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John Rich

FCC Tries Explaining New Net Neutrality Approach as Techies Freak | Re/code - 1 views

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    A "fast lane" is not neutral. This is a tipping point that will dramatically effect the future. BTW all members of the FCC serve (or unserve) at the pleasure of the POTUS.
Greg Steen

Why the Internet Freaked Out When Fox Pulled House from Hulu - 0 views

  • Many observers immediately labeled Fox's block a violation of the principle of "network neutrality"—the idea that Internet service providers should allow subscribers to access all legal content online. Neutrality rules have been the subject of fierce debate in Washington, and activists are constantly on the lookout for perceived anti-neutrality maneuvering.

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    If Fox's move violated "neutrality," though, it wasn't in the way we've long defined that term. Advocates for net neutrality rules have mainly been concerned about the power that cable and phone companies can exert on the Internet. The theory is that in most local areas, broadband companies exist as monopolies or duopolies—you can get the Internet from your phone company or your cable company—and, therefore, are in a position to influence online content. What if, for instance, AT&T demanded that YouTube pay a surcharge every time a customer watches a video? To prevent such abuses, the Federal Communications Commission imposed Internet "openness" guidelines (PDF) in 2005, and since then regulators and lawmakers have been arguing about how to make those guidelines both permanent and enforceable.

    But this Fox-Cablevision-Hulu scenario turns the neutrality debate on its head. Here, it wasn't the broadband company—Cablevision—that blocked customers' access to content. Instead, it was the content company, Fox, that imposed the ban. Why is that distinction important? Because while it's easy to think of justifications for imposing neutrality regulations on broadband companies, it's less clear how we should feel about imposing rules on content providers. Telecom companies are regulated by the FCC, and there's a long history of the government forcing "openness" rules on public communications infrastructure. If the government can prohibit phone companies from deciding whom you can and can't call, shouldn't we have a similar rule preventing ISPs from deciding what you can get on the Web?

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    B/c House is awesome, obviously!  I bet it's lupus!  Srsly though, article talks about how internet content is beginning to be subject to the same bullshit as TV and other traditional media.  And net neutrality comes into play of course.
John Rich

Netflix to FCC: reclassify Comcast and Verizon so they can't choke the internet - Tech ... - 0 views

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    I love when companies actually say what they feel.
John Rich

Are We About To Enter The World Of Really Free Calling? - VoIP Watch - 0 views

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    Could Google buy small amounts of cellular capacity from the telco's (ability to do so is mandated by the FCC) and then shift the bulk of mobile communications to the web and therefore undercutting expensive mobile plans?
John Rich

Sprint Reportedly Planning a Takeover Bid for T-Mobile - 0 views

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    This would be huge assuming (and that's a big assumption) it would be approved by the FTC and FCC
John Rich

Tech Giants Make Net Neutrality Case As Deadline Nears : All Tech Considered : NPR - 0 views

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    Todays the last day to comment on the current Net Neutrality proposal: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload/display?z=ynot4
Greg Steen

Net Neutrality Supporters Protest at Google HQ - 0 views

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    Earlier this month Google and Verizon crafted a set of recommendations for the FCC. The duo's collaboration--along with their call for exempting wireless companies--rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Hints that the two were pairing was the reason cited for a breakdown in FCC talks with industry players attempting to craft new rules.
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    weekly 8.19
Emily Knab

FCC passes limited net neutrality rules, almost no one happy about them -- Engadget - 0 views

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