Net Neutrality Gains Strong Support
FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has emerged as one of the leading supporters of net neutrality. During a keynote address at Harvard University, Clyburn gave a voice to her support of Net Neutrality by saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, our country’s broadband express… and yes, it is an express… is leaving the station. And for those who [...]
Plain Old Telephone Service Obsolete?
The FCC issued a notice of inquiry in early December 2009 to determine how to move to an all Internet Protocol system. In response to the FCC notice, AT&T issued a letter to the FCC stating, “Due to technological advances, changes in consumer preference and market forces, the question is when, not if, Plain Old [...]
Top ISP’s Facing Litigation, Consumers Should Take Notice
AT&T is facing a class action lawsuit that began in 2005. The lawsuit which was filed in St. Louis County Circuit Court was recently certified as a class action lawsuit. AT&T has notified the circuit court and requested an appeal over the class certification decision.
The main issue of the case are complaints from AT&T DSL [...]
Stimulus Fund Dispersal Tightrope
A new government report out last week says that the $7.2 billion federal program, created for expanding broadband access to the most under served areas, is lacking the information and safeguards needed to avoid fraud and abuse.
As part of February’s federal stimulus package, the U.S. Commerce and Agriculture Departments were given stimulus funds to [...]
UK May Force ISP’s To Store Data
The Home Office of the U.K. plans to require ISP’s to store records of all e-mail, social networking and web-traffic, including information from some online games. The Internet Service Provider’s Association, in a letter to the Home Office says, “The proposals go far beyond the present rules for storing telephone data and would have a [...]
McCain Blocking Net Neutrality
According to a new report released by the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Responsive Politics, Senator John McCain, R-Arizona, received $894,379 in campaign contributions during his second failed presidential bid from telco and cable lobbyist working for top ISP’s including AT&T, Comcast and Verizon.
Senator McCain has emerged as the Internet Service Provider’s champion against [...]
Net Neutrality Gaining Support, AT&T Resists
Support for Net Neutrality rules gained support on Monday when 24 executives of Internet content and Telecom service companies including Twitter, Facebook, Google and Amazon sent a letter to the FCC saying, “America’s leadership in technology space has been due, in large part, to the open Internet”.
These companies are urging the FCC to move forward [...]
Broadband Study Says “Open Access” Better For Consumer
The FCC released findings from a study that observed broadband practices. The study, commissioned by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission, revealed that open access policies have helped other leading industrialized nations develop more competitive broadband markets.
According to the FCC, gaining open access to carrier facilities makes for a much more robust competitive market. A more [...]
