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As expected, the FCC voted to move forward with a proposal to codify its four net neutrality principles and add non-discrimination and transparency rules to the regulations that will govern both wireless and wired broadband networks...The next steps will...
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The vote kicks off a months-long process to draft the new rules in a effort that promises to be contentious. Heavyweights such as Google have already weighed in supporting new rules, while wireless carriers and others have argued for the need to manage...
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We may see a degradation of internet service” Published 23 October, 2009, 19:31 The US congress should make no law regarding internet regulation says Jim Harper of the Cato Institute, who discussed with RT the decision by the FCC to start exploring possible...
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Federal regulators are expected to take a step forward Thursday on rules that would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against Internet traffic. The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission says "network neutrality"...
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Verizon Communications Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday the current debate about net neutrality is "extremely troubling" and risks halting progress in broadband development. Speaking at the Supercomm technology trade show, Seidenberg...
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The Federal Communications Commission has asked the public to be part of an online conversation as it begins writing "network neutrality" rules, and has set up a blog to gather comments. AT&T's top lobbyist, Jim Cicconi, sent a letter to the company's...
A draft of the proposal continues to be tweaked ahead of the vote Thursday, adjusting language to clarify the agency's approach to "reasonable network management," a FCC official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Monday. That section of the...
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FCC Schedules Broadband Field Hearing Nov. 6 hearing will deal with disability access issues By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/9/2009 2:35:35 PM The Federal Communications Commission has scheduled a broadband field hearing for Nov. 6 at Gallaudet...
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Darrel Drinan can do some neat things with a wirelessly connected bandage developed by his company, PhiloMetron of San Diego. He can monitor heart health with a bandage that sends signals to a user's cell phone and then over the Internet to medical personnel.
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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices. Julius Genachowski said the government is tripling the amount...
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