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

Buckling down on broadband

December 19, 2005 Congress considers how to update 1996 Telecommunications Act, as a Texas utility readies Net service via power lines. TAGS: powerline, Texas, broadband, telecommunications, Internet service, Wi-Fi

A FEMA-ized broadband?

November 9, 2005 Sonia Arrison of the Pacific Research Institute frets about the prospect of a government-controlled Internet. TAGS: government, telecommunications, broadband, supply, communication, America, U.S.

Europe sees calling prices fall

February 21, 2006 Recent European Commission report notes increased competition and rate drops, but also cites need for more regulation. TAGS: telecommunications, regulation, Europe, European Union, broadband

Happy 10th and bon voyage, Telecom Act

February 9, 2006 FreedomWorks CEO Matt Kibbe says the 1996 act once served its purpose. But technology has left legislation in the dust. TAGS: telecommunications, voice, rule, DSL, cable company, broadband, video

Bandwidth roundtable

July 26, 2004 Leading figures from the worlds of business, labor and technology give their insights into broadband policy. TAGS: margin, broadband, telecommunications, deployment, opinion, policy, broadband service, Internet service, service provider, DSL, Internet Service Provider

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, law, VoIP, satellite

Democrats unveil 'innovation agenda'

November 15, 2005 Delivering high-speed Net access to all Americans within five years is one of several priorities being presented. TAGS: Democrat, supercomputer, technology company, telecommunications, broadband, Internet access, U.S., president

Telecoms look to the future

March 22, 2006 The heavy hitters at TelecomNext in Las Vegas focus on broadband, TV, wireless and radical transformations in the telecom business. TAGS: Net Neutrality, telecommunications, Las Vegas, AT&T Corp., CEO, IP television, Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., broadband, trade show, Time Warner Inc., chairman, TV, video, photograph

It's up to Silicon Valley to choose

February 9, 2006 Inviting the government into technology negotiations would open a Pandora's Box, warns the Pacific Research Institute's Sonia Arrison. TAGS: telecommunications, Silicon Valley, broadband provider, broadband, VoIP, IP

Study: Broadband to surge in Europe

January 19, 2005 Nearly 72 million households will have it by 2010, a study says; it also makes predictions on the fate of DSL versus cable. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., penetration, broadband, Netherlands, Europe, Italy, ADSL, France, DSL, telecommunications, U.K.

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, Republican, broadband Internet, Amazon.com Inc.

Broadband boondoggle in the making

January 4, 2005 Tropos Networks CEO Ronald Sege says a new Pennsylvania law will slow the launch of faster, less expensive wireless broadband. TAGS: broadband access, Pennsylvania, broadband, citizen, Philadelphia, wireless broadband, deployment, law, telephone company, telecommunications, government, U.S.

Google defends Net neutrality regulations

August 22, 2006 During in-person debate, telecom executives claim Google is hypocritical on Net neutrality and worried about search competition. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, debate, regulation, Google Inc., general counsel, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., search engine, telecommunications company, broadband, vice president, eBay Inc., video

Google in San Francisco: 'Wireless overlord'?

October 1, 2005 Responding to a proposal to blanket the city with free wireless Net service, some fret about privacy, others welcome the shake-up. TAGS: San Francisco, blogger, proposal, Google Inc., city, Wi-Fi, privacy, telecommunications, Internet access, broadband

What's next in telecommunications?

March 20, 2006 CEOs from the major phone companies meet this week in Las Vegas, as they face major changes in the industry. TAGS: phone service, AT&T Corp., telecommunications, cable company, telephone company, Time Warner Inc., CEO, Verizon Communications, Las Vegas, broadband, TV

Don't blow it, Congress

February 6, 2006 Public Knowledge President Gigi Sohn says the outcome of upcoming telecom legislation will dramatically affect the Internet landscape. TAGS: telephone company, telephone network, regulation, broadband, telecommunications, freedom, DSL

Broadband donnybrook: Court backs cable

June 27, 2005 special coverage In a major blow to ISPs, Supreme Court rules that cable companies do not need to share their lines. TAGS: broadband, cable company, telecommunications, decision, Internet Service Provider, DSL

Phone options expand despite telecom mergers

March 31, 2005 Do VoIP, wireless and cable broadband offer enough competition in a market where traditional phone providers are merging left and right? TAGS: telecommunications, merger, VoIP, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Cingular Wireless, acquisition, Verizon Communications
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