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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. TAGS: New York City, broadband, committee, commission, city, legislation, broadband service, Verizon Communications, cable company, New York, DSL

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, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., broadband provider, legislation, bill, broadband, law, P2P

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. TAGS: telephone company, legislation, barrier, nation, broadband, telecommunications, law, government, cable company, entry, programming, video

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. TAGS: Rick Boucher, draft, VoIP, broadband, fund, legislation, broadband service, IP telephony, VoIP company, VoIP service, telephony, IP

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. TAGS: Philadelphia, Verizon Communications, Governor, legislation, wireless service, Pennsylvania, government, telephone company, agreement, project, broadband

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. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., Rep., broadband provider, legislation, Internet provider, Colorado, law, broadband, Bush Administration, DSL

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. TAGS: CALEA, legislation, VoIP, Internet service, proposal, Cisco Systems Inc., service provider, Internet Service Provider, broadband

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. TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, regulation, proposal, legislation, margin, broadband, RIAA, tax, Amazon.com Inc., satellite, receiver, VoIP, video

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, bill, legislation, Internet-site, telecommunications, broadband, 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

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 TAGS: Ron Paul, federal government, high-speed Internet access, legislation, DMCA, candidate, Net Neutrality, Republican, broadband, Internet access, backup

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. TAGS: Net Neutrality, lane, legislation, VoIP, analysis, broadband, IP, video

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. TAGS: Net Neutrality, regulation, inquiry, commission, principle, legislation, notice, telecommunications, Republican, broadband

Google faces obstacles in S.F. Wi-Fi bid

October 4, 2005 Lawsuits or legislation could stymie deal, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom says. TAGS: proposal, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Wi-Fi network, project, legislation, Wi-Fi, city, EarthLink Inc., telephone company, government, Google Inc., broadband, Verizon Communications
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