ISPs Hog Rights in Fine Print

In their subscriber contracts, some Internet providers explicitly absolve themselves of obligations that, it seems, no one would imagine they had in the first place.

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ISPs Hog Rights in Fine Print

What's scary, funny and boring at the same time? It could be a bad horror movie. Or it could be the fine print on your Internet service provider's contract.

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European Parliament vote will enable reforms to take effect from mid-2011.

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AT&T and Verizon are up in arms about a "slanted" survey of global broadband practices done for the FCC which concludes that mandatory line-sharing rules produce better Internet speeds and penetration rates. Is it possible the US could (again) force ISPs to open their networks?

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The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it's perfectly useless and terrible.

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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission began to lay the groundwork for a bigger federal role in the broadband business Wednesday, outlining the hurdles the U.S. needs to overcome to improve the availability of high-speed Internet access

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According to the Wall Street Journal, the FCC is seriously considering re-establishing some kind of open access rules, which would give new entrants access to incumbent infrastructure at reduced price.

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It's a simple principle of economics: competition and more customer choice results in lower prices.

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Again, the inference that the flat-rate pricing model doesn't offer the money needed to fund investment is simply not true, should you look at any major ISP balance sheet.

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Of course, the density argument only goes so far -- U.S. consumers pay more money for less speed than more than a dozen countries because of a lack of sustained competition in most markets.

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Consumer advocates are asking a lot of questions about a company as large as Comcast controlling both the delivery pipe for broadband, voice and TV -- as well as a giant slice of the content being delivered over those pipes.

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SP Telemedia, owner of TPG and Soul internet service providers, has announced its intention to acquire Pipe Networks for $373 million.

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It's pretty clear from interviews this week that Time Warner Cable CEO Glenn Britt still dreams of imposing expensive overage fees on his customers:

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A free Wi-Fi service said to be used by hundreds of people has been completely disabled after a complaint was made to the operating ISP by Sony Pictures.

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Cable operators have been talking about charging more for Bandwidth-heavy users

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WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators voted unanimously to support an open Internet rule that would prevent telecom network operators from barring or blocking content based on the revenue it generated.

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Plans to force internet service providers (ISPs) to disconnect suspected illegal downloaders have been roundly rejected in a new YouGov poll, the first time public opinion has been tested on the issue.

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FCC eyes open access after backing away from regulation in 2001 and 2002

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The FCC may have gotten more than it bargained for when it commissioned a huge report on broadband from Harvard researchers.

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18 Republican senators yesterday told FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski that network neutrality is trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist, and that Genachowski had better not try to pass new rules without Republican support.

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The majority of Internet traffic now goes through direct peers and does not flow through incumbent tier-one telecom networks, according to a recent report from Arbor Networks, which sells network management and security products.

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Many in industry think flat-rate pricing is going nowhere

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A GROUP of entertainment companies conducting a landmark copyright claim against iiNet in the NSW federal court has withdrawn part of its case against the internet service provider.

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Anti-net neutrality language removed from key bill

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The Internet Industry Association (IIA) has drafted a new code of conduct that suggests Internet Service Providers (ISPs) contact, and in some cases disconnect, customers that have malware-infected computers.

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Australia enjoys high-speed wireless broadband from four carriers, each offering a choice between contract and pre-paid services. Now there's one more option on the mobile broadband menu – short-term hire from as little as three days to a month.

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Talk Talk criticizes disconnecting users as "likely breach" of "fundamental human rights," and worse yet, that ultimately "they will not work."

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