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I'm officially flabbergasted by the debate around net neutrality. This article details a recent speech given by Sen. Ron Wyden from Oregon as he spoke at a Computer & Communications Industry Association conference in DC. In it he delivered a...
Not sure even I can sit through all this, but I've found a site with video from today's FCC hearing at Stanford about network management here. It is fascinating stuff, just somewhat dry, it takes a while to get through,...
Yesterday at Stanford the FCC held it's second outside-the-beltway hearing on net neutrality generally and Comcast's treatment of P2P traffic specifically. I'm torn on whether or not I'd call it a successful step in the right direction. On the one...
Comcast has recently come out with an aggressive push back against accusations of any misconduct in its treatment of P2P traffic on its network. First, the good news. They've announced a new relationship with BitTorrent through which they claim to...
My future brother-in-law made an intriguing remark the other day: Doesn’t ESPN 360 violate net neutrality? As background, ESPN 360 is a package of live and on-demand video that ESPN sells to broadband providers who can then offer it as...
The maelstrom surrounding Comcast's decision to interfere with P2P traffic on its network gained a new front today as law firm Gilbert Randolph LLP filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Dr. Sanford Sidner and all the citizens of...
Last week Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008, co-sponsored by Rep. Chad Pickering (R-MS). What better way to finish up our Net Neutrality week than a running commentary of my first read through this...
Throughout this week I've been exploring the dynamics of the debate around net neutrality in an attempt to help frame these issues in a new and hopefully more productive light. Now I want to dive into some initial thoughts on...
Here’s what everyone’s been missing about the whole net neutrality thing: the reason the big, evil telcos and cable companies don’t like it isn’t because they’re greedy, it’s because they’re scared. We’ve already covered how Comcast’s FCC comments reveal the...
A core tenant of what most people think of as Net Neutrality is that broadband providers should not be allowed to discriminate between different types of Internet traffic on their networks. Underpinning this thought is the idea that all bits...
What is Net Neutrality? To some it means preventing network operators from selectively slowing down some traffic to favor others, especially their own. To others it means preserving freedom of speech on the Internet, insuring no one is able to...
Earlier this week Comcast submitted comments to the FCC defending their right to slow down traffic on its network. The analogy they used to describe how they manage P2P traffic was that of an on-ramp to a busy highway that...
It's time for another Article Roundup, where I pull together a handful of articles and webpages I've found recently related to the wild world of broadband for your reading pleasure! Racine Sophomores Discover Asteroid Some Wisconsin teenagers in Racine through...
Comcast's policies towards its heaviest users have been covered in AppRising on more than one occasion, but they're like the gift that keeps on giving as more news continues to come out as the storm around their decision to interfere...
The fallout from the news that Comcast is officially interfering with P2P traffic continues to grow. It's officially hit Congress now. Here's an article in large part about a conversation the author had with Representative Rick Boucher, D-VA. And there's...
Just when I sensed the net neutrality debate was cooling off and the opportunity for a rationale dialogue finally seemed possible, Comcast had to go and stick its finger into the eye of the net neutrality camp. Here's what's happened:...
I've been tuning in to the fascinating, though somewhat disappointing, experiment in social legislation going on over at OpenLeft.com.
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