The Nations Top ISP’s Against Net Neutrality…
This week the nations largest Internet service providers, AT&T and Verizon, warned the FCC that any possible move that would position their companies further under the agency’s jurisdiction would be met with resistance. In a 14 page letter to the agency, AT&T and Verizon were joined by trade groups CTIA and the National Cable and [...]
FCC Chairman Proposes 100 mbps Speeds By 2020
Federal Communications Commission Chairman, Julius Genachowski is proposing a National Broadband Plan that will expand high speed Internet service to most American homes. On Tuesday, while speaking in Washington D.C. at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners conference, Genachowski offered his “100 Squared” initiative which would bring 100 mega-bite-per-second broadband to 100 million U.S. [...]
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 [...]
