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FILTER RESULTS ►Seattle Adopts Bold Climate Action Plan, Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2050
Kirsten Gibson is an intern for ThinkProgress. The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a far-reaching Climate Action Plan Monday, with the ultimate goal of reaching zero net emissions by 2050. The ambitious plan, crafted by city officials and community members, provides a long-term vision for reducing the city’s greenhouse gas emissions while building vibrant, prosperous [...]
EU Commissioner teases net neutrality rules: no throttling, easy switching
The European Union has only taken baby steps toward proper net neutrality legislation so far. Today, however, the European Commission's Neelie Kroes just gave the first glimpse of what those continent-wide rules could look like. Her proposals would let companies prioritize traffic, but not block or throttle it. Show More Summary
EU to Launch Net Neutrality Strategy
New European rules on net neutrality will oblige Internet service providers to be transparent about connection speed and stop blocking competing services such as Microsoft Corp.'s Skype, European Union technology chief Neelie Kroes said Tuesday.
Here’s what Europe’s net neutrality law would look like
The proposed new rules would stop carriers from blocking services that compete with their own, but still allow subtler types of discrimination. It would be an improvement, but also allow the creation of a two-speed internet.
Here’s what Europe’s net neutrality law would look like
The proposed new rules would stop carriers from blocking services that compete with their own, but still allow subtler types of discrimination. It would be an improvement, but also allow the creation of a two-speed internet.
EU commissioner tells parliamentarians that delivering net neutrality will garner votes
With an eye on next year's European elections, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes on Thursday called on the European Parliament to support her longstanding plans to end roaming charges and guarantee net neutrality. Though contrary...Show More Summary
Can mobile roaming and net neutrality reform save Europe?
Europe's digital chief has revealed plans for a "radical legislative compromise" that will eliminate roaming premiums and enshrine net neutrality within the EU. This is explicitly intended to show citizens that the EU matters.
Neelie Kroes calls on EU Parliament to help kill mobile roaming costs, guarantee net neutrality
European Commission VP Neelie Kroes delivered an interesting political rallying cry in front of the European Parliament (EP) this morning in an effort to abolish mobile roaming costs and safeguard... Keep reading ?
All Data Packets Are Equal—Some More than Others
New pricing schemes, content deals, and technologies are challenging net neutrality. This fall, Verizon will try to persuade a federal judge to throw out U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulations requiring “net neutrality”—the idea that all content and applications must get similar treatment on wired and wireless networks.
AT&T Says You Can Use Any Video Streaming App You Want... Just As Soon As It Can Get The Meter Running
AT&T isn't going to let something like "net neutrality" slow it down from shaking every spare cent out of its customer base. (Source: I'm a customer. Also: see these.) Beginning last year with its blocking of Apple's Facetime app (exempting...Show More Summary
Collaborative is the new black
Last week I had the opportunity to speak about Net Neutrality at two separate events organised for and around internet start-ups. The first was an informal gathering organised by the recently founded France Digitale, a structure devoted to carrying the voice of internet entrepreneurs to the French government (who seems to rarely understand the specifics [...]
How net neutrality regulations could undermine the open Internet
In recent years supporters of network neutrality have tried and failed to get Congress to enact neutrality regulations. In 2010, Julius Genachowski, President Obama’s choice to lead the Federal Communications Commission, decided to act anyway, relying on a controversial interpretation … Continue reading ?
AT&T Continues To Mock The Concept Of Net Neutrality; This Time With Google Hangouts Block
The big telcos (AT&T and Verizon) have been trying to move more and more to wireless networks over wired networks, in large part because they've realized that, for whatever reason, the FCC more or less gave them pretty free rein to completely ignore net neutrality concepts on their wireless networks. Show More Summary
MetroPCS ditches net neutrality lawsuit following T-Mobile acquisition, Verizon becomes sole belligerent
Today a court filing made it known that MetroPCS has dropped its lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding net neutrality. The comes following MetroPCS’ acquisition by T-Mobile, a company that... Keep reading ?
MetroPCS Abandons FCC Net Neutrality Suit
MetroPCS dropped its lawsuit challenging the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules Friday, leaving Verizon the FCC's sole legal opponent in the case.
T-Mobile purchased MetroPCS last month; T-Mobile is not involved...Show More Summary
Public Knowledge seeks an artist-in-residence
Michael sez, "Public Knowledge works to promote great technology like 3D printing and open source hardware, while advocating on behalf of the public on important issues like net neutrality and copyright reform. Now we are looking for someone to use all of that technology to help people understand our important issues."
Report: ESPN may pay to exempt its content from wireless data caps
Net neutrality groups raise alarm about rumored deal for preferential treatment.
Data Caps are the new front on the net neutrality war
The tech press has been abuzz last week when it was first leaked and later announced that Deutsche Telekom would soon apply data caps to their wireline broadband offers (see this Fierce Telecom article for details.) Unlike AT&T style caps, heavy users will not be charged overage, they will be throttled to service levels marginally [...]
Yahoo backs new bill to support net neutrality in Brazil
Today Yahoo announced it is officially supporting the Marco Civil da Internet bill that is expected to be voted through the Brazilian Congress in the coming months. The bill, which was... Keep reading ?
Deutsche Telekom Dumps Net Neutrality; Will Limit Bandwidth For Competing Video & Voice Products
It appears that Deutsche Telekom has decided that it can and should ignore the basic principles of net neutrality. It is setting up limits on how much traffic its customers can use, and saying that competitors' video products will automatically be throttled to 384k, which makes them basically useless. Show More Summary
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