Doesn’t that headline grab your interest? First thoughts? Its about time eh? Second thought? They’ve finally used some of that $200 billion the gov. handed them years ago…
Reality?
AT&T Boosts Bandwidth Choices and Speed with 10 Mbps Offer for U-verse Customers
“Millions of consumers now have a new option to keep them surfing in the fast lane […]
Oh how I absolutely love Joel Johnson’s speaking out on “The Hugh Thompson Show!”
During the ensuing comments, Noen says;
“Your privacy is an illusion. And while Joel did good I don’t think that AT&T is too worried about him or even about BoingBoing. They have the administration and congress bending over backwards just for them. We […]
EFF Wins Fast-Track Release of Telecom Lobbying Records
Judge Cancels Friday Hearing, Orders Government to Comply by December 10
“San Francisco - Late Tuesday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won the speedy release of telecom lobbying records from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
The agency was ordered to comply with a new December 10 […]
Damn good news!
F.C.C. Planning Rules to Open Cable Market
“The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to impose significant new regulations to open the cable television market to independent programmers and rival video services after determining that cable companies have become too dominant in the industry, senior commission officials said.
The finding, under a law that gives the […]
Monks Are Silenced, and for Now, Internet Is, Too
Don’t think it could happen? The original story (and one that we all ought to pay life or death attention to);
“It was about as simple and uncomplicated as shooting demonstrators in the streets. Embarrassed by smuggled video and photographs that showed their people rising up against them, […]
Really? This is some package, to me. If you don’t, I do, find it very interesting to put this complete scenario together in my mind.
First is the Teamsters announcement of their support for Net Neutrality, “Hoffa Urges Senate to Act on Net Neutrality to Protect Freedom of Speech,” pointed to by Matt Stoller. “Kovie” offered […]
A perfect example that there really isn’t any competition in the market!
Selecting just these two posts (there are thousands);
AT&T threatens to disconnect subscribers who criticize the company
AT&T vows to use Terms of Service for good, not censorship
Folks, is anyone paying attention? I mean really? Thankfully, there are people who now scan through their cable and […]
Andy Davidson calls it - “I don’t want an internet dominated only by companies with deep pockets.”
I might like to change that personally to “I don’t want an internet dominated only by monopolistic Telcoms.”
Healthy competition Scott - healthy competition. I know the research has been done, I’ve read yours, I don’t have another. I’ll find […]
I found this video very interesting. It is Bill Moyers interviewing FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on Big Media. “Among the topics are net neutrality and the current state of the media as well as proposed new rules which could allow further consolidation.” I especially found these thoughts provocative;
“Regulation, Deregulation - Mindless Rhetoric”
“Broadcasters Are Supposed To […]
This is truly serious business folks! Come on - you have just got to realize that your opportunities to make money on the Internet as we know it today are about to blow up in our collective faces and Eric Schmidt from Google is doing everything he can to avoid that!
Eric had the nerve (audacity, […]
I can just feel the bristling of the hairs on the back of Ed Whitacre’s neck!
Opening with what I personally consider a very interesting comment on the availability of the Internet “It strikes us as unfair that some people should enjoy such abundant access to this rich resource while billions of others aren’t so lucky” […]
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