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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: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, Colorado, telecommunications, Republican, law, bill, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Cable wins Supreme Court battle

June 27, 2005 Court sides with FCC, cable companies in case that could have changed the competitive landscape in the broadband market. TAGS: information service, cable company, Santa Monica, cable broadband, broadband, telecommunications, Internet Service Provider, decision, court, service provider, Internet service, cable modem, agency, California, AT&T Corp., modem

FAQ: What is Brand X really about?

June 27, 2005 Background on the arguments and competitive issues that brought FCC v. Brand X all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. TAGS: telecommunications, cable company, information service, carrier, cable broadband, service provider, concept, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, broadband

FCC changes DSL classification

August 5, 2005 Feds put DSL on even footing with cable modem service--providers no longer have to offer network access to competing ISPs. TAGS: classification, CALEA, information service, DSL, FCC Commissioner, EarthLink Inc., infrastructure, DSL company, Internet service, cable company, Internet Service Provider, cable modem, service provider, telecommunications, broadband

The erosion of anonymous Internet speech

January 25, 2006 Attorney Eric Sinrod warns against the unintended consequences of a new law designed to prevent telephone harassment. TAGS: identity, speech, harassment, telecommunications, law, First Amendment, freedom, person, Internet Service Provider

Europe passes tough new data retention laws

December 14, 2005 Despite privacy and industry concerns, data will be kept on every e-mail sent and phone call made for as long as two years. TAGS: directive, telecommunications, Europe, law, London, U.K., Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, law, bill, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

FBI Net-wiretapping rules face challenges

October 24, 2005 Rules demanding that Internet providers and universities rewire their networks for FBI surveillance are being challenged in federal court. TAGS: CALEA, Pulver.com, telecommunications, general counsel, Internet phone, regulation, court, service provider, rule, Internet service, VoIP, P2P, law, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Hands off our Wi-Fi network!

February 10, 2005 Dianah Neff, CIO for the city of Philadelphia, says opponents of the city's plan to offer wireless broadband access have a hidden agenda. TAGS: Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, competitive local exchange carrier, Philadelphia, monopoly, Wi-Fi network, community, financing, telecommunications, incentive, Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, Internet service, government, city, Internet access, broadband

Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping proposal

May 31, 2006 Attorney general said Internet providers must retain records of Americans' activities to help in terrorism fight, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: terrorism, attorney general, Internet provider, telecommunications, proposal, Internet Service Provider, Time Warner Inc., record, Comcast Corp., activity, discussion, Google Inc.

FCC to hammer out new DSL rules

August 4, 2005 The FCC delayed its monthly meeting on Thursday to work on new regulatory rules for DSL service. TAGS: DSL service, DSL, competitive local exchange carrier, Internet service, information service, rule, service provider, Democrat, Internet Service Provider, telecommunications, cable modem, agreement, Republican

Covad, Verizon rework DSL deal

December 16, 2004 Anticipating regulatory changes, Covad struck an undisclosed deal to lease DSL lines from Verizon. TAGS: Covad Communications Group Inc., DSL, leasing, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, agreement, broadband Internet, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., broadband, Internet Service Provider

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, policy, opinion, broadband service, Internet service, service provider, DSL, Internet Service Provider

Government study: VoIP, video can be taxed

January 26, 2006 Federal auditors review the tax laws and say state and local governments have leeway to levy Net taxes. TAGS: tax, Ron Wyden, VoIP, law, Internet service, service provider, Virginia, telecommunications company, Internet access, Sen., fiber, telecommunications, Internet Service Provider, government, video

Should cities be ISPs?

June 23, 2005 Lobbyists are pressuring Congress to resolve whether governments should be selling Net access. TAGS: Philadelphia, lobbyist, ownership, city, government, proposal, telecommunications, professor, Internet access, Internet Service Provider, broadband

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, Internet Service Provider, decision, DSL

MCI accused of harboring spammers

February 7, 2005 Telecommunications giant denies accusations by Spamhaus that it hosts a Web site distributing spamming tools. TAGS: MCI Inc., Spamhaus, spammer, MessageLabs Ltd., Sobig, e-mail server, spam, telecommunications, service provider, Internet Service Provider, server

Kazaa finds friends in file-swapping fight

May 16, 2002 Computer and telecommunication giants are pushing a proposal shouldered until now by file-swapping upstarts: Make downloading a song online as legal as listening to the radio. TAGS: file-swapping, Kazaa, Sharman Networks Ltd., Verizon Communications, record company, antipiracy, telecommunications, proposal, radio, technology company, home PC, music, movie, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Data retention bill expected next week

September 21, 2006 Proposal expected to require Internet providers to keep customer information for a year for police convenience. TAGS: Rep., Internet provider, legislation, proposal, Colorado, Republican, Bush Administration, telecommunications, service provider, Internet Service Provider, chairman, Internet service, Adobe PDF

Industry, others object to data retention

May 31, 2006 As feds begin talking about requiring ISPs and others to store data on customers, critics point to technical, security and privacy challenges. TAGS: Internet provider, telecommunications company, Rep., telecommunications, Internet Service Provider, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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