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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Net Neutrality Debate Split Down Party Lines
In an attempt to stall any forward progress in the net neutrality debate, Republicans now want the FCC to identify specific practices they believe warrant “regulatory intervention”, saying the possibility of discrimination is not a sufficient point of debate. These practices have already been identified by numerous sources but the Republicans want a list. Two [...]
FCC Redefining Broadband Speeds
Broadband was previously defined by the FCC as an internet service with download speeds of at least 200 kbps, which was far too low. The FCC, last year, raised those minimum speeds from 200 kbps to 768 kbps. This change was met with disapproval from AT&T when they issued a statement to the FCC saying, [...]
