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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 company, NSA, telecommunications, aide, lawsuit, law, bill, AT&T Corp., Bush Administration, Democrat, Internet Service Provider, San Francisco

NSA telecom immunity still unsettled in Senate

November 16, 2007 Due to procedural oddity, question of whether to shield companies from suits alleging cooperation with the NSA won't be resolved until final floor vote. TAGS: immunity, Patrick Leahy, NSA, amendment, cooperation, lawsuit, telecommunications, Democrat, aide, telecommunications company, Sen., committee, bill, senator, law, Republican

Year in review: The politics of privacy

December 31, 2007 Debate centered on how and when to limit federal wiretaps, and the role of tech companies. Meanwhile, the Real ID Act ran into some real opposition. TAGS: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, immunity, cooperation, politics, vote, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications company, privacy, lawsuit, telecommunications, president, U.S.

House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suits

November 16, 2007 Drawing veto threats from White House, legislators OK spy law rewrite sans lawsuit protection for aids of government spying. TAGS: immunity, warrant, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, legislation, terrorist, bill, Democrat, telecommunications company, law, Bush Administration, telecommunications, U.S.

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?

October 22, 2007 White House wanted immunity for phone companies over possible cooperation with NSA, but new bill also would shield e-mail, IM providers. TAGS: NSA, cooperation, immunity, lawsuit, e-mail company, bill, IM, law, telecommunications, AT&T Corp., e-mail, Adobe PDF, president, service provider, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

FCC chairman calls for new telecom laws

August 23, 2004 Current regulations, written before the Internet era, are "broken" and do "not match reality anymore." TAGS: Michael Powell, telecommunications, law, VoIP, IP, chairman, category

Baby Bells win another battle

March 24, 2004 The Supreme Court rules that states have the right to pass laws prohibiting cities and local governments from selling telecom services. TAGS: municipality, Missouri, telecommunications, law, state, government, SBC Communications Inc., court, telephone company, AT&T Corp., city, utility

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, law, First Amendment, telecommunications, freedom, person, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

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, European Union, law, Internet Service Provider, London, U.K., e-mail

Quest for 'Utopia' hits a roadblock

April 19, 2004 Armed with a recent Supreme Court decision, major telecommunications companies are successfully thwarting plans by municipalities to build advanced networks. TAGS: UTOPIA, municipality, Wisconsin, Qwest Communications Inc., Utah, telecommunications, telecommunications company, cable company, resident, law, Governor, fiber, broadband

Senate won't quiz telecoms about NSA spying

June 6, 2006 Republican senator abandons pledge to call telecom CEOs to testify about surveillance, saying now's not the right time. TAGS: NSA, BellSouth Corp., telecommunications, committee, senator, Democrat, Republican, AT&T Corp., law, vice president

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: fiber, bill, broadband, telecommunications, Verizon Communications, government, law, VoIP, satellite

VoIP: To tax or not to tax

April 28, 2004 An obscure law in Florida is getting a lot of attention as the debate over taxing phone calls made over the Internet heats up. TAGS: Florida, taxation, VoIP, statute, tax, lawmaker, law, IP, debate, telecommunications, LAN, Vonage Holdings Corp., VoIP company, state, Internet phone, service provider

Cable taps into wiretap law

March 16, 2004 Time Warner Cable has asked VeriSign to help it comply with a federal wiretapping law for telecom carriers that will likely be extended to all broadband providers, says a source familiar with Time ... TAGS: CALEA, Time Warner Inc., cable company, police, VeriSign Inc., proposal, telecommunications, broadband, law

Cox president calls for level playing field

June 6, 2006 Speaking at GlobalComm, he says all he wants is to compete fairly using the same sets of rules the phone companies use. TAGS: AT&T Corp., legislator, rule, telecommunications, cable company, law, president, Verizon Communications, TV, video

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, law, deployment, telephone company, government, telecommunications, city, U.S.

How to move the IP era out of neutral

October 29, 2004 MCI exec Richard Whitt says the answer is not to build a 21st-century telecom "network of networks" under 20th-century laws and regulations. TAGS: silo, MCI Inc., regulation, layer, framework, IP, telecommunications, law, VoIP

India bans a Yahoo group

September 23, 2003 The Indian government's Department of Telecommunications blocks access to a Yahoo group's Web site, alleging that it has anti-India content. TAGS: censorship, government, India, Yahoo! Inc., Pennsylvania, attorney general, law, telecommunications

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, Alberto Gonzales, legislation, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, Republican, Colorado, Democrat, attorney general, bill, proposal, law, telecommunications, requirement, Internet Service Provider

Some companies helped the NSA, but which?

February 6, 2006 Survey into domestic surveillance scheme finds no companies willing to say they participated. TAGS: NSA, cooperation, surveillance, survey, margin, Time Warner Inc., Internet company, law, telecommunications, agency, president
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