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Who will lead Obama-era FCC?

Who will lead Obama-era FCC?Gee another Bush Doctrine supporter...Is this why Palin will be running in 2012? Let me guess, she already has your vote.Considering that the election is over ...there are serious issues to discuss. It's time to deal with those issues. It's time to stop snarking "commie"...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Obama, Obama-era FCC, government

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

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Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?

The Kleptocrats that feel entitled to your money...worry that us mushrooms now have other uncontrollable sources for the "truth" and won't eat the horse compost fed to them by the monopolistic crony Main-stream Media.RE: Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?There are two things tyrants and bureaucrats...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, retraction, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

The stupid network will get a hearing

Leave my bits aloneIf I pay for unlimited service up to a certain speed that's what I expect to get. The fee I pay is supposed to cover the level of service I order. If a company is investing in a service I didn't buy, they neeed to get their...

Tags: ROI/TCO, carrier, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality

Gov't fix, oh joyUh yeah, the internet is undecidely broken. This has a strong possibility of leading to usage limits. Comcast already has walked that line because they are behind the curve on their backbone upgrades. Why would a company who is being paid not provide better...

Tags: INTERNET, FCC, Net Neutrality, socialist, Nazi, Godwin, leader, Microsoft Windows NT, government

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-21

FCC publishes rural broadband report

No freaking surprise hereThe rockofeller administrator oops obama administration. Will give you billions to expand your network. So let me get this straight AT&T Verizon etc. Are the internet gatekeeper pimps making money hand over fist. And now are &umb #ss goverment is going to give them more to holly...

Tags: Federal government, Broadband Internet, Network technology, FCC, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

AT&T: Google Voice doesn't play fair

So FCC chairman Julius Genachowski wants fairness, eh? We'll give you fairness, says AT&T. In a letter filed with the FCC, the company says, Did you notice, FCC, that Google is blocking phone calls from Google Voice users in rural areas? Why are they doing that? Access expense ...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Commission, Voice, AT&T Corp., Internet, Federal Government, Sales Force Management, Government, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-28

AT&T cries foul to FCC, uses Google Voice to spark Net Neutrality debate

There's a Net Neutrality battle going on and AT&T has put a double-edged sword at the feet of the FCC - and Google's name is written all over it. AT&T sent a letter to the FCC today, asking the regulatory agency to look into the practices of...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Google Voice, Federal Government, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

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

News to know: VMWare; White House; Google Books; Skype; Apple vs Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: VMware to step up data center automation game Sam Diaz: White House not equipped to hold keys...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, White House, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Digital Cameras, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-31

WSJ: Justice Dept. "reviewing" large telecoms

The U.S. Department of Justice wants to know if the large telecoms, notably AT&T and Verizon, have abused their market power and has launched "an initial review" for a more in-depth look, according to a Wall Street Journal report posted this afternoon. The Journal's unnamed sources say that this is...

Tags: Wall Street Journal, AT&T Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Journal, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Corporate Law, Telecommunications, Networking, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-06

FCC reacts, starts looking into carrier-exclusive deal

Well, that didn't take long. It was only a few days ago that four U.S. senators sent a letter to the FCC, asking the agency to investigate whether these carrier-exclusive deals - such as the Apple-AT&T deal for the iPhone - limit consumer choice. ...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Where does Obama stand on open source?

I find myself increasingly at odds with the President on issues like torture, banking, and his latest FCC nomination. The honeymoon is over and it's time to support the man when he's right and fight him when he's wrong. So I'm willing to be convinced that President Obama hates open...

Tags: Federal Government, Open Source, Banking, Government, Financial Services, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-05-14

AT

ATComcast does it tooWell, at least a few years ago they did. I had received multiple letters in the mail with very harsh language from Comcast due to one of my roomates downloading from torrent sites and such.Comcast?Good luck with Comcast. I've had both for a good while and...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), Comcast Corp., RIAA, Internet Service Provider, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Genachowski tapped for FCC

Long-time Obama confidant will be nominated to head FCC. by Richard Koman

Tags: FCC, Broadband, Martin, Federal Government, Telecommunications, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-04

U.S. Supreme Court rules for AT

U.S. Supreme Court rules for ATYEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Wow--A Supreme Court Judge that refuses to legislate from the bench! Man, I like this guy!RE: U.S. Supreme Court rules for ATFortunately, AT&T has so crippled their low cost offerings. PPPoE, costly Static IP, Connection Filtering, that it really isn't a competing product...

Tags: DSL, Network technology, ATT, network

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

Why ComCast hates - and fears - the Internet

Why ComCast hates - and fears - the InternetCooling process"Gigabit Ethernet to every home should be a national goal. Let people, not companies, decide what they want to see. Let entrepreneurs build new services to use that bandwidth and see what happens."I agree with the UK government's answer to piracy...

Tags: NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., Internet

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

DTV delayed until June

DTV delayed until JunePresident Obama and the Congress ....... got this one wrong! The same people that aren't ready now won't be ready in June. It is their nature that until their hand is forced they will not act.Furthermore, since when is television is a right? Did...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital television, TV

Discussion threads 2009-02-05