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Net Neutrality debate in the Big Apple: Net Neutrality debate in the Big AppleThe Internet was built for Web, Email, FTP, NNTPThe Internet was built for Web, Email, FTP, NNTP, and a few other services. With the rise of 24x7 broadband connections and peer-to-peer music and video sharing primarily dominated by BitTorrent, the Internet is being...; Tags: Corporate communications, Internet service providers (ISPs), Cisco Systems Inc., SaveTheInternet.com, BitTorrent, QoS, Net Neutrality, video, Internet; Discussion threads 2006-06-27
Some must-see Net neutrality videos: Sometimes, images and sound get the point across better than words (or in this case, a combination of images, sound, and words). Yesterday, Stefano Boscutti sent me a Windows video (downloadable from our servers, with his permission. A Quicktime version is available.) that he apparently put together that...; Tags: video, SaveTheInternet.com; Blog posts 2006-06-06

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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
Is your broadband bill about to go up?: Is your broadband bill about to go up?Dangerous road for consumers and providersIf TW is allowed to implement this billing change it will turn out to be a cash cow in the same manner that high oil prices have filled the coffers of oil companies everywhere. The bandwidth of...; Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Games, broadband, broadband bill, cable, NetFlix Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-17
A rational debate on Comcast traffic management: Updated 8:00 PM The discussion on Comcast actively resetting BitTorrent connections to manage its network for its cable broadband service has gotten hot in recent weeks and there hasn't been a whole lot of accurate reporting on the subject because of the complexity of the issue. The subject of...; Tags: Cable Broadband, Cable Modem, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., User, Modem, Free Press, RTS, Cable, Network Technology, Modems, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-06

Verizon's risky lawsuit against open access: Verizon's lawsuit against the FCC open access auction rules is an enormous risk. (This SavetheInternet video dates from 2006.) Whether it wins or not, Verizon is in effect delaying the auction. A decision in its favor is likely to be appealed, and Google or others could launch...; Tags: Lawsuit, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Phone Cartel, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-14
Google: Backpedaling away from Net neutrality stance?: Google: Backpedaling away from Net neutrality stance?GigaOm Got It Wronghttp://www.savetheinternet.com/blog/2007/03/14/do-not-believe-the-hype-google-still-backs-net-neutrality/Google's greed getting in the wayExactly. Jason Lee Miller posts on WebProNews about Google's internal conflict. As a public company, do they choose "to be good" as its new motto states, or do they choose the money? http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/03/14/when-good-companies-go-publicIt is obvious...; Tags: Google Inc., Net Neutrality; Discussion threads 2007-03-14
Are the Net neutralists making unfair hay over a CraigsList snafu?: My fellow blogger George Ou dug around the blogosphere and, if a firewall manufacturer's explanation for what's going wrong is right, it looks like several Net neutrality activists should be eating crow instead of making hay. Writes Ou:It appears that the Net neutrality proponents have been caught in a...; Tags: Cox Communications Inc., Craigslist, Net Neutrality; Blog posts 2006-06-19
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
Lessig and McChesney: Save the Internet: Lawrence Lessig and Robert McChesney have penned an op-ed piece for today's Washington Post on net neutrality. The implications of permanently losing network neutrality could not be more serious. The current legislation, backed by companies such as AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, would allow the firms to create different...; Tags: Net Neutrality, Internet, U.S. Congress; Blog posts 2006-06-08
Net neutrality and the political point of no return: My fellow blogger George Ou has taken me to task for helping to politicize a subject matter which he feels is undeserving of any politicization. Commenting on a blog entry I wrote yesterday see Some must see Net neutrality videos which pointed to both MoveOn.org and SaveTheInternet.com, George wrote:...; Tags: Net Neutrality; Blog posts 2006-06-07
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
Smaller cable firms take aim at Net neutrality fans: Smaller cable firms take aim at Net neutrality fansInteresting statements here[b]"I think what the phone industry's saying and what we're saying is we've made an investment, and I don't think the government should be coming and telling us how we can work that infrastructure, simple as that," Commisso said during...; Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, fiber, Net Neutrality, cable, Free Ride, government; Discussion threads 2006-05-08
Net neutrality bill fails in House. Surprised?: Who is really surprised to learn that AT&T and Verizon pack more weight around the halls of Congress than Google and Yahoo? The House Committee on Energy and Commerce shot down an amendment by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to a telco regulation bill that would have banned a two-tier Internet....; Tags: Markey, Ed Markey, telecommunications company; Blog posts 2006-04-27
Open source in the political fray: I must admit that the net neutrality debate has begun to surprise me.Those seeking guarantees of network neutrality via Savetheinternet.com are right on the facts, and right on the technology. Cisco already sells boxes that would let Bell or cable ISPs throttle service from any server, or guarantee delivery.At the...; Tags: network, neutrality, network neutrality; Blog posts 2006-04-27
Net neutrality vote: the cost in human terms: That's the most current list of campaign contributors to U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), chair of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Right next to that list, is a photo of blogger Britt Bravo, who notes on a BlogHer post that her Mom left...; Tags: Britt Bravo, Net Neutrality; Blog posts 2006-04-27