Comcast v. FCC
FCC Issues Open Internet Rules
WASHINGTON, December 22, 2010 – In an uncommon split vote on Tuesday, the FCC handed down an order requiring network providers to abide by certain rules intended to maintain network neutrality.
Net Neutrality
The principle that all Internet service providers must treat all Internet communications equally, without blocking, throttling, or prioritizing content or services based on ownership or payment.
FCC
Support Dims for FCC Chairman’s Open Internet Proposal
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2010 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Dec. 1 announced that there would be a set of open internet rules that his agency would vote on during its open meeting on Dec. 21. While many stakeholders in the debate initially were happy to learn tha
Defense
Sen. Hutchison Seeks to Block Open Internet Regulation
WASHINGTON, December 20, 2010 -Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison has introduced an amendment to block the Federal Communications Commission from implementing any open internet regulations. The amendment would be added to the appropriations bill (H.R. 3082), which provides funding for the departm
FCC
Three Democratic Senators Press for Action on Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, November 30, 2010 – Three Democratic senators on Tuesday sent a letter to the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission urging him to “guarantee network neutrality” by the end of the year.
FCC
Transparency and Application Efficiency Key To Wireless Net Neutrality Says Qualcomm Chief
Mobile phone network operators should provide incentives to application developers to increase the efficiency of their products so that wireless networks can be better managed, said Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm’s chairman and chief executive officer in an interview that aired on C-SPAN Saturday.
FCC
Content Makers Seek Protection but Waver When It Comes to Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2010 – Many content makers have called upon the Federal Communications Commission to protect their ability to distribute content via the internet, yet these same content makers are reluctant to play by the same rules. Recent decisions by content makers to block some Google TV
FCC
A History of Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2010 – The issue of network neutrality is one that has become an increasing problem around the globe. In the United States, the problem became more of an issue with the rise of cable and DSL service.
EU
U.K. Urges ISPs to Divulge Traffic-Shaping Policies
LONDON, October 7, 2010 – The U.K. regulator Ofcom has shied away from enforcing network neutrality, but has urged service providers to be more transparent about their traffic shaping policies. There is also pressure for mobile service providers to stop discriminating against specific applications i
Broadband Live
Uncertainty Over Net Neutrality Makes it the ‘Black Hole’ of Telecom Policy
WASHINGTON, September 22, 2010 – BroadbandBreakfast.com on Wednesday released the video, for free, of the first Broadband Breakfast Club event of the monthly event foum’s third season, on the issue of net neutrality and broadband regulation. The panelists at the event, “Title I, Title II: How Shoul
Breakfast Club
Hands On or Hands Off? Future of Broadband Regulation at Breakfast Club
WASHINGTON, September 20, 2010 – The Broadband Breakfast Club on Tuesday, September 21, will feature a discussion about the future of broadband, and how it is regulated. Among the panelists who will face off at the event, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Clyde’s of Gallery Place, are officials from Public
FCC
Sen. Kerry Reaffirms Support for Network Neutrality
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – Massachusetts Democrat Sen. John Kerry has issued a statement strongly in support of network neutrality.
FCC
Net Neutrality Independent Stakeholder Meetings Gain Momentum
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – While the Federal Communications Commission stopped holding talks on the issue of network neutrality in the aftermath of the Google- Verizon policy pact, a number of stakeholders have gotten together at the Information Technology Industry Council to hold new talks.
FCC
Lawmakers Show Partisan Split on Open Internet Proposal
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2010 – The request for comments by the Federal Communications Commission on the managed services aspect on the open internet has received mixed reactions from members of Congress.
Julius Genachowski
FCC Seeks Input on How to Treat Specialized Services, Mobile Broadband
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2010 – Sometimes, no matter what you do, things are complicated and you can’t please every one all the time. Welcome to the world of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski who said Wednesday that his agency is seeking more public input on issues relate
Infrastructure
Copps Takes Broadcasting, Cable and More Out to the Woodshed
WASHINGTON, August 20, 2010 – Michael Copps, a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, spoke in Minneapolis Thursday at a public hearing on the future of the internet, touting the important of broadband to the future of the United States and slamming the broadcasting and cable industr
FCC
Industry Resumes Net Neutrality Talks Without FCC
WASHINGTON, August 19, 2010 – Even though the Federal Communications Commission has stopped its network neutrality talks, industry groups have resumed discussions on the matter without the FCC.
