10.21.2009 11:33 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With the Federal Communications Commission about to start working on new rules governing Net neutrality, Verizon’s chief executive officer earlier today predicted dire consequences.
With Net neutrality proponents in command of the five-member commission, it’s generally expected that new regulations will…
09.21.2009 3:52 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Supporters of an open Internet received a bit of good news today, when new Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski proposed some new rules to keep the Internet free and open.
Genachowski made the proposal during a speech at the Brookings Institution,…
07.02.2009 12:38 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
I wonder if this counts as ironic: I sat down a few minutes ago to write about the government’s efforts to stimulate broadband access around the country. My initial attempt lasted less than a minute, halted in its tracks by a…
01.19.2009 4:25 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It was just a few months ago that the Federal Communications Commission issued a rebuke to cable giant Comcast Corp. over its efforts to control the flow of Internet traffic over its network. The company was ordered to change its…
07.28.2008 10:55 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
More bad news for Comcast and its ongoing problems with the Federal Communications Commission.
Earlier this month, FCC chief Kevin Martin said he would urge other commissioners to punish the nation’s largest cable company over allegations that it blocked some Internet…
07.11.2008 5:37 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Net neutrality advocates were tickled to hear last night that the head of the Federal Communications Commission is going to recommend Comcast Corp. be punished over allegations that the cable company has blocked some Internet traffic.
According to the Associated Press…