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When will the ISPs learn?

In a vote that mostly followed party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected an amendment that would have written net neutrality regulations into federal law. According to the story from CNET News.com, eBay and Google took part in last-minute lobbying efforts in hopes of getting the amendment approved. In the past I've come out against net neutrality regulation, and...

[Posted on June 7, 2006 - 1:09 PM]

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Choosing sides on net neutrality

With net neutrality a hot-button topic in Washington these days, you'd think ISPs would take every effort to avoid even the appearance of tinkering with the flow of information through their pipes. Well, I can't say I'm completely shocked that at least one company, Cox Communications, has done the unthinkable, for whatever reason. Silicon Valley Watcher has a post detailing...

[Posted on May 18, 2006 - 2:15 PM]

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Wireless spectrum auction could draw cable Cos.

In the past couple of days some big names have let it be known where they stand on net neutrality. The rock stars, Moby and Michael Stipe are shockingly in favor of government involvement. While a group of hardware manufacturers went as far as sending a letter to House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi strongly opposing...

[Posted on May 11, 2006 - 5:39 PM]

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A funny Net neutrality sound byte

When the Federal Communications Commission auctions off wireless spectrum licenses the telcos usually line up. This time, they're going to have company. Time Warner, Cox Communications, Comcast, Advance/Newhouse Communications and even Google are expected to take part in the upcoming FCC auction for valuable wireless spectrum licenses. (According to an article from CNET News.com, many analysts are predicting the 1,122...

[Posted on May 9, 2006 - 12:46 PM]

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The exploitation of net neutrality

CNET News.com has yet another story on Net neutrality today. It's really more of the same, only this time the smaller cable companies are arguing against regulating the Internet. The most notable thing from the story is a quote from Tom Might, CEO of Arizona-based Cable One, which has customers in 19 states with large rural populations. (pictured below) Politicians,...

[Posted on May 2, 2006 - 4:18 PM]

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House committee shoots down net-neutrality amendment

It's time for the net-neutrality hype to die down. Reuters is reporting that financial institutions are on the verge of joining the fray. On any given day a simple news search will return multiple stories on the subject. Groups are organizing, lobbyists are salivating and most importantly politicians are calculating. Net neutrality is being set up as a hot-button issue,...

[Posted on April 27, 2006 - 5:05 PM]

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Broadband Cos. softening on net neutrality?

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down a net-neutrality amendment Wednesday. The amendment had the backing of major technology players Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Yahoo!, as well as disparate political groups such as Moveon.org and Gun Owners of America. It's understandable that net neutrality draws the ire of so many, because the Internet has become a symbol...

[Posted on March 30, 2006 - 1:25 AM]

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A notable keynote at TelecomNext

A group of broadband provider executives were recently interviewed by Light Reading, and the concensus seems to be that P2P, or peer-to-peer, traffic isn't causing a huge logjam in their pipes, yet. One of the arguments against net neutrality has been the hogging of bandwidth by the legion of P2P users across the country. Qwest Communications International Inc. CTO Pieter...

[Posted on March 23, 2006 - 4:15 PM]

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