Read more ISP stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12258/isp.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:23:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72793/we-might-need-google-neutrality-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNet neutrality is back in the headlines, but it might not be as important as its champions might hope. Essentially, the net neutrality fight is over price discrimination—the ISPs want to charge extra fees to big companies that could afford to pay them, explains Ars Technica . Companies of all...http://www.newser.com/story/72793/we-might-need-google-neutrality-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 12:04:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61319/minn-flips-on-online-gambling-after-industry-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota has dropped a bid to cut off access to online gambling after a legal challenge from an industry group, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The state had petitioned Internet service providers to block the sites. Whether the lobby “ultimately would have prevailed in court is unknown,” a state official...http://www.newser.com/story/61319/minn-flips-on-online-gambling-after-industry-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 15:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43769/spammers-bounce-back-after-host-shutdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpammers are surging back onto the Internet again, 2 weeks after being dealt a body blow by a server shutdown, CNET News reports. Spam volumes dived 80% after the California-based McColo hosting firm was pulled offline. They remained flat until a few days ago but have now risen to around...http://www.newser.com/story/43769/spammers-bounce-back-after-host-shutdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Nov 2008 8:57:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/33706/domain-name-bug-worries-web-providers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagISPs worldwide are racing to patch a flaw in the design of the Internet that could allow criminals to steal personal and financial details of Web users by diverting them to fake sites. The flaw resides in the procedures of the Domain Name System, which translates URLs into numerical Internet...http://www.newser.com/story/33706/domain-name-bug-worries-web-providers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jul 2008 9:33:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22801/comcast-bends-under-net-neutrality-pressure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagComcast is changing the way it manages Internet traffic after an intense public and FCC outcry over its blocking traffic from BitTorrent users. To cut use during peak hours, the Internet provider will stop targeting specific applications and instead slow its highest-bandwidth users’ traffic, reports the New York Times . Still,...http://www.newser.com/story/22801/comcast-bends-under-net-neutrality-pressure.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Mar 2008 11:36:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21787/web-inventor-dont-track-me-bro.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHe may have created a web that's worldwide, but Internet founder Tim Berners-Lee is very proprietary when it comes to tracking programs, such as Phorm, that allow ISPs to monitor their customers. Berners-Lee says he’d drop any company caught mining his data. “It’s mine—you can’t have it,” he said....http://www.newser.com/story/21787/web-inventor-dont-track-me-bro.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Mar 2008 17:35:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20135/comcast-stooges-pack-fcc-hearing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe future direction of the Internet could be at stake in the FCC's decisions on net neutrality, but one of the ISPs concerned did its best to keep opponents out of a hearing on it, Portfolio.com reports. Advocacy group and fierce Comcast critic Free Press says the firm hired...http://www.newser.com/story/20135/comcast-stooges-pack-fcc-hearing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 6:00:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20074/fcc-ready-to-defend-net-neutrality.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFCC boss Kevin Martin told a hearing yesterday that the government was "ready, willing, and able to step in" to stop Internet service providers from restricting traffic sent by rivals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Comcast is accused of acting improperly by slowing or blocking access to file-sharing sites. The...http://www.newser.com/story/20074/fcc-ready-to-defend-net-neutrality.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 12:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19131/the-broadband-police-are-coming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEnjoy your broadband while you can, because it won’t be this way forever. Consumer advocates think ISPs will soon have claim to have no choice but to crack down on high-bandwidth users or applications, in order to keep their networks afloat. Already Comcast has drawn fire for slowing file transfers,...http://www.newser.com/story/19131/the-broadband-police-are-coming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 12:07:03 CST