Things Digital conference. One of the more interesting exchanges during the interview, beyond McCain's positions on various campaign issues, was his call for the best...

Tags: D5, General

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Net neutrality proponents flagrantly lie about Craigslist blockage

[Update: Now we have US Senator Wyden propagating the lie that this was a Cox conspiracy to block Craigslist because they have their own classified service. We now have proof and a retraction that this was never the case]It appears that the Net neutrality proponents have been caught in...

Tags: Craigslist, Cox Communications Inc., Authentium

Blog posts 2006-06-19

U of Pa. profs and Dave Farber: how can you be that clueless on net neutrality?

U of Pa. profs and Dave Farber: how can you be that clueless on net neutrality?Please draw a conclusion.As far as I can tell, you're disagreeing with both the idea that there are sufficient laws on the books and that any sufficient laws can be enforced. I expect clarification...

Tags: Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2006-06-15

U of Pa. profs and Dave Farber: how can you be that clueless on net neutrality?

I'll get to the brilliant (and my sense is he wouldn't mind if you thought so, too) Dave Farber a bit down on this post. But first, some perspective. At the behest of Gerald Faulhaber, a professor of business and public policy...

Tags: network

Blog posts 2006-06-15

House rejects Net neutrality rules

House rejects Net neutrality rulesWoW - Big Surprise...The Republicans side with Big Business over the needs of the common man. Gee - we've never seen that before.Information StopgapSeems like the Republicans are right on track. They're not only assisting in creating the greatest police state the world has...

Tags: COPE Act, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2006-06-08

Net neutrality and politics don't mix

[Update: 12:00 AM June 9, 2006] The amount of political rhetoric coming from the Net neutrality crowd is at a fever pitch. From MoveOn.org to SaveTheInternet.com practicing their brand of scare the public to a self-interest driven "do-no-evil" Google, the consistent message we're getting is this: [More scare...

Tags: Internet

Blog posts 2006-06-07