Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; National Broadband Policy; and Broadband Access and Pricing

Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic

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Title:Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic (ID: CSD5201)
Author(s):Peter Svensson (Associated Press)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (10/19/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Comcast has been blocking the sharing of certain files on their users network as a means of managing its network to keep file-sharing traffic from swallowing too much bandwidth and affecting the Internet speeds of other subscribers.

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FTC Nixes Net Neutrality

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Title:FTC Nixes Net Neutrality (ID: CSD4998)
Author(s):Martin H. Bosworth (ConsumerAffairs.Com, Inc.)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (07/02/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Consumers Should Trust the Marketplace, Regulators Purr.

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The Broadband War of 2006

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Title:The Broadband War of 2006 (ID: CSD4432)
Author(s):Justin Fox (Fortune)
Source:CNN
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Mega-mergers and explosive growth in user-generated content are raising the stakes. A field guide.
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Net Losses

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Title:Net Losses (ID: CSD4430)
Author(s):James Surowiecki (The New Yorker)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:The author discusses Network Neutrality and the issue that several large telecommunications companies are trying to turn access to the internet into tiered access.
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Senators Can't Agree on Municipal Broadband Rules

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Title:Senators Can't Agree on Municipal Broadband Rules (ID: CSD4517)
Author(s):Anne Broache (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:When cities create wireless networks, should the federal government restrict their efforts, promote them, or let individual states decide the ground rules?
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Broadband Bill Hews to Laissez-faire Line

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Title:Broadband Bill Hews to Laissez-faire Line (ID: CSD4343)
Author(s):Anne Broache (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"As part of a planned update of a 1996 telecommunications law, Congress will consider a new proposal that starts with a simple premise: The government should be minimally intrusive when enacting regulations."
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Playing Favorites on the Net?

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Title:Playing Favorites on the Net? (ID: CSD4345)
Author(s):Anne Broache (CNET News.com) and Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"Broadband providers and e-commerce companies, historic allies on many political fronts, are finding themselves butting heads over federal legislation that could change the way either side does business."
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