Posts Tagged ‘Net Neutrality’

The Great Debate: Net Neutrality

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 23:55 No Comments

Excellent debate on Net Neutrality at Center for American Progress, that covers a lot of background on the issue and how legislation could have helped the cause of open Internet.

The Great Debate: Net Neutrality
In navigating the complex issue of “net neutrality,” the government should protect consumers’ rights amid a rapidly changing and dynamic Internet. Two [...]

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Good-Bye to INTERNET we know

Friday, June 30, 2006 7:46 2 Comments

Its time to say Good Bye to the free INTERNET we know, where your packet is never discriminated based on what it contains, where it is coming from and where it is going. Senate Commerce Committee, rejected the compromise language on Net Neutrality by splitting11-11, which would  mean a defeat for Net Neutrality.

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Can I see or detect if my internet traffic is differentiated?

Sunday, June 18, 2006 21:57 5 Comments

Answer to that question is, I don’t think so. There is so much technical complexity involved, that except few geeks  who work right on computer networks, not many people can detect if their Internet traffic is ever discriminated.  That is one of the reasons, I guess,  why we need Net Neutrality as a law, so [...]

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Senate hearings on Net Neutrality tomorrow

Monday, June 12, 2006 23:05 No Comments

As reported at ZDNet news,  the Senate Commerce Committee released a revised version of the Telecommunications bill that includes no Net Neutrality Regulations. There may be a revision to include Net Neutrality later in the week.
As it stands today, FCC will be authorized, ONLY to monitor and report incidents that are considered as violations of [...]

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Bit caps - What to expect from Telecom companies if Net Neutrality fails

Friday, June 9, 2006 19:26 No Comments

Happy with the last nights rejection of Net Neutrality in the House of Representatives, Telecom companies will soon be giving a generous gift to its consumers, called ‘Bit caps’. They have promised themselves to give this gift to their consumers now or little later but definitely. This time, they mean it. People, that rejected the [...]

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