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Comcast Blocks Some Internet Traffic

ckeller — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:26:24 -0500

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.

FTC Nixes Net Neutrality

ckeller — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:54:02 -0500

Consumers Should Trust the Marketplace, Regulators Purr.

The Broadband War of 2006

drupal — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:40:51 -0600

Mega-mergers and explosive growth in user-generated content are raising the stakes. A field guide.

Net Losses

drupal — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:55:30 -0600

The author discusses Network Neutrality and the issue that several large telecommunications companies are trying to turn access to the internet into tiered access.

Senators Can't Agree on Municipal Broadband Rules

drupal — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:39:04 -0600

When cities create wireless networks, should the federal government restrict their efforts, promote them, or let individual states decide the ground rules?

Broadband Bill Hews to Laissez-faire Line

drupal — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:40:30 -0600

"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."

Playing Favorites on the Net?

drupal — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:44:54 -0600

"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."