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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: legislation, Internet provider, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, Republican, law, bill, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal

April 5, 2006 House Republicans defeat Net neutrality proposal backed by Democrats and companies including Google and Microsoft. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Republican, Democrat, proposal, Rep., broadband provider, telecommunications, vote, Amazon.com Inc., broadband, Google Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Politicians squabble over digital-TV funds

March 28, 2007 Democrats urge spending more on converter boxes to keep older sets working after 2009, but Republicans say funding is sufficient. TAGS: converter box, Rep., coupon, politician, Republican, Democrat, household, digital television, wave, transition, analog, TV, satellite

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., committee, Republican, bill, fee, telecommunications, broadband

Republicans tout high-tech agenda

March 1, 2006 Politicians parade a legislative package designed to ensure that America remains a dominant tech industry player. TAGS: agenda, Republican, Democrat, press conference, Rep., incentive, leader, president, America, broadband, Apple Computer

House begins debate on Net neutrality rules

June 8, 2006 The debate kicks off in the House of Representatives, with Democrats saying it's "shameful" not to impose Net neutrality regulations. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, Rep., Democrat, regulation, Republican, vote, telecommunications, leadership, Texas, bill, eBay Inc., Adobe PDF, rule, CEO, Yahoo! Inc.

Google does K Street

March 30, 2006 Campaign reform advocate David Donnelly says the company can't win the battle over Net neutrality with an insider strategy. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Republican, public relations, business model, lobbyist, Washington, Google Inc., Democrat, Rep., Texas, Internet Service Provider

Anger grows over NSA surveillance report

May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, hearing, Democrat, BellSouth Corp., surveillance, Rep., Sen., data mining, AT&T Corp., merger, Republican, president

Democrats seize control of House, Senate

November 8, 2006 Minority party now can claim an enviable majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. TAGS: e-voting, Montana, Democrat, vote, Republican, blogger, Virginia, Rep., hiring, blog

Net neutrality advances on Capitol Hill

April 5, 2006 Republican who nixed concerns about Net neutrality mandates bends to pressure from Microsoft, Yahoo. TAGS: Net Neutrality, broadband provider, Rick Boucher, Edward Markey, Rep., violation, amendment, Capitol Hill, telecommunications, content provider, Democrat, Republican, broadband, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., video

What the Democrats' win means for tech

November 9, 2006 This week's election gives the Democrats control of at least one chamber of Congress. What does it mean for Net neutrality and digital copyright? TAGS: Net Neutrality, Democrat, House Majority Leader, regulation, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Republican, data mining, Rep., merger, telecommunications, broadband

House panel endorses controversial spy bill

September 21, 2006 Republicans push through legislation to rewrite wiretapping law, get blasted by civil-liberties groups and Democrats. TAGS: surveillance, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation, Democrat, Republican, terrorism, Rep., bill, president, power

Congress mulls slew of Net sex rules

June 27, 2006 A hearing on protecting children yields a dozen proposed laws including Web blocking, surveillance and "search and destroy bots." TAGS: Republican, Rep., Internet provider, bot, children, Democrat, IP, monitoring, service provider, Internet Service Provider, IP address, idea, Google Inc.

MySpace may face legislative crackdown

July 11, 2006 As November election nears, Republicans say new laws are needed to protect kids from gangs, sex predators on the Net. TAGS: MySpace, crackdown, Rep., verification, politician, Republican, Illinois, Democrat, school, child, library

Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality

April 26, 2006 In vote largely along party lines, Democratic politicians lose effort to have FCC regulate "neutrality" on the Net. TAGS: Net Neutrality, amendment, broadband provider, Democrat, Rep., Amazon.com Inc., Republican, Verizon Communications, broadband

AT&T-BellSouth vote raises new concerns

December 6, 2006 Democrats and others question the FCC chief's request to allow an official with a conflict of interest to break an expected tie vote. TAGS: general counsel, merger, chairman, BellSouth Corp., vote, telecommunications, Democrat, Republican, Rep., letter, AT&T Corp., decision, agency

Bill puts cops first in data leak notification

May 11, 2006 Anyone who holds personal data would be forced to report security breaches to law enforcement before telling affected consumers. TAGS: data security, proposal, social security number, bill, personal information, Social Security, Rep., notification, Democrat, Republican, security

House questions 'overreaching' FBI spy powers

March 20, 2007 Democrats, Republicans alike respond to report detailing the mishandling of requests for phone, Net and financial records. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, agent, authority, request, Rep., telephone company, Republican, Democrat
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