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US: Net-neutrality Regulations Unnecessary
News The Bush administration believes that government regulators should be "highly sceptical" of net-neutrality regulations and instead rely on competition to protect consumers. The comments came in a public filing that the US Department of Justice sent...
[September 7, 2007, 11:36]
Net Neutrality Fight Returns To Senate
News The political tussle over net neutrality shifted back to the Senate's turf on Tuesday, taking centre stage at the last public hearing before a mammoth communications bill goes up for a preliminary vote.
[June 14, 2006, 10:40]
Net Neutrality: Meet The Winner
News What do you think of the not-entirely-serious proposal from Representative Charles Gonzalez, a Texas Democrat, that would extend the concept of net neutrality to Web sites like those operated by Amazon.com, eBay, Google and Microsoft?
[June 13, 2006, 10:45]
This Is What Happens Without Net Neutrality
Blog The point is, this is what happens when you don't have net neutrality legislation. Players of the online game EVE who also happen to be Tiscali subscribers have just received a rather nasty surprise. According to the game's forums (and someone here...
[October 5, 2007, 12:35]
BCS Calls For UK Net Neutrality Debate
News Professor Nigel Shadbolt said on Friday that, because so much of the internet's content is derived from the US, the UK and Europe would be affected by any net neutrality-related decisions made across the Atlantic.
[September 17, 2007, 16:39]
Proof That Net Neutrality Is Worth Worrying About
Blog For those who've taken the line that the net neutrality debate is a storm in a teacup and nothing to worry about, comes the news that top Canadian telco Rogers has actually started to degrade the user experience for those sending and receiving...
[April 10, 2007, 12:03]
Berners-Lee Calls For Net Neutrality
Talkback "Although Berners-Lee offered his support for Net neutrality, he does not support a completely unregulated telecoms and Internet market. Net neutrality" IS regulation of the internet -- it tells the owners of the data pipes what they may and may...
[May 23, 2006, 18:22]
ISPs And Govt To Talk Net Neutrality
Blog One of the most interesting aspects of this week's massive shakeup of EU telecoms rules was to do with net neutrality. To rather lazily lift a paragraph from the story we did on this on Wednesday: The reform will guarantee that your internet...
[November 16, 2007, 8:50]
How The Net-neutrality Debate Crossed The Pond
Comment Net neutrality is, according to Virgin Media's new chief executive, a "load of bollocks". What is important to remember about the net-neutrality debate is that it is, in fact, two separate debates. Those arguing for net neutrality need to pick...
[April 18, 2008, 16:29]
FTC Head Sceptical About Net Neutrality Laws
News On Monday, the head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) expressed sharp scepticism towards proposed laws that would levy extensive Net neutrality regulations on broadband providers. Deborah Platt Majoras, the FTC's Republican chairman, said...
[August 22, 2006, 9:40]
House Rejects Net Neutrality Rules
Talkback Alarm about efforts to assure net neutrality are indeed appropriate, if one is in favour of the "neuter" in a neutrality that would effectively disembowel content providers who, having already paid for access did not pay additionally for a...
[June 12, 2006, 11:34]
House Rejects Net Neutrality Rules
News The US House of Representatives definitively rejected the concept of net neutrality on Thursday, dealing a bitter blow to Internet companies like Amazon.com, eBay and Google that had engaged in a last-minute lobbying campaign to support it.
[June 12, 2006, 10:05]
Cisco, Qualcomm Come Out Against Net Neutrality
News Some of the largest hardware makers in the world, including 3M, Cisco, Corning and Qualcomm, sent an open letter to Congress on Wednesday firmly opposing new laws mandating net neutrality - the concept that broadband providers must never favour...
[May 18, 2006, 10:05]
EBay Tries Email In Net Neutrality Fight
News eBay this week unleashed a political machine that should make politicians envious: a national email blast over net neutrality. This is the first time that eBay has used email to urge its members to weigh in on a national issue, and also the first...
[June 2, 2006, 9:30]
Verizon Scorns Net Neutrality Fight
News Verizon Communications on Thursday dismissed concerns about Net neutrality as "hypothetical problems" and suggested new laws mandating the concept were premature. Net neutrality, the concept that all internet sites should be treated equally by...
[May 5, 2006, 11:40]
Berners-Lee Calls For Net Neutrality
News Speaking at the World Wide Web conference in Edinburgh on Tuesday morning, Berners-Lee gave his views on the growing battle over Net neutrality. Net neutrality is the concept that all Internet content should be treated equally by broadband...
[May 23, 2006, 12:10]
UK Regulators 'relaxed' On Net Neutrality
News There is currently no need to introduce net neutrality legislation in the UK, according to both Ofcom and the DTI. The net neutrality debate has been particularly heated in the United States — where there is much less competition between ISPs than...
[March 20, 2007, 16:42]
C4 Cottons Onto Net Neutrality Debate
Blog From the press release: Dr Ian Waldon, professor of Information and Communications Law at Queen Mary, University of London, has told Channel 4 that 'net neutrality' - the idea the internet is equal to all users - will become a thing of the past as...
[April 29, 2008, 17:23]
Net Neutrality - The Web Is Under Threat
Forum THAT is a neutral net. Already a big issue in the states, this little chestnut is on it's way here. The big telecoms giants apparently don't think they're making enough money (ah shucks, poor old them) and want to start a two tier internet.
[July 3, 2006, 10:05]
Net Neutrality Fight Returns To Senate
Talkback Imagine high roads on which certain car owners may travel on reserved lanes at 160mph while one lane to the left or right masses of other cars are driving at 80mph. In short: accidents waiting to happen and loads of traffic jams.
[June 14, 2006, 23:51]
