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NYC moves closer to broadband plan
December 22, 2005
New York City creates new independent committee to advise city council and mayor on promoting broadband.
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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.
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Hanging up on the competition
May 18, 2006
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez says video franchise legislation backed by phone companies will benefit corporations, not consumers.
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New taxes could run rural broadband
November 17, 2005
The Universal Service Fund could use taxes on VoIP and broadband to fund rural high-speed Net access.
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Philly, Verizon reach accord on city Wi-Fi plan
December 1, 2004
Penn. governor signs closely watched legislation after Philadelphia and Verizon reach compromise on citywide project.
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Qwest calls for mandatory data retention laws
August 22, 2006
Broadband provider becomes first to embrace federal proposal to keep track of what its own customers are doing online.
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FBI plans new Net-tapping push
July 8, 2006
New legislation, seen by News.com, would force ISPs and net gear makers to build in Big Brother.
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Net neutrality missing from sweeping telecom bill
May 1, 2006
Draft represents the most significant rewrite of laws dealing with video, satellite and broadband communications in 10 years.
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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.
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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.
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Technology Voters' Guide: Ron Paul
January 3, 2008
Republican thinks a free market is key to broadband expansion and that feds should stay out of mergers and social networks.Special coverage: Election 2008
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How to turn a fast lane into a slow lane
June 20, 2006
Policy analyst Lawrence J. Spiwak warns that Congress is about to muck it up big time on network neutrality.
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FCC to study need for more Net neutrality regulation
March 22, 2007
Federal Communications Commission says it will invite public comments on the need for more Net neutrality protections.
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Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid
October 4, 2005
Lawsuits or legislation could stymie deal, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says.
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