Read more Internet service providers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16153/internet-service-providers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:36:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72697/swine-flu-wary-telecommuters-could-floor-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTelecommuters hunkering down at home because of swine flu could overwhelm Internet networks in the coming weeks, a federal watchdog reports. The report earlier this week found that no guidelines are in place to deal with any surge in demand caused by a spike in workers telecommuting and students going...http://www.newser.com/story/72697/swine-flu-wary-telecommuters-could-floor-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 6:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69777/on-net-neutrality-feds-go-with-google-against-isps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConsumers stand to benefit under a proposal, coming Monday, from the Federal Communications Commission that would mandate so-called net neutrality, forcing Internet service providers to treat all Web content equally and not restrict access to sites and services that take up more bandwidth. The Obama administration is siding with the...http://www.newser.com/story/69777/on-net-neutrality-feds-go-with-google-against-isps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 19:05:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61088/ftc-shuts-down-isp-linked-to-child-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FTC has taken the rare step of shutting down an Internet Service Provider that it says was a haven for child pornography and malware run by Eastern European criminals, MSNBC reports. The case gives "a rare glimpse into the seediest parts of the web," writes Bob Sullivan. Authorities found...http://www.newser.com/story/61088/ftc-shuts-down-isp-linked-to-child-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 12:46:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57566/minn-asks-isps-to-block-gambling-sites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota wants Internet providers who serve customers in the state to block access to Internet gambling sites, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Officials say the practice is illegal in the state, but how prevalent it is is unclear. “It's hard to know that," a gambling regulator said. “I can't tell...http://www.newser.com/story/57566/minn-asks-isps-to-block-gambling-sites.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 14:48:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56395/after-backlash-time-warner-shelves-pricing-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime Warner is scrapping plans to test a new way of billing for Internet access in the wake of a furious backlash from consumers and politicians, BusinessWeek reports. The No. 2 cable provider had planned to bill people in a handful of test markets based on how much bandwidth they...http://www.newser.com/story/56395/after-backlash-time-warner-shelves-pricing-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Apr 2009 20:13:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55772/assembly-votes-surprise-non-on-french-web-piracy-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe French legislature has put a stop—for now—to an anti-piracy law that would deny Internet access to repeat offenders, AFP reports. The law, a pet of President Nicolas Sarkozy, would deal the ultimate blow to illegal downloaders after three strikes, and replace the current regime of fines and...http://www.newser.com/story/55772/assembly-votes-surprise-non-on-french-web-piracy-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 14:40:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48587/supreme-court-strikes-down-web-porn-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Supreme Court closed the door today on legislation designed to protect children from Internet pornography, the New York Times reports. The legislation, which was signed into law in 1998 but never took effect, was repeatedly struck down on First Amendment grounds. It set strict fines and jail time...http://www.newser.com/story/48587/supreme-court-strikes-down-web-porn-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 13:45:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45791/music-industry-to-dump-download-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter five years of suing everyone from single mothers to teenage girls for illegally sharing music files, the recording industry is dropping the legal campaign that has ensnared 35,000 individuals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instead, an industry group is making deals with Internet-service providers to warn those sharing...http://www.newser.com/story/45791/music-industry-to-dump-download-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Dec 2008 9:56:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36396/comcast-web-caps-may-signal-end-of-an-era.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Comcast setting a limit on Internet usage beginning next month, the end of the Internet as we know it may be at hand, as ISPs move toward usage-based models like public utilities. Comcast, the second-largest US Internet provider, was careful to say that the bandwidth limit is so high—...http://www.newser.com/story/36396/comcast-web-caps-may-signal-end-of-an-era.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 16:33:01 CDT