Read more net neutrality stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/7225/net-neutrality.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:36:28 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/72146/att-asks-employees-to-slam-net-neutrality.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the FCC holding a meeting Thursday to decide whether to give the green light to “net neutrality”—the principle of universal access to bandwidth—AT&T is stepping up its PR war. In a memo from senior exec James Cicconi, employees are asked to post anti-neutrality comments on an FCC...http://www.newser.com/story/72146/att-asks-employees-to-slam-net-neutrality.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 15:33:36 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/52393/obamas-fcc-pick-brings-reformer-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has officially named Harvard pal and technical adviser Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission, NPR reports. It’s Genachowski’s second tour—he worked at the FCC during the Clinton administration—and he’s being applauded on both sides of the aisle. Most are hoping the big-thinking Net neutrality...http://www.newser.com/story/52393/obamas-fcc-pick-brings-reformer-label.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 13:37:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45313/google-seeks-special-online-fast-lane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle is quietly negotiating for preferential treatment from Internet providers in an about-face from its staunch support of equal network access for all content providers. The move could spark an industry-wide race for Internet "fast lanes" that would discriminate against less-funded sites and potentially curb users' online choices, reports the...http://www.newser.com/story/45313/google-seeks-special-online-fast-lane.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 2:20:44 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 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33523/fcc-member-leave-the-internet-alone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest crisis for the internet is the gridlock caused by bandwidth-clogging P2P software. But don’t worry, says FCC commissioner Robert McDowell. This has happened before. As far back as 1987, engineers have been solving the net’s bandwidth problems. It’s been a triumph of anti-regulation, and there’s no reason for...http://www.newser.com/story/33523/fcc-member-leave-the-internet-alone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jul 2008 15:21:01 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/21272/net-neutrality-may-slow-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe principle of net neutrality can be taken too far, some experts say. The internet could be made much more efficient—and downloads faster—if network managers were allowed to use info about the content they're sending, a Princeton engineering professor tells Technology Review. That would allow them to prioritize...http://www.newser.com/story/21272/net-neutrality-may-slow-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Mar 2008 12:20:00 CDT