je.st
news
Tag: neutrality
Republican bill: Net neutrality protections without reclassifying broadband
2015-01-14 21:45:31| Telecom - Topix.net
Top Republicans in Congress plan to introduce legislation that they say will ensure net neutrality protections for Internet users and will spur U.S. economic growth. The proposal would create "unambiguous" rules prohibiting broadband providers from selectively blocking or throttling Web traffic, while avoiding a reclassification of broadband as a regulated public utility, said a Wednesday blog post at Reuters.com by Senator John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, and Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican.
Tags: net
bill
broadband
republican
Obama's net neutrality proposal appears headed for FCC approval
2015-01-10 16:10:30| Telecom - Topix.net
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is signaling that it intends to adopt President Barack Obama's proposal to keep the Internet open when the independent agency votes on rules next month. FCC officials working on the issue under Chairman Tom Wheeler are asking questions they would only ask if they were taking the direction Obama is seeking, such as how to regulate wireless service, said one person involved in discussions with the agency.
Tags: net
appears
approval
proposal
Telecom bands together to fight net neutrality regs
2015-01-09 16:08:10| Telecom - Topix.net
Big telecom companies are uniting to resist an expected effort from the Federal Communications Commission to regulate the Internet as a public utility, The Wall Street Journal reports . The idea is to have data flowing over networks be treated equally - the concept of "net neutrality" - but carriers want the option of being able to let customers pay for priority delivery, the report says.
FCC Chairman Might Use Obama-Backed Net Neutrality Plan
2015-01-08 18:02:41| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
"There is a way to do Title II right," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said during an appearance at CES.
FCC Chairman Wheeler hints at shift in net neutrality rules
2015-01-08 05:25:39| Telecom - Topix.net
FCC Chairman Thomas E. Wheeler suggested that he would propose rules next month that would treat broadband Internet service providers as utilities subject to more intense regulation than they have been in the past. Above, Wheeler speaks at an event last year.
Tags: net
rules
shift
chairman
Sites : [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] next »