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Bill launched to overhaul broadband rules

July 27, 2005 Politicians say it's time to update the 1996 Telecommunications Act and other laws to deregulate broadband and wireless links. TAGS: broadband, telecommunications, bill, fiber, government, Verizon Communications, VoIP, law, satellite

Net neutrality proposal revived in Senate

January 9, 2007 Politicians reintroduce a bill aimed at barring network operators from prioritizing Net content. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Olympia Snowe, bill, regulation, AT&T Corp., proposal, Verizon Communications, Sen., Republican, broadband, security, video

Indiana kills anti-muni broadband bill

February 17, 2005 Indiana state assembly kills a bill that would limit cities from building their own broadband networks. TAGS: Indiana, broadband network, SBC Communications Inc., Philadelphia, city, broadband, bill, Rep., spokesman, broadband Internet, Verizon Communications, telecommunications, state, AT&T Corp.

Net neutrality may not resolve Comcast vs. BitTorrent

November 30, 2007 Comcast's throttling of the popular file-sharing protocol may actually be permitted under the Net neutrality laws being proposed. TAGS: Net Neutrality, network management, broadband provider, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., legislation, broadband, bill, law, P2P

Net neutrality field in Congress gets crowded

May 19, 2006 Politicians rush to introduce their own versions of broadband regulation; new Democrat-led proposal joins existing ones. TAGS: Byron Dorgan, Net Neutrality, bill, telecommunications, Amazon.com Inc., Republican, Democrat, broadband

Broadband law rewrite planned for 2006

February 8, 2006 A top Republican politico says to expect a "comprehensive" proposal to overhaul U.S. telecommunications laws this month. TAGS: telecommunications, bill, broadband, broadband Internet, Republican, Amazon.com Inc.

Politico rejects Net neutrality concerns

March 30, 2006 Influential House member says there's no evidence of threats feared by Net companies, predicts issue will soon be "moot." TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, bill, broadband provider, congressman, broadband, chairman, Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., video

Democrats attack new bill over Net neutrality

March 31, 2006 House Democrats push for more regulations on broadband providers, saying Republican-backed bill isn't enough. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, bill, regulation, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, Washington, small business, broadband, video

Senators back new broadband taxes

February 28, 2006 Politicians from rural states want to extend controversial tax to subsidize broadband access in far-flung areas. TAGS: fund, senator, broadband, telecommunications, VoIP, voice service, telephone service, tax, bill, broadband service, communication, chairman, Republican, IP

Net neutrality fans lose on Capitol Hill

March 28, 2006 New legislation to revamp telecoms laws, in the works for half a year, does not mandate that all Internet sites be treated equally. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Ron Wyden, legislation, bill, Internet-site, broadband, telecommunications, eBay Inc., Adobe PDF, AT&T Corp., video

Net neutrality, broadband taxes top House tech agenda

January 31, 2007 Rep. Rick Boucher's plans include sanctioning city-sponsored Wi-Fi, weeding out bad patents, settling Net neutrality debate. TAGS: Rick Boucher, Net Neutrality, patent, legislation, fund, broadband, bill, tax

Politicos propose new action on Net neutrality

May 18, 2006 House bill aims to make the concept enforceable under antitrust law, while senators continue to ponder their own action. Musician Moby raises voice for Net neutrality TAGS: Net Neutrality, antitrust law, antitrust, committee, Rick Boucher, Edward Markey, Democrat, proposal, bill, broadband provider, broadband, telecommunications

Broadband bill hews to laissez-faire line

December 19, 2005 Republican senator's proposal aims to block overzealous government regulation of broadband, other communications. TAGS: telecommunications, Sen., proposal, BellSouth Corp., bill, regulation, AT&T Corp., broadband, Republican

Senators aim to ease up on Net, phone taxes

January 5, 2007 One bill would make a ban on levies on Net access permanent, while others would sweep away remaining taxes on local phone service. TAGS: tax, telephone service, ban, Sen., broadband, president, bill, senator, telecommunications, Internet access, DSL

No price cuts for Verizon, BellSouth DSL customers

August 22, 2006 No break for DSL subscribers on their bills as a fee used to fund the Universal Service Fund is eliminated. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., DSL, DSL service, fee, Verizon Communications, bill, AT&T Corp., broadband, supplier

House panel votes for Net neutrality

May 25, 2006 In surprise result, handful of Republicans joins Democrats in voting for "nondiscriminatory" bill backed by Net companies. Photos: Senators on Net neutrality TAGS: Net Neutrality, committee, broadband provider, Republican, broadband, bill, antitrust, Amazon.com Inc., Democrat, video

Bills would boost unlicensed Wi-Fi

February 21, 2006 Senators propose allowing broadband deployment on vacant TV channels, saying it would be cheap and easy to set up. TAGS: spectrum, interference, bill, broadcaster, Republican, space, telecommunications, broadband, TV, Wi-Fi

Senate negotiations continue over Net neutrality

June 12, 2006 All-content-must-be-equal proposals remain sticking point for Republicans drafting major telecommunications bill. TAGS: Net Neutrality, aide, committee, Republican, broadband provider, telecommunications, regulation, negotiation, Sen., nation, bill, Amazon.com Inc., Verizon Communications, broadband, monitor, Google Inc.

Democrats pledge fight over Net neutrality

April 25, 2006 House Democrats pledge to fight for FCC's right to regulate Internet. Meanwhile, a turf battle. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, Edward Markey, Rep., Republican, bill, committee, fee, telecommunications, broadband

Net neutrality fight returns to Senate

June 13, 2006 Fans and foes jockey for position at a final hearing before a mammoth bill goes up for a preliminary vote next week. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, bill, politician, Sen., Amazon.com Inc., Democrat, broadband, video
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