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AT&T Inc. is encouraging employees to join its lobbying campaign against proposed federal rules that would restrict the ways broadband companies can manage traffic on their networks.
The FCC wants to ensure that Internet service providers — including wireless carriers — will not discriminate against Internet content or applications.
By the end of 2007, more than 50 percent of American households owned a digital television, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
Tania Derveaux is young and beautiful and she wants your attention. And thanks to her first two attributes, odds are she won’t have a tough time getting it. But just to make sure, she’s posing nearly nude online and making an offer to those less-experienced Internet enthusiasts of the world.
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday recommended against additional regulation of high-speed Internet traffic.
Every day, it seems, a new service pops up offering to send you video over the Internet. "Desperate Housewives," Stephen Colbert heckling the president, clips of bad dancers at wedding parties: It's all there.
On the Internet, the traffic cops are blind — they don't look at the data they're directing, and they don't give preferential treatment.
Ok there is a bill coming up concerning Net Neutrality and I wanted to get an idea of what people think of it and why. To me the why is very important as it will help me and others better understand your point of view. I look forward to hearing from you.
UN apologises for giving Kerry letter from HamasThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency apologised to the US government last night after it was criticised for passing to a US senator a letter from a Hamas representative intended for President Barack Obama.
The 4th Geneva Convention (relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War) states in Part II, Article 14: "Civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded and sick, the infirm and maternity cases, may in no circumstances be the object of attack but shall a …
Lawmaker plans bill on net neutralityWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce a bill in January that would bar Internet providers like AT&T Inc from blocking Web content, setting up a renewed battle over so-called network neutrality.
MSNBC's Witt aired McCain ad without noting misleading claims about visiting wounded troops, Afghanistan hearings, military fundingOn MSNBC Live, Alex Witt aired an ad from Sen. John McCain asserting that Sen. Barack Obama "made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops.
Net Neutrality: Five Facts Everyone Must KnowThe term net neutrality, unless you're a tech geek, conjures up thoughts of fair trade, international policy or possibly anti-fishing zones. The root of this meaning, however, applies to all users of the internet whether that you're an I.T. manager or the casual browser.
This is a topic that is huge, it will have an affect on every internet user worldwide, it will cause fundamental change in this global network, yet it receives no news coverage and not many people are familiar with it nor will do anything about it.
Study Finds Cox also Blocked File SharingThe FCC has begun an investigation that will look into network neutrality issues with Cox Communications. A study conducted by a Software Systems Institute out of Germany shows that a majority of worldwide users in the study had their connections blocked by Cox.
Think protesting makes a difference? The media companies don't think so.In this Bill Moyers clip, he discusses the lack of news coverage regarding the massive war protests of the last five years- they've been happening, but nobody has been hearing about them.
We're not the only ones without network neutrality legislationThe Campaign for Democratic Media, in Canada, is fighting for an "open and democratic Internet," joining a growing list of global media critics looking to their legislators in their respective countries for protection against a tilted media.
Your virginity for Net neutrality - Netiquette- msnbc.comTania Derveaux of I Power is using sex appeal to get people to know about the issues of net neutrality. She offers to make love with every virgin who defends the internet. Even though her promises are not kept, sex sells and it gets people knowledgeable of the issue.
House panel chair offers network neutrality billThe chairman of the House Judiciary Committee introduced legislation that bar ISPs from discriminating against some internet content
Democracy and the Web - New York TimesThis article basically summarizes up what net neutrality is. It is interesting though because it was written very recently
Comcast agrees not to interfere with file-sharing - CNN.comComcast was interfering with file sharing sites and has now said they will stop. They are talking with BitTorrent about how to transport larger files over the internet.
U.S. lawmakers introduce new Net neutrality billBroadband providers that block or slow Internet traffic would be subject to antitrust enforcement
Cox About to Feel Wrath of Net Neutrality ActivistsActivists concerned that Internet providers are secretly planning to muck about with the Internet and violate "net neutrality" principles got some good/bad news on May 15, when another report surfaced about cable companies' blocking traffic.
Beware the New New ThingRECENTLY, the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust task force invited me to be the lead witness for its hearing on "net neutrality." I've collaborated with the Future of Music Coalition, and my band, OK Go, has been among the first to find real success on the Internet …
'SNL' skits raise doubts about neutralityIf "Saturday Night Live" aired on Sunday morning, it would be called "Mock the Press."
Can AOL Reinvent Itself to Thrive Another Optimistic DaySince the inception of AOL in 1983 as an on-line gaming company called Control Video Corp. (CVC), founded by William "Bill" Von Meister, their path to success at times has been fleeting.
I have a friend that likes to rant endlessy about Rupert Murdoch and "Faux" News, it's a hobby for him, it's a passion, its endless, it's annoying and even amusing, so imagine my curiosity when he was pleased that the New York Times decided to endorse Hillary Clinton.
NNSquad Prepares to Nail — or Exonerate — Comcast and Other ISPs - VoIP NewsFor Comcast, the hits just kept on coming. First, the cable company came under heavy fire after getting caught blocking BitTorrent traffic traveling over its Internet service.
F.T.C. Urges Caution on Net NeutralityThe chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission recommended on Wednesday against additional regulation of high-speed Internet traffic. The chairwoman, Deborah Platt Majoras, said policy makers should proceed cautiously on the issue of ''net neutrality,'' which is the notion that …
Verizon Blocks Messages of Abortion Rights GroupThe dispute over the Naral messages is a skirmish in the larger battle over the question of "net neutrality" — whether carriers or Internet service providers should have a voice in the content they provide to customers
Sharing Is Never EasyIn August, Comcast denied accusations that it was purposely disrupting file-sharing among its customers, but reports of stymied traffic — particularly from people using the popular BitTorrent protocol — have continued.
Why you should care about network neutrality. - By Tim Wu - Slate MagazineWelcome to the fight over "network neutrality," Washington's current obsession. The debate centers on whether it is more "neutral" to let consumers reach all Internet content equally or to let providers discriminate if they think they'll make more money that way.
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